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      • The Château d'If (French pronunciation: [ʃɑto dif]) is a fortress located on the Île d'If, the smallest island in the Frioul archipelago, situated about 1.5 kilometres (mile) offshore from Marseille in southeastern France. Built in the 16th century, it later served as a prison until the end of the 19th century.
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  2. The Château d'If (French pronunciation: [ʃɑto dif]) is a fortress located on the Île d'If, the smallest island in the Frioul archipelago, situated about 1.5 kilometres (7 ⁄ 8 mile) offshore from Marseille in southeastern France. Built in the 16th century, it later served as a prison until the end of the 19th century.

  3. May 1, 2017 · Château d’If seen from the island of Frioul with Marseille in the background | © Jeanne Menjoulet/Flickr. The fortress is the only thing that has ever been built on the island of If. King Francis visited the island in 1516 and realised that it was an ideal place to build a fort to protect Marseille from an attack.

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  4. Nov 24, 2020 · Île d’If (Island of Yew Trees) is a tiny, three hectare island in the Bay of Marseille and the Chateau d’If has been described as France’s answer to Alcatraz. It was built in 1524 on the orders of King Francis I who wanted to defend the mainland from potential water-based onslaughts although it never actually had to dispel an advance.

  5. May 10, 2022 · Built at the beginning of the Renaissance, under the reign of François I, the Château d’If stands with its towers and ramparts on an island in the Frioul Archipelago off Marseille. An impregnable fortress and formidable prison, the Château d’If is now one of the most visited tourist monuments in the city of Marseille.

  6. In 1536, Francis I’s great enemy, Charles V, who was both Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain, prepared to take Marseille. The Château d’If did exactly what it was supposed to do and even acted as a deterrent: the maritime attack was promptly rebuffed and Charles V tried to mount a land-based attack instead. In vain.

  7. May 15, 2024 · Just off the coast of Marseille, in France, stands the Château d’If, a stone sentinel that has left its mark on history as well as literary accounts. A symbol of strength, oppression and resistance, the Château d’If has guarded the port of Marseille since the 16th century! Through the ages, the Château d’If has had many incarnations ...

  8. The Château d'If made world famous by Alexandre Dumas's Monte Cristo is a fortification built on the orders of King François I, between 1527 and 1529 on the islet of If in the archipelago of Frioul, close to the islands of Ratonneau and Pomègues in the center of Marseille harbor.

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