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Grand Casemates
Part of Fortifications of Gibraltar
Grand Casemates Square, Gibraltar
View of Grand Casemates from Grand Casemates Square.
Tunnel running north-south through Grand Casemates connecting Lanport to Grand Casemates Square.
Grand Casemates is located in Gibraltar
Grand Casemates
Grand Casemates
Coordinates36°08′42″N 5°21′09″W / 36.145133°N 5.352448°W / 36.145133; -5.352448
Site information
OwnerGovernment of Gibraltar
Open to
the public
Yes
Site history
Built1817 (1817)

The Grand Casemates is a building in Grand Casemates Square, Gibraltar, that was originally a fortified barracks and casemate. It is beside Grand Casemates Gates, which leads through the former town wall.

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