Château-Vieux

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Château-Vieux is a historic medieval fortress in Bayonne, France, notable for its long military and architectural heritage.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Château-Vieux canonical 4

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf castle
historic monument
medieval fortress
architecturalStyle medieval military architecture
city Bayonne
country France
department Pyrénées-Atlantiques
hasEnglishName Old Castle of Bayonne
hasFrenchName Château-Vieux
hasPart courtyard
curtain walls
gateways
keep
towers
hasViewOf Adour river
linked to: Adour

Bayonne old town
linked to: Bayonne
heritageDesignation Monument historique of France
heritageDesignationAppliesToPart fortified ensemble
heritageDesignationGrantedBy French Ministry of Culture
locatedIn Bayonne
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Pyrénées-Atlantiques
locatedInContinent Europe
locatedInFormerPoliticalEntity Duchy of Aquitaine
Kingdom of Navarre
locatedInHistoricalRegion Gascony
linked to: Gascogne
locatedInOldTown Vieux-Bayonne
linked to: Bayonne, France
locatedInRegion Nouvelle-Aquitaine
locatedNear Bayonne Cathedral
Château-Neuf (Bayonne)
linked to: Château-Neuf
locatedNearConfluenceWithRiver Nive
locatedOnRiver Adour
materialUsed stone
notableFor long military heritage
medieval architecture
strategic position controlling river access
openToPublic partially
partOf fortifications of Bayonne
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
significantIn military history of Bayonne
urban history of Bayonne
touristAttraction true
usedAs military barracks
prison
usedFor garrison
military defense
residence of military authorities

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bayonne hasLandmark Château-Vieux
Bayonne, France hasHeritageSite Château-Vieux
Château-Neuf locatedNear Château-Vieux
Château-Vieux hasFrenchName Château-Vieux