Tour de Carbonnière

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Tour de Carbonnière is a medieval defensive tower in the Camargue region of southern France, historically used to control access to the fortified town of Aigues-Mortes.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Tour de Carbonnière canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic monument ⓘ
medieval defensive tower ⓘ
watchtower ⓘ
access road between Aigues-Mortes and Saint-Laurent-d’Aigouze ⓘ
architecturalStyle medieval military architecture ⓘ
builtFor control of access through marshlands ⓘ
control of trade routes ⓘ
defense of Aigues-Mortes ⓘ
country France ⓘ
crosses causeway over marshes ⓘ
function control access to Aigues-Mortes ⓘ
defensive structure ⓘ
surveillance of surrounding marshes ⓘ
hasConservationStatus protected historic site ⓘ
hasFeature arrow slits ⓘ
battlements ⓘ
rectangular tower plan ⓘ
vaulted passageway ⓘ
hasViewpoint panoramic views of Camargue landscape ⓘ
heritageDesignationBy French Ministry of Culture ⓘ
heritageStatus Monument historique of France ⓘ
historicalPeriod Middle Ages ⓘ
locatedIn Camargue ⓘ
Gard department ⓘ
Occitanie region ⓘ
linked to: Occitanie

southern France ⓘ
locatedNear Aigues-Mortes ⓘ
Petite Camargue ⓘ
linked to: Camargue
material stone ⓘ
nearbySettlement Saint-Laurent-d’Aigouze ⓘ
notableFor role in controlling access to fortified port of Aigues-Mortes ⓘ
strategic position in Camargue marshes ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
overlooks marshes of the Camargue ⓘ
linked to: Camargue

surrounding wetlands ⓘ
partOf defensive system of Aigues-Mortes ⓘ
regionType wetland area ⓘ
roadPassedThrough medieval access road to Aigues-Mortes ⓘ
surroundedBy marshes ⓘ
reed beds ⓘ
water channels ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
usedAs guard post ⓘ
toll and checkpoint ⓘ
usedFor cultural tourism ⓘ
heritage interpretation ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

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

Aigues-Mortes → hasLandmark → Tour de Carbonnière ⓘ