Valentré Bridge

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Valentré Bridge is a 14th-century fortified stone arch bridge in Cahors, France, renowned for its medieval military architecture and associated legends.

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Label Occurrences
Valentré Bridge canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fortified bridge ⓘ
stone arch bridge ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Pont Valentré ⓘ
architecturalStyle medieval military architecture ⓘ
associatedWithLegend legend of a pact with the Devil ⓘ
legend of the devil’s stone ⓘ
centuryOfConstruction 14th century ⓘ
constructionEndDate circa 1378 ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1308 ⓘ
country France ⓘ
crosses Lot River ⓘ
function defensive structure ⓘ
river crossing ⓘ
hasFeature crenellations ⓘ
drawbridge elements (historical) ⓘ
gates ⓘ
machicolations ⓘ
hasSculpture devil sculpture on central tower ⓘ
hasTower central tower ⓘ
eastern tower ⓘ
western tower ⓘ
hasView panoramic view of Cahors bend of the Lot ⓘ
heritageDesignation Monument historique ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritageDesignationCountry France ⓘ
heritageDesignationYear 1840 ⓘ
languageOfName French ⓘ
length about 138 metres ⓘ
locatedIn Lot department ⓘ
location Cahors ⓘ
material stone ⓘ
numberOfArches 6 ⓘ
numberOfTowers 3 ⓘ
originalUse road traffic ⓘ
partOf historic center of Cahors ⓘ
pedestrianUse primarily pedestrian ⓘ
region Occitanie ⓘ
restorationArchitect Paul Gout ⓘ
significance emblem of the city of Cahors ⓘ
notable example of medieval fortified bridge in France ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
underwentRestoration 19th century ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageContext Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear 1998 ⓘ
width about 5 metres ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

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

Cahors → knownFor → Valentré Bridge ⓘ
Cahors → hasLandmark → Valentré Bridge ⓘ
Cahors → tourismAttraction → Valentré Bridge ⓘ