Tour des Comtes de Genève

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The Tour des Comtes de Genève is a medieval tower in La Roche-sur-Foron, France, that once formed part of the stronghold of the Counts of Geneva and now stands as a prominent historic monument.

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Tour des Comtes de Genève canonical 2

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Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic monument ⓘ
medieval tower ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
architecturalStyle medieval military architecture ⓘ
conservationStatus preserved historic structure ⓘ
country France ⓘ
currentUse cultural and tourist site ⓘ
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 550 metres ⓘ
era Middle Ages ⓘ
hasFunctionInThePast keep ⓘ
watchtower ⓘ
hasNameInFrench Tour des Comtes de Genève ⓘ
hasType fortified tower ⓘ
hasViewOf Arve valley ⓘ
linked to: Arve Valley

La Roche-sur-Foron ⓘ
heritageDesignationBy French Ministry of Culture ⓘ
heritageStatus monument historique of France ⓘ
languageOfName French ⓘ
locatedIn Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes ⓘ
France ⓘ
Haute-Savoie ⓘ
La Roche-sur-Foron ⓘ
locatedInOldTown La Roche-sur-Foron old town ⓘ
linked to: La Roche-sur-Foron
material stone ⓘ
municipality La Roche-sur-Foron ⓘ
namedAfter Counts of Geneva ⓘ
linked to: Count of Geneva
near Geneva region ⓘ
linked to: canton of Geneva
notableFor medieval fortifications ⓘ
panoramic views ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
ownerInThePast Counts of Geneva ⓘ
linked to: Count of Geneva
partOf former stronghold of the Counts of Geneva ⓘ
region historical province of Savoy ⓘ
significance symbol of La Roche-sur-Foron ⓘ
usedFor defensive purposes ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

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

La Roche-sur-Foron → hasLandmark → Tour des Comtes de Genève ⓘ
Tour des Comtes de Genève → hasNameInFrench → Tour des Comtes de Genève ⓘ