Tour de la Chaîne
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Tour de la Chaîne is a historic medieval defensive tower guarding the entrance to the old harbor of La Rochelle on France’s Atlantic coast.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tour de la Chaîne canonical | 3 |
| Tour de la Lanterne | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal fortification
ⓘ
historic monument ⓘ medieval defensive tower ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | medieval military architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in La Rochelle
ⓘ
Fortifications in Nouvelle-Aquitaine ⓘ Towers in France ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| defensiveRole | controlled ship entry into La Rochelle harbor ⓘ |
| era | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| formsEnsembleWith |
Tour Saint-Nicolas
ⓘ
Tour de la Lanterne ⓘ |
| function |
control of access to La Rochelle harbor
ⓘ
harbor defense ⓘ |
| guarded | entrance to the old port of La Rochelle ⓘ |
| hasChainFunction | supported chain stretched across harbor entrance ⓘ |
| hasNearby |
Tour Saint-Nicolas
ⓘ
Tour de la Lanterne ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Port of La Rochelle
ⓘ
surface form:
old harbor of La Rochelle
|
| heritageCountry | France ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Monument historique ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Monument historique of France ⓘ |
| isCoastalDefense | true ⓘ |
| locatedAt | entrance of the old harbor of La Rochelle ⓘ |
| locatedBy | Bay of Biscay ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Charente-Maritime
ⓘ
France ⓘ La Rochelle ⓘ Nouvelle-Aquitaine ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
French Atlantic coast
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlantic coast of France
|
| material | stone ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | French ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Chain Tower ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| partOf |
fortifications of La Rochelle
ⓘ
harbor defenses of La Rochelle ⓘ |
| region |
Western France
ⓘ
surface form:
western France
|
| touristAttraction | La Rochelle ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Siege of La Rochelle (1627–1628)
ⓘ
surface form:
defense of La Rochelle
|
| usedToSupport | harbor chain barrier ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tour de la Lanterne