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.

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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.

La Rochelle hasLandmark Tour de la Chaîne
La Rochelle hasLandmark Tour de la Chaîne
this entity surface form: Tour de la Lanterne
Tour Saint-Nicolas facing Tour de la Chaîne
Tour Saint-Nicolas connectedWith Tour de la Chaîne