Château d’Ussé

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Château d’Ussé is a picturesque French castle in the Loire Valley, famed for inspiring Charles Perrault’s version of “Sleeping Beauty” and exemplifying a blend of medieval fortress and Renaissance château architecture.

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Château de Ussé 1
Château d’Ussé canonical 1
Loire Valley castle 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf castle
château
historic monument
alternateName Sleeping Beauty Castle
surface form: Sleeping Beauty Castle (informal)
architecturalStyle French Renaissance
Gothic architecture
medieval fortress
constructionStartCentury 11th century
country France
hasFeature Renaissance façade
chapel
courtyard
formal gardens
moat (historical)
terraced gardens
towers
turrets
hasFunction private residence
tourist attraction
hasGardenDesigner André Le Nôtre
surface form: André Le Nôtre (attributed)
hasStyleElement conical roofs
defensive machicolations
ornamental dormer windows
heritageDesignation Monument historique
heritageDesignationCountry France
inspiredAuthor Perrault
surface form: Charles Perrault
inspiredWork Sleeping Beauty
surface form: Sleeping Beauty (La Belle au bois dormant)
knownFor inspiration for Sleeping Beauty
picturesque appearance
languageOfName French
laterFunction country residence
locatedIn Loire Valley
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Centre-Val de Loire
Indre-et-Loire
locatedInOrNear Rigny-Ussé
locatedOnRiver Indre River
material tuffeau stone
nearbyCity Chinon
Tours
openToPublic yes
originalFunction fortress
partOf Loire Valley châteaux
surface form: Châteaux of the Loire Valley
rebuiltOrRemodeledCentury 15th century
16th century
17th century
region Touraine
roofMaterial slate
tourismCategory Château d’Ussé self-linksurface differs
surface form: Loire Valley castle

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Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes-sur-Loire is a UNESCO World Heritage Site containsChâteau Château d’Ussé
subject surface form: Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes-sur-Loire
Loire Valley châteaux contains Château d’Ussé
this entity surface form: Château de Ussé
Château d’Ussé tourismCategory Château d’Ussé self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Loire Valley castle