Château des Baux

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castle ruin medieval fortress tourist attraction

Château des Baux is a medieval fortress ruin in Les Baux-de-Provence, France, historically serving as the stronghold of the powerful House of Baux.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Château des Baux canonical 6
Barral of Les Baux 1
Château des Baux fortifications 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf castle ruin ⓘ
medieval fortress ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
associatedWith Provençal nobility ⓘ
troubadour culture ⓘ
commune Les Baux-de-Provence ⓘ
constructionStartCentury 10th century ⓘ
controlledBy House of Baux ⓘ
country France ⓘ
currentUse open-air museum ⓘ
tourist site ⓘ
declineCentury 15th century ⓘ
demolitionOrderedBy King Louis XIII ⓘ
surface form: Louis XIII of France
department Bouches-du-Rhône ⓘ
flourishedInCentury 11th century ⓘ
12th century ⓘ
13th century ⓘ
governingBody Baux-de-Provence ⓘ
surface form: Commune of Les Baux-de-Provence
hasFeature chapel ruins ⓘ
keep ⓘ
ramparts ⓘ
rock-hewn rooms ⓘ
siege engines (reconstructions) ⓘ
towers ⓘ
hasViewOf Camargue ⓘ
surface form: Camargue plain
heritageDesignation Monument historique (France) ⓘ
surface form: Monument historique
heritageDesignationCountry France ⓘ
heritageDesignationStart 1875 ⓘ
historicalRegion Provence ⓘ
locatedIn Bouches-du-Rhône ⓘ
France ⓘ
Les Baux-de-Provence ⓘ
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur ⓘ
locatedOn rocky spur ⓘ
material local limestone ⓘ
near Arles ⓘ
Avignon ⓘ
openToPublic true ⓘ
overlooks Alpilles mountains ⓘ
surface form: Alpilles

Les Baux-de-Provence ⓘ
surface form: Valley of Les Baux
partlyDemolishedCentury 17th century ⓘ
situatedOn limestone plateau ⓘ
style medieval military architecture ⓘ
usedFor administrative center ⓘ
military defense ⓘ
residence of local lords ⓘ
visitorAttractions historical reenactments ⓘ
siege engine demonstrations ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

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

House of Baux → architectureAssociated → Château des Baux ⓘ
Les Baux-de-Provence → contains → Château des Baux ⓘ
Lord of Baux → seat → Château des Baux ⓘ
Lord of Baux → associatedWith → Château des Baux ⓘ
this entity surface form: Château des Baux fortifications
Les Baux family → notableSeat → Château des Baux ⓘ
Les Baux family → hasNotableMember → Château des Baux ⓘ
this entity surface form: Barral of Les Baux
lords of Les Baux → seatOfPower → Château des Baux ⓘ
subject surface form: Lords of Les Baux
lords of Les Baux → usedFortification → Château des Baux ⓘ
subject surface form: Lords of Les Baux
this entity surface form: castle of Les Baux
lords of Les Baux → associatedWith → Château des Baux ⓘ
subject surface form: Lords of Les Baux
this entity surface form: House of Les Baux
lords of Les Baux → ruledFrom → Château des Baux ⓘ
subject surface form: Lords of Les Baux
this entity surface form: castle rock of Les Baux
fortified town of Les Baux → hasPart → Château des Baux ⓘ