Turku Castle

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Turku Castle is a medieval fortress in Turku, Finland, and one of the country’s most significant historical and architectural monuments.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Turku Castle canonical 6
Turun linna 1

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fortress
medieval castle
museum
architecturalStyle medieval architecture
builtBy Kingdom of Sweden
constructionStart late 13th century
continent Europe
coordinateLocation 60.435°N 22.241°E
country Finland
currentUse history museum
hasPart bailey
banquet halls
chapel
courtyards
defensive walls
main castle
towers
heritageDesignation Finnish national heritage site
inception circa 1280
languageOfOfficialName Finnish
Swedish
locatedIn Southwest Finland
Turku NERFINISHED
locatedNear Port of Turku
locatedOn Aura River
materialUsed stone
nearbyAttraction Forum Marinum maritime centre
surface form: Forum Marinum

Turku Cathedral
officialName Turku Castle self-linksurface differs
surface form: Turun linna

Åbo slott
operator Museum Centre of Turku
originalFunction administrative center
fortress
ownedBy Turku
surface form: City of Turku
restoration major restorations in the late 19th and 20th centuries
significance one of the largest surviving medieval buildings in Finland
one of the most important historical monuments in Finland
one of the oldest buildings still in use in Finland
significantEvent damaged in the Great Fire of Turku in 1827
served as a key fortress in Swedish–Russian conflicts
used in the Northern Crusades era as a stronghold
touristAttraction yes
usedAs administrative center of Finland under Swedish rule
barracks
prison
residence of Swedish dukes
royal castle
storehouse
visitorFacility banquet and event spaces
guided tours
museum exhibitions

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Referenced by (7)

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

Turku hasLandmark Turku Castle
Catherine Jagiellon residence Turku Castle
Aura River hasLandmarkOnBank Turku Castle
Turku Castle officialName Turku Castle self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Turun linna
Port of Turku nearby Turku Castle
Turku Music Festival locationUsed Turku Castle