Bouillon Castle

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Bouillon Castle is a medieval fortress in Bouillon, Belgium, best known as the stronghold of the First Crusade leader Godfrey of Bouillon and a prominent example of feudal military architecture.

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Bouillon Castle canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fortress
medieval castle
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle feudal castle architecture
medieval military architecture
associatedWith First Crusade NERFINISHED
Godfrey of Bouillon NERFINISHED
category Castles in Belgium
Castles in Luxembourg (Belgium)
Medieval fortifications in Europe
country Belgium
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 300 metres
hasPart chapel
courtyards
drawbridge
dungeons
gatehouse
keep
ramparts
towers
underground passages
hasView Ardennes forest NERFINISHED
heritageDesignation Major Heritage of Wallonia NERFINISHED
inception around 10th century
locatedIn Bouillon NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Luxembourg Province NERFINISHED
Wallonia NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone Central European Time
locatedOn Semois River NERFINISHED
locatedOnTerrainFeature rocky promontory
materialUsed stone
namedAfter Bouillon NERFINISHED
near French border
openToPublic yes
operator tourism authorities of Wallonia NERFINISHED
overlooks Semois valley NERFINISHED
town of Bouillon NERFINISHED
ownedBy Dukes of Lower Lorraine NERFINISHED
Prince-Bishopric of Liège NERFINISHED
State of Belgium NERFINISHED
partOf defensive system of the Semois valley
significantEvent associated with preparations for the First Crusade
stronghold of Godfrey of Bouillon
significantReconstruction 11th century
17th century
significantReconstructionBy Vauban NERFINISHED
usedFor defense
falconry shows
historical reenactments
museum exhibitions
residence
tourism

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Godfrey of Bouillon residence Bouillon Castle
Luxembourg Province containsSite Bouillon Castle
Bouillon hasLandmark Bouillon Castle
Bouillon hasHeritageSite Bouillon Castle