Château de Sedan

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castle historic monument medieval fortress

Château de Sedan is a massive medieval fortress in northeastern France, renowned as one of the largest fortified castles in Europe.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
fortress of Sedan 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf castle ⓘ
historic monument ⓘ
medieval fortress ⓘ
architecturalStyle medieval military architecture ⓘ
area approximately 35,000 square meters ⓘ
builtFor La Marck family NERFINISHED ⓘ
category fortified castles in France ⓘ
monuments historiques of Ardennes ⓘ
tourist attractions in Grand Est ⓘ
constructionStart 15th century ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country France ⓘ
currentUse hotel ⓘ
museum ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
elevation hilltop position ⓘ
hasFeature bastions ⓘ
courtyards ⓘ
gatehouses ⓘ
moats ⓘ
ramparts ⓘ
thick defensive walls ⓘ
towers ⓘ
hasFunction defensive stronghold ⓘ
residence of local lords ⓘ
hasView panoramic views over Sedan ⓘ
heritageDesignationBy French Ministry of Culture NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritageStatus Monument historique of France ⓘ
historicalPeriod Middle Ages ⓘ
knownFor being one of the largest fortified castles in Europe ⓘ
massive medieval fortifications ⓘ
locatedIn Ardennes department NERFINISHED ⓘ
Grand Est ⓘ
surface form: Grand Est region

Sedan NERFINISHED ⓘ
northeastern France ⓘ
materialUsed stone ⓘ
near Meuse River NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor size and scale of fortifications ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
ownership municipality of Sedan NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf town of Sedan NERFINISHED ⓘ
preservationStatus well preserved ⓘ
regionHistorically Ardennes NERFINISHED ⓘ
significantEvent military sieges ⓘ
tourismRegion Ardennes NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor cultural events ⓘ
guided tours ⓘ
historical reenactments ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Sedan → hasLandmark → Château de Sedan ⓘ
Sedan → hasHeritageSite → Château de Sedan ⓘ
Principality of Sedan → hasCapitalFeature → Château de Sedan ⓘ
this entity surface form: fortress of Sedan