Tour de Carbonnière
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Tour de Carbonnière is a medieval defensive tower in the Camargue region of southern France, historically used to control access to the fortified town of Aigues-Mortes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tour de Carbonnière canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic monument
ⓘ
medieval defensive tower ⓘ watchtower ⓘ |
| access | road between Aigues-Mortes and Saint-Laurent-d’Aigouze ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | medieval military architecture ⓘ |
| builtFor |
control of access through marshlands
ⓘ
control of trade routes ⓘ defense of Aigues-Mortes ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| crosses | causeway over marshes ⓘ |
| function |
control access to Aigues-Mortes
ⓘ
defensive structure ⓘ surveillance of surrounding marshes ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus | protected historic site ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
arrow slits
ⓘ
battlements ⓘ rectangular tower plan ⓘ vaulted passageway ⓘ |
| hasViewpoint | panoramic views of Camargue landscape ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationBy | French Ministry of Culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Monument historique of France ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Camargue
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gard department NERFINISHED ⓘ Occitanie ⓘ
surface form:
Occitanie region
southern France ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Aigues-Mortes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Petite Camargue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Saint-Laurent-d’Aigouze NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
role in controlling access to fortified port of Aigues-Mortes
ⓘ
strategic position in Camargue marshes ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| overlooks |
marshes of the Camargue
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
surrounding wetlands ⓘ |
| partOf | defensive system of Aigues-Mortes ⓘ |
| regionType | wetland area ⓘ |
| roadPassedThrough | medieval access road to Aigues-Mortes ⓘ |
| surroundedBy |
marshes
ⓘ
reed beds ⓘ water channels ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedAs |
guard post
ⓘ
toll and checkpoint ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
heritage interpretation ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.