Caernarfon Castle

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World Heritage Site fortress medieval castle tourist attraction

Caernarfon Castle is a massive medieval fortress in Caernarfon, Wales, famed for its polygonal towers and role as a symbol of English rule over Wales.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Caernarfon Castle canonical	26
Caernarfon town walls	1
Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World Heritage Site ⓘ fortress ⓘ medieval castle ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
architecturalFeature	Eagle Tower ⓘ gatehouses ⓘ massive curtain walls ⓘ polygonal towers ⓘ
architecturalStyle	medieval military architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	Prince of Wales ⓘ
besiegedDuring	revolt of Madog ap Llywelyn ⓘ
besiegedIn	1294 ⓘ
builder	Edward I of England ⓘ
builtDuring	reign of Edward I ⓘ
builtFor	Edward I of England ⓘ
category	Castles in Gwynedd ⓘ Tourist attractions in Gwynedd ⓘ World Heritage Sites in Wales ⓘ
constructionStart	1283 ⓘ
controlledBy	Cadw ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ Wales ⓘ
function	administrative center ⓘ royal fortress ⓘ symbol of English rule over Wales ⓘ
garrisonedBy	English forces ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Grade I listed building ⓘ UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
historicalPeriod	late 13th century ⓘ
historicalRegion	Gwynedd ⓘ
locatedIn	Gwynedd ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ Wales ⓘ
locatedOn	banks of the River Seiont ⓘ
location	Caernarfon, Gwynedd ⓘ surface form: Caernarfon
materialUsed	stone ⓘ
near	Caernarfon Castle self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Caernarfon town walls
notableEvent	1969 investiture of Charles as Prince of Wales ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
overlooks	Menai Strait ⓘ
ownedBy	Crown Estate ⓘ
partOf	Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd ⓘ Edwardian castle chain in North Wales ⓘ
touristRegion	North Wales ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear	1986 ⓘ
usedFor	investiture ceremonies ⓘ royal ceremonies ⓘ tourism ⓘ

Referenced by (28)

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

Edward I of England → residence → Caernarfon Castle ⓘ

Edward I of England → constructed → Caernarfon Castle ⓘ

Prince of Wales → seatTraditionallyAssociated → Caernarfon Castle ⓘ

Edward II of England → birthPlace → Caernarfon Castle ⓘ

Harlech → heritageSitePartOf → Caernarfon Castle ⓘ

subject surface form: Harlech Castle

this entity surface form: Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd

Caernarfon Castle → near → Caernarfon Castle self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Caernarfon town walls

Caernarfonshire → contains → Caernarfon Castle ⓘ

Caernarfonshire → knownFor → Caernarfon Castle ⓘ

Gwynedd → contains → Caernarfon Castle ⓘ

North Wales → tourismAttraction → Caernarfon Castle ⓘ

Longshanks → built → Caernarfon Castle ⓘ

Edward I's son Edward of Caernarfon → birthPlace → Caernarfon Castle ⓘ

subject surface form: Edward of Caernarfon

Caernarfon, Gwynedd → knownFor → Caernarfon Castle ⓘ

Caernarfon, Gwynedd → hasCastle → Caernarfon Castle ⓘ

Caernarfon, Gwynedd → hasLandmark → Caernarfon Castle ⓘ

Royal Welch Fusiliers → museumLocation → Caernarfon Castle ⓘ

James of St George → notableWork → Caernarfon Castle ⓘ

James of St George → designed → Caernarfon Castle ⓘ

Edwardian castles in Wales → hasPart → Caernarfon Castle ⓘ

Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd → hasPart → Caernarfon Castle ⓘ

Eagle Tower → partOf → Caernarfon Castle ⓘ

Eagle Tower → locatedIn → Caernarfon Castle ⓘ

Eagle Tower → associatedWith → Caernarfon Castle ⓘ

1969 investiture of Charles as Prince of Wales → location → Caernarfon Castle ⓘ

World Heritage Sites in Wales → includes → Caernarfon Castle ⓘ

subject surface form: Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd

Prince Edward → residence → Caernarfon Castle ⓘ

subject surface form: Edward I of England

Edwardian court → residence → Caernarfon Castle ⓘ

Edward of Caernarfon → birthPlace → Caernarfon Castle ⓘ