Château de Coucy

E663951

fortress historic monument medieval castle

Château de Coucy is a medieval fortress in northern France, once famed for its massive keep and strategic importance, now preserved as an impressive ruin.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Coucy Castle	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fortress ⓘ historic monument ⓘ medieval castle ⓘ
architecturalStyle	medieval military architecture ⓘ
builderFamily	House of Coucy NERFINISHED ⓘ
builtBy	Enguerrand III de Coucy NERFINISHED ⓘ
constructionStart	early 13th century ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
currentCondition	impressive ruin ⓘ
demolishedPartiallyIn	1917 ⓘ
destroyedBy	German army NERFINISHED ⓘ
destructionContext	World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ
diameterOfKeep	approximately 31 meters ⓘ
era	High Middle Ages ⓘ
hasNickname	one of the greatest medieval fortresses in Europe ⓘ
hasPart	baileys ⓘ curtain walls ⓘ gatehouses ⓘ keep ⓘ moat ⓘ towers ⓘ
hasViewOver	village of Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique NERFINISHED ⓘ
heightOfKeep	approximately 54 meters ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Monument historique of France NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritageDesignationDate	19th century ⓘ
locatedIn	Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInPartOf	northern France ⓘ
locatedInRegion	Aisne NERFINISHED ⓘ Hauts-de-France NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedNear	Laon NERFINISHED ⓘ Soissons NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOn	hilltop ⓘ
managedBy	Centre des monuments nationaux NERFINISHED ⓘ
material	stone ⓘ
notableFor	imposing fortifications ⓘ massive keep ⓘ
openToPublic	true ⓘ
originalFunction	feudal stronghold ⓘ residence of the lords of Coucy ⓘ
ownedBy	French state NERFINISHED ⓘ
regionHistorical	Picardy NERFINISHED ⓘ
status	ruin ⓘ
strategicRole	controlled routes between Soissons and Laon ⓘ major stronghold in Picardy ⓘ
tourismType	cultural tourism ⓘ heritage tourism ⓘ
usedUntil	early modern period ⓘ
wallThicknessOfKeep	approximately 7 meters ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

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

Coucy, France → hasPart → Château de Coucy ⓘ

Coucy, France → hasLandmark → Château de Coucy ⓘ

House of Coucy → seat → Château de Coucy ⓘ

House of Coucy → notableWork → Château de Coucy ⓘ

Enguerrand III, Lord of Coucy → residence → Château de Coucy ⓘ

Enguerrand III, Lord of Coucy → constructed → Château de Coucy ⓘ

Lady of Coucy → seat → Château de Coucy ⓘ

Enguerrand VII, Lord of Coucy → lordOf → Château de Coucy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Coucy Castle