Castillet
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The Castillet ( or Castellet in Standard Catalan, meaning small castle) is an ancient fortification and city gate located in Perpignan (Pyrénées-Orientales, France). Today, this monument, a strong symbol of the city, has become a museum: Museu Català de les Arts i Tradicions Populars (Catalan Museum of Popular Arts and Traditions).
Key facts
- Building.name
- Castillet / Castellet
- Building.image
- Perpignan Castillet 1.jpg
- Building.image_caption
- The Castillet.
- Building.building_type
- Fortification
- Building.location_city
- Perpignan
- Building.location_country
- France
- Building.architect
- Guillem Guitard
- Building.construction_start_date
- 1368
- Building.construction_stop_date
- 1542
- Building.owner
- City of Perpignan
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- fortification
- Country
- France
- Located in
- Perpignan
- Elevation
- 30
- Image
- Perpignan Castillet 1.jpg
- Height
- 29.2
- Width
- 31
- Length
- 31
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- Castillet
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The Castillet ( or Castellet in Standard Catalan, meaning small castle) is an ancient fortification and city gate located in Perpignan (Pyrénées-Orientales, France). Today, this monument, a strong symbol of the city, has become a museum: Museu Català de les Arts i Tradicions Populars (Catalan Museum of Popular Arts and Traditions).
The Castillet was made of three parts: the big Castillet, the small Castillet (former city gate), and a polygonal bastion. The bastion was destroyed in the early 20th century, but the big and small Castillet were saved from demolition.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Castillet” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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