Chlemoutsi

Also known as Castel Tornese, Clermont

Chlemoutsi ( or Χλουμούτσι Chloumoútsi), also known as Clermont, is a medieval castle in the northwest of the Elis regional unit in the Peloponnese peninsula of southern Greece, in the Kastro-Kyllini municipality.

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Military installation.name: Chlemoutsi
Military installation.location: Andravida-Kyllini, Western Greece
Military installation.map_type: Greece
Military installation.image: Castel Tornese.png
Military installation.caption: Outline of the castle's layout
Military installation.type: citadel
Military installation.built: c. 1220–23
Military installation.builder: Geoffrey I of Villehardouin
Military installation.materials: hewn stone (ashlar)
Military installation.used: c. 1223 – late 18th century, c. 1821 – 1825
Military installation.condition: Fairly intact, partial demolition
Military installation.ownership: Greek Ministry of Culture
Military installation.open_to_public: Yes

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Υπουργείο Πολιτισμού και Αθλητισμού | Κάστρο Χλεμούτσι

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Elevation: 226
Image: Chlemutsi-Castle-Sotos-06.jpg

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Commons category: Chlemoutsi castle
inception: 1220-00-00
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Outer ward
Keep
Architecture and importance
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It was built in the early 1220s by the Crusader rulers of the Principality of Achaea as their main stronghold and is perhaps the finest fortification of the early period of Frankish rule in Greece preserved in the country today. The castle is located on a small plateau above sea level and comprises a central hexagonal keep built around an inner courtyard and containing two-storeyed halls along its entire length, and complemented by an outer wall enclosing an outer yard on its western side. The castle is largely preserved in its original 13th-century state, with only minor later modifications for the installation of artillery.