The Château de Coupiac is a castle in the French commune of Coupiac in the département of Aveyron. A castle is a defensive structure seen as one of the main symbols of the Middle Ages. The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. In the Terminology of Political geography and Historiography a National department (département departamento is an administrative Aveyron ( Occitan: Avairon) is a department in southern France named after the Aveyron River.
Dating from the 15th century, the castle is formed by two T-shaped wings, built directly on the bare rock, flanked by three powerful round towers. These remaining towers show architectural differences, evidence of building over an extended period. Built in the flamboyant Gothic architecture, the castle impresses both in area and height, by the number of its machicolations, its latrines and its murder holes. See also Gothic art Gothic architecture is a style of Architecture which flourished during the high and late medieval period. A machicolation is a Floor opening between the supporting Corbels of a Battlement, through which stones and lethally hot liquids and substances A murder-hole is a hole in the Ceiling of a Gateway or passageway in a Fortification through which the defenders can fire throw or pour dangerous or noxious It includes beautiful windows and the towers and large windows on the second floor.
Since 1928, the castle has been listed as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture. Monument historique is a State procedure in France by which heritage protection is extended to a building or a specific part of a building a collection of buildings The Minister of Culture is in the Government of France, the cabinet member in charge of national museums and monuments promoting and protecting the arts (visual The Château de Coupiac is one of a group of 23 castles in Aveyron who have joined together to provide a tourist itinerary as La Route des Seigneurs du Rouergue. The castle is open to visitors in July and August.
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External links
- Village website (French)
- Route des Seigneurs du Rouergue website, with photos (English)
- Ministry of Culture database entry for Château de Coupiac (French)
- Ministry of Culture photos
- This article was initially translated from the Wikipedia article Coupiac, specifically from this version. This is a list of Castles in France, arranged by Region and Department. The Route des Seigneurs du Rouergue (Route of the Lords of Rouergue is a tourist itinerary established in the Aveyron département of France Coupiac is a commune in the Aveyron department in southwestern France.
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