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Château de Kerjean

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Château de Kerjean is a 16th-century fortified chateau (manor house) located close to the town of Saint-Vougay, in the Finistère department of Brittany, France. [1]

15 relations: Bastion, Brest, France, Brittany, Casemate, Château, Dovecote, Finistère, French Revolution, List of castles in Brittany, Manor house, Marquess, Monument historique, Reign of Terror, Renaissance architecture, Saint-Vougay.

Bastion

A bastion or bulwark is a structure projecting outward from the curtain wall of a fortification, most commonly angular in shape and positioned at the corners.

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Brest, France

Brest is a city in the Finistère département in Brittany.

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Brittany

Brittany (Bretagne; Breizh, pronounced or; Gallo: Bertaèyn, pronounced) is a cultural region in the northwest of France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica during the period of Roman occupation.

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Casemate

A casemate, sometimes erroneously rendered casement, is a fortified gun emplacement or armored structure from which guns are fired.

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Château

A château (plural châteaux; in both cases) is a manor house or residence of the lord of the manor or a country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortifications, originally—and still most frequently—in French-speaking regions.

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Dovecote

A dovecote or dovecot (Scots: doocot) is a structure intended to house pigeons or doves.

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Finistère

Finistère (Penn-ar-Bed) is a department of France in the extreme west of Brittany.

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French Revolution

The French Revolution (Révolution française) was a period of far-reaching social and political upheaval in France and its colonies that lasted from 1789 until 1799.

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List of castles in Brittany

This list of castles in Brittany is a list of medieval castles or château forts in the region in western France.

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Manor house

A manor house was historically the main residence of the lord of the manor.

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Marquess

A marquess (marquis) is a nobleman of hereditary rank in various European peerages and in those of some of their former colonies.

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Monument historique

* Monument historique is a designation given to some national heritage sites in France.

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Reign of Terror

The Reign of Terror, or The Terror (la Terreur), is the label given by some historians to a period during the French Revolution after the First French Republic was established.

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Renaissance architecture

Renaissance architecture is the European architecture of the period between the early 14th and early 17th centuries in different regions, demonstrating a conscious revival and development of certain elements of ancient Greek and Roman thought and material culture.

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Saint-Vougay

Saint-Vougay is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_de_Kerjean

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