id: sig-20260721-castlemap-versailles-rank
site_id: fr-versailles-palace
attribute: definition.popular_castle
value: 'Ranked #1 by fame among castles worldwide.'
source_url: https://thecastlemap.com/castles/ranked/
source_title: Castles ranked by fame
publisher: thecastlemap.com
source_date: '2026-07-21'
observed_date: '2026-07-21'
collected_by: console/founding-2026-07-21
confidence: medium
notes: 'Evidence about USAGE, not about fabric: a castle aggregator ranking Versailles the
  most famous castle on Earth is exactly the kind of claim the popular_castle band is built
  to hold. It says nothing about whether Versailles is fortified, and it is not treated as
  if it did.'