General Information
| Status: | in use |
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Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Watch tower Lighthouse |
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| Material: |
Load-bearing masonry tower |
Location
| Location: |
Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Hauts-de-France, France |
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| Address: | place d'Armes |
| Coordinates: | 50° 57' 32.04" N 1° 50' 58.99" E |
Technical Information
There currently is no technical data available.
Excerpt from Wikipedia
The Tour du Guet is a 13th-century watchtower in Calais, Pas-de-Calais, northern France. Located on Place d'Armes behind the Hotel de Ville, it is 39 metres (128 ft) in height, and features a dovecote for carrier pigeons. The tower dates from 1214, when Philip I, Count of Boulogne built fortifications in the town. Damaged by a 1580 earthquake, it was used as a lighthouse until 1848, when it became a watch tower. During World War I, it served as a military post.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Tour du Guet" and modified on July 23, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20058021 - Published on:
22/08/2010 - Last updated on:
16/08/2022
