Tour du Guet
The Tour du Guet is a watchtower in Calais, Pas-de-Calais, northern France. The tower is on Place d'Armes behind the Hotel de Ville. The tower is 39 metres (128 ft) in height, and has a dovecote for carrier pigeons. The tower is from 1214, when Philip I, Count of Boulogne built fortifications in the town.[1] The tower was damaged in a 1580 earthquake. The tower was used as a lighthouse until 1848. In 1848, it became a watch tower.[2] During World War I, it was a military post.[3]
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- ↑ Base Mérimée: PA00108248, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ↑ Murray, J. (1875). Hand-book for travellers in France 3rd-14th, 16th, 18th ed (Public domain ed.). pp. 2–. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- ↑ Ruler, John (25 January 2011). Cross-Channel France: Nord-Pas de Calais: The Land Beyond the Ports. Bradt Travel Guides. pp. 67–. ISBN 978-1-84162-327-6. Retrieved 7 February 2012.