The Chain Tower
| The Chain Tower | |
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| Native name La tour de la Chaîne (French) | |
| File:La Rochelle, Tour de la Chaîne et Tour de la lanterne.jpg The chain Tower | |
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| Location | La Rochelle, France |
| Nearest city | La Rochelle |
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| Height | 138 feet (42 m) |
| Original use | Gateway to the Old Port of La Rochelle |
| Architectural style | Medieval |
| Governing body | Building managed by the CMN (Center des Monuments Nationaux) |
| Owner | Government |
| Website | la-rochelle |
The Chain Tower (1384) (French:La tour de la Chaîne) along with the Lantern tower and the Saint Nicolas Tower, is one of the three medieval towers guarding the port in La Rochelle, France. It is called the Chain tower because an actual chain was stretched across the port entrance from this building. In 1879 the French government classified it as a Monument historique (MH).[1]
History
[edit | edit source]This tower along with the Saint Nicolas Tower stood at the entryway to the Port of La Rochelle. This tower got its name because, at various points in history, a chain was stretched between the two structures to prevent ships from passing through. Throughout history the building was also used to store gunpowder.[2] The tower has not changed much since the 14th century.[3]
See also
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References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Base Mérimée: The Chain Tower, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Saint-Barthélémy bell-tower at StructuraeLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- La Rochelle et Son Histoire: Tours Archived 2009-08-27 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- Église paroissiale Saint-Barthélemy à La Rochelle (in French)
- Photos, French Ministry of Culture