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César Tower

France · 12th century

Founded
c. 1200
Heritage status
classified historical monument
Location
Provins
Coordinates
48.5614°, 3.29°
Links
Wikimedia Commons
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César Tower in France
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

The Tour César is a 12th-century keep, located in Provins in Seine-et-Marne, at the top of the hill where the upper town was established.

It is the only known octagonal keep on a square base. The tower also served as a prison. During the Hundred Years' War, it was occupied by the English, who surrounded it with a wall.

The Tour César has been listed as a historic monument since 1846.

Machine-translated from “Tour César (Provins)” on the French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

César Tower ranks #7,295 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #696 of the 954 mapped in France. Founded c. 1200, it is older than 75% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 810 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Paris, 76 km away. See how France compares in the castle statistics.

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