Pigeon Tower (Brou-sur-Chantereine)

Coordinates: 48 ° 53 ′ 18.6 "  N , 2 ° 37 ′ 56.5"  E

Pigeon Tower (Brou-sur-Chantereine)​

France

Pigeon tower in Brou-sur-Chantereine

The pigeon tower (French colombier or pigeonnier ) in Brou-sur-Chantereine , a French commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region , was built in 1545.

history

The pigeon tower in the park of the castle has been on the list of architectural monuments in France as Monument historique since 1984 .

The round pigeon tower made of quarry stone probably belonged to a predecessor of today's castle, which was only built in the 17th century.

See also

• Pigeon towers in France

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Seine-et-Marne. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-100-7 , p. 261.

Web links

Commons : Brou-sur-Chantereine castle  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Colombier de Brou-sur-Chantereine in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)