Pigeon tower (coulommes)

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Coordinates: 48 ° 53 '26.2 "  N , 2 ° 55' 51.3"  E

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Pigeon tower in Coulommes

The pigeon tower (French colombier or pigeonnier ) in Coulommes , a French commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region , was built in 1730.

history

The pigeon tower at No. 24 Place de l'Église has been on the list of architectural monuments in France since 1987 as Monument historique .

The round pigeon tower made of quarry stone was created from a tower of a hospice that no longer exists. The adjacent farm integrated the tower into its property. The ground floor consists of a hall with a vaulted ceiling supported by a central column. Above is the room with the pigeons' nests.

See also

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Seine-et-Marne. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-100-7 , p. 358.

Web links

Commons : Pigeon Tower (Coulommes)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Pigeonnier de Coulommes in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)