Pigeon Tower (Le Mesnil-Germain)
The pigeon tower (French colombier or pigeonnier ) in Le Mesnil-Germain , a district of the French commune Livarot-Pays-d'Auge in the Calvados department in the Normandy region , was built in the first half of the 17th century. The pigeon tower , which belongs to a manoir , has been on the list of architectural monuments in France as Monument historique since 1972 .
The octagonal tower in half-timbered construction is crowned by a roof knob with a weather vane .
See also
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Calvados. Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, 2 volumes, ISBN 2842341112 . (not evaluated)
Individual evidence
- ^ Colombier du manoir du Mesnil-Germain in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
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Coordinates: 49 ° 2 '53.45 " N , 0 ° 11' 12.87" O