Pigeon tower (larchant)

Coordinates: 48 ° 16 '53.4 "  N , 2 ° 35' 19.3"  E

Pigeon tower (larchant)​

France

Pigeon tower in Larchant

inside view

The pigeon tower (French colombier or pigeonnier ) in Larchant , a French commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region , was built in the 17th century.

history

The polygonal pigeon tower made of quarry stone stands next to the former tithe barn , it belonged to the Ferme du Chapître (farm of the chapter) . The owner was the cathedral chapter of the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris .

The barn and the pigeon tower have been on the list of architectural monuments in France as Monument historique since 1981 . Access to the tower is via a round arched portal , which is framed by house stones . There is a cornice in the center of the tower .

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. 156.

Web links

Commons : Taubenturm (Larchant)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ferme du Chapître in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)