Pigeon Tower (Ramonville-Saint-Agne)

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Pigeon tower in Ramonville-Saint-Agne

The pigeon tower (French colombier or pigeonnier ) in Ramonville-Saint-Agne , a French commune in the Haute-Garonne department in the Occitanie region , was built in the 16./17. Century. The pigeon tower has been on the list of architectural monuments in France as Monument historique since 1932 .

The round tower made of plastered brickwork is covered by a dome , which is crowned by a small structure. This has openings for the pigeons.

See also

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Haute-Garonne. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-081-7 , p. 1547.

Web links

Commons : Pigeon Tower (Ramonville-Saint-Agne)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Pigeonnier de la comtesse in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)

Coordinates: 43 ° 32 ′ 1.58 "  N , 1 ° 28 ′ 12.74"  E