Pigeon Tower (Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives)

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Pigeon tower in Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives
inside view

The pigeon tower (French colombier or pigeonnier ) in Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives , a French commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region , was built in the second half of the 18th century. The pigeon tower stands as part of the Château de Carel since 1971 as a monument historique on the list of monuments in France.

The octagonal tower made of quarry stone with corner blocks made of stone is crowned by a roof pommel.

See also

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Calvados. Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, 2 volumes, ISBN 2842341112 . (not evaluated)

Web links

Commons : Château de Carel  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Château de Carel in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)

Coordinates: 49 ° 0 '36.15 "  N , 0 ° 2' 41.01"  W.