Pigeon Tower Arville (Loir-et-Cher)

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Pigeon Tower in Arville
Interior view with pigeon nests

The pigeon tower (French colombier or pigeonnier ) of the former commander of the Knights Templar in Arville , a French village in the commune of Couëtron-au-Perche in the Loir-et-Cher department in the Center-Val de Loire region , was built in the 15th century. The pigeon tower has been on the list of architectural monuments in France as part of the courtyard since 1954 as a monument historique .

The round tower made of quarry stone with brick roofing is crowned by a lantern .

See also

Web links

Commons : Arville pigeon tower (Loir-et-Cher)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Commanderie d'Arville in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)

Coordinates: 48 ° 3 ′ 50.2 ″  N , 0 ° 56 ′ 56.8 ″  E