Dampierre pigeon tower (Calvados)

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Pigeon tower in Dampierre, behind it the gatehouse of the castle

The pigeon tower (French colombier or pigeonnier ) in Dampierre , a French commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region , was built at the beginning of the 17th century. The pigeon tower stands as part of the castle since 1928 as a monument historique on the list of monuments in France.

description

The round tower was built from quarry stone masonry . The slate roof is crowned by a lantern . The pigeon tower and gatehouse were believed to have been built by the architect François Gabriel, who was a royal builder .

Inside the pigeon tower there are still the brick and sandstone pigeon nests .

See also

literature

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

Web links

Commons : Château de Dampierre (Calvados)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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

Coordinates: 49 ° 2 ′ 21.01 ″  N , 0 ° 51 ′ 49 ″  W.