Pigeon tower Domaine de Beaulieu (Germignac)

Pigeon tower in Germignac

The pigeon tower (French colombier or pigeonnier ) of the Domaine de Beaulieu in Germignac , a French commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region , was built in 1595. The pigeon tower has been on the list of architectural monuments in France as part of the Domaine de Beaulieu since 1992 as a Monument historique .

The rectangular tower with corner blocks has around 880 pigeon nests. The entrance holes are located in two dormer windows with a Renaissance decor on the south-east and north-west side of the tent roof .

See also

• Pigeon towers in France

Web links

Commons : Domaine de Beaulieu (Germignac)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Domaine de Beaulieu in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)

Coordinates: 45 ° 34 ′ 58.11 "  N , 0 ° 19 ′ 39.98"  W.