Vauban's tower
The Vauban Tower ( French Tour Vauban ) or Tower of Camaret is a defensive structure built under Vauban in Camaret-sur-Mer on the west coast of Brittany .
The hexagonal tower stands on a small peninsula in front of the town of Camaret and has four floors at a height of 18 meters. It was planned by Vauban from 1683, commissioned in 1689 and carried out from 1693 to 1697 under the supervision of Jean-Pierre Traverse.
The purpose of the construction was to protect the roadstead of Brest (French: Rade de Brest ) from a possible attack. For this purpose, the tower has eleven cannons, a cannonball furnace and a semicircular protective wall. In 1694 the tower played an important role in the successful defense against an attempted invasion by English and Dutch units.
The tower has been listed as a monument since 1907 . Since 2008 it has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site along with other Vauban's fortifications . Today it is owned by the municipality of Camaret.
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Coordinates: 48 ° 16 '48 " N , 4 ° 35' 30.2" W.