Tour aux Puces
The Tour aux Puces (German flea tower ) in Thionville , a French town in the Moselle department in the Grand Est region , is a keep from the 11th to 12th centuries. The tower at the Cour du Château has been protected as an architectural monument ( Monument historique ) since 1932 . Today the city museum is located there .
history
The massive keep is the only remnant of a castle belonging to the Counts of Luxembourg . Its 14 corners on the outside and the intricate internal structure are remarkable. It is made of unevenly large house stones .
literature
- Claire Decomps: Thionville, la tour aux Puces . Editions Serpenoise, Metz 2001, ISBN 2-913411-16-9 . (not evaluated)
Web links
Commons : Tour aux Puces - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Tour aux Puces Description as Monument historique in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French text)
- Website of the museum in the Tour aux Puces
Coordinates: 49 ° 21 '28.5 " N , 6 ° 10' 8.8" E