🗼️ The Chain Tower

France · Europe · 46.16°N, 1.15°W

The Chain Tower (1384) along with the Lantern tower and the Saint Nicolas Tower, is one of the three medieval towers guarding the port in La Rochelle, France. It is called the Chain tower because an actual chain was stretched across the port entrance from this building. In 1879 the French government classified it as a Monument historique (MH).

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Quick facts

Country	France
Continent / region	Europe
Coordinates (approx.)	46.16°N, 1.15°W · view on map

The Chain Tower is located in France, in Europe.

More towers in France

Carbonnière tower · Charlemagne Tower, Tours · Cœur Défense · Feu Hugon tower · Florentine tower of Buire · Gros Horloge · Lafayette transmitter · Limeux transmitting station · Pic de Nore transmitter · Saint Nicolas Tower.

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