The Tour de l'Horloge is part of the ramparts that have protected the town of Castellane since the Middle Ages. The gateway to the town, it overlooks the main road. A campanile stands at the top.
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The interior of the Clock Tower is not open to the public.
The Tour de l'Horloge, also known as the Porte Saint-Michel, is traditionally dated, along with the rest of Castellane's ramparts, to 1359 and subsequent years. It was transformed into a communal belfry in the 18th century, with the addition of a metal campanile before 1775.
The Porte Saint-Michel was once a tower open at the throat. However, the inner elevation was walled up at an undetermined time. The tower was listed as a...
The Tour de l'Horloge, also known as the Porte Saint-Michel, is traditionally dated, along with the rest of Castellane's ramparts, to 1359 and subsequent years. It was transformed into a communal belfry in the 18th century, with the addition of a metal campanile before 1775.
The Porte Saint-Michel was once a tower open at the throat. However, the inner elevation was walled up at an undetermined time. The tower was listed as a...
Location
- www.mairie-castellane.fr
