Saint-Jacques Tower (Paris)

France / Ile-de-France / Paris

tower, listed building / architectural heritage, historical building

This 52-m Gothic tower is all that remains of the former church of Saint-Jacques-la-Boucherie (Saint James of the Butchery). A statue of Blaise Pascal is located at the base of the tower, commemorating his experiments on atmospheric pressure performed here.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Jacques_Tower

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Coordinates: 48°51'28"N 2°20'56"E

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zzartlog (guest)

tower is currently surrounded by scaffolding or covering

18 years ago | reply | hide comment
Trainband (guest)

One should aggrandize the splendor of this tower with paeans.

11 years ago | reply | hide comment

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Le Marais 0.8 km
3rd arrondissement (Temple) 0.9 km
Latin Quarter 1.1 km
1st arrondissement (Louvre) 1.1 km

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