Visit the most monumental tour of Langres!
Visit the Tower of Navarre, located on the "field of Navarre".
16 et 17 septembre 2023Passé
Angélique Roze
Visit the Tower of Navarre, located on "the field of Navarre".
Département de la Haute-Marne
Voir tous les événements16 et 17 septembre 2023Passé
Septembre 2023
Samedi 16
10:00 - 18:30
Dimanche 17
10:00 - 18:30
À propos du lieu
Tour de Navarre
Champ de Navarre, 52200 Langres
- Haute-Marne
- Grand Est
This book is located on a ground "the field of Navarre", current camping having belonged to the counts of Champagne, also kings of Navarre. It is the most monumental artillery tower; its diameter of 28 meters, its height of 20 meters and its twenty fire embrasures spread over four levels make it an unusual work. Its walls up to 7 meters thick protect two strongly vaulted and casemated rooms. The artillery of his terrace had to protect the plateau in front of the Porte des Moulins. Almost completed in 1515 after only four years of work, it was raised by 2.5 meters to increase the range of the guns installed on its terrace. This transformation during construction led to the installation of a second level of gargoyles and the realization of a new tower, the tower of Orval protecting a spiral artillery ramp. It could transport the guns to the top of the Tower of Navarre sheltered from enemy fire. In 1825, the Military Engineers transformed this tower into a powder keg. A conical frame was
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Édifice militaire, enceinte urbaine & Monument historique
© Jean-François Feutriez
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