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16 and 17 September 2023Passed
Conditions
Free of charge. Free admission.
Registration
September 2023
Saturday 16
10:00 - 13:00
15:00 - 19:00
Sunday 17
10:00 - 13:00
15:00 - 19:00

Tour César

Rue de la Tour César, 19240 Allassac
  • Corrèze
  • Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Visit of a 13th century circular tower: a rarity!

This building from the middle of the 13th century is one of the few circular towers of this period in Limousin. Consisting of six levels, it measures just under 30 metres in height and 10 metres in di
16 and 17 September 2023Passed
Conditions
Free of charge. Free admission.
Registration
©Mairie d'Allassac

This mid-13th century building is one of the few circular towers of this period in Limousin. Composed of six levels, it is just under 30 meters high and 10 meters in diameter.
It is built of local stone (gneiss, schists and slate) with sandstone inclusions for the carved elements.

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About the location

Tour César
Rue de la Tour César, 19240 Allassac
  • Corrèze
  • Nouvelle-Aquitaine
The Caesar Tower, 12th and 14th centuries, is about 30 meters high. The only remnant of the walled enclosure, it was inscribed as a Historic Monument in 1949\. It is made of slate and gneiss. The machicolations were added in the 15th century.
Tags
Édifice militaire, enceinte urbaine, Lieu de pouvoir, édifice judiciaire, Villes et Pays d'art et d'histoire, Monument historique