Colombier de la Commanderie - Ballan-Miré, France - Dovecotes on Waymarking.com

[F] Ce pigeonnier cylindrique se trouve dans l'enceinte de l'ancienne Commanderie du Temple fondée dans la première moitié du XIIIème siècle et confiée par le Pape, près de dix années après l'arrestation des Templiers en 1307, à l'Ordre de l'Hôpital de Saint-Jean-de-Jérusalem.
Construit au XVIème siècle, le pigeonnier possède une toiture à lanternon.
A la fin du XIXe il a servi de réserve d'eau grâce à une citerne métallique placée à l'intérieur.

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[E] This cylindrical dovecote in the park of the former Commanderie du Temple founded in the first half of the thirteenth century and entrusted by the Pope, nearly ten years after the arrest of the Templars in 1307, to the Order of the Hospital Of St. John of Jerusalem.
Built in the 16th century, the pigeon house has a lantern roof.
At the late nineteenth it served as a reserve of water with a metal tank placed inside.

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(If known) Approximately how many pigeonholes in the dovecote?: Not listed

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