La Tour Solidor - Saint-Malo, France
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member pmaupin
N 48° 38.033 W 002° 01.567
30U E 571752 N 5387214
[EN] The Solidor tower is a fortified keep consisting of three towers joined by small curtains. [FR] La tour Solidor est un donjon fortifié composé de trois tours réunies par de petites courtines.
Waymark Code: WMWDY9
Location: Bretagne, France
Date Posted: 08/21/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
Views: 3

Solidor tower was built at the end of the 14th century by the Duke of Brittany to watch the Rance estuary and the nearby town of Saint Malo.

It replaces an older building itself built on the site of a Roman fort. The tower was decommissioned in the 18th century, then transformed into a prison. It now houses a maritime museum.

Sources : La Tour

Cernée par les flots, la tour Solidor a été construite à la fin du XIVe siècle par le duc de Bretagne pour surveiller l'estuaire de la Rance et la ville voisine de Saint Malo.

Elle remplace un édifice plus ancien lui même bâti sur l'emplacement d'un fortin romain. La tour a été déclassé au XVIIIe siècle, puis transformée en prison. Elle abrite aujourd'hui un musée maritime.

Sources : La Tour

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