 Saint-Jacques Tower in April 2015 | |
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| 48°51′28.7″N 2°20′56.1″E / 48.857972°N 2.348917°E | |
| Location | 4th arrondissement of Paris |
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| Type | Church ruins |
| Height | 52 metres (171 ft) |
| Beginning date | 1509 |
| Completion date | 1523 |
| Dedicated to | St. James the Great |
| Criteria | Cultural: ii, iv, vi |
| Designated | 1998 (22nd session) |
| Part of | Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France |
| Reference no. | 868-031 |
| Region | Europe and North America |
| Designated | 1862 |
| Reference no. | PA00086479[1] |
The Tour Saint-Jacques (French pronunciation: [tuʁ sɛ̃ ʒak], 'Saint James's Tower') is a monument located in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France, at the intersection of Rue de Rivoli with Rue Nicolas Flamel. This 52-metre (171 ft) Flamboyant Gothic tower is all that remains of the former 16th-century Church of Saint-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie ("Saint James of the Meat Market"), which was demolished in 1797, during the French Revolution, leaving only the tower.[2]
What remains of the destroyed church of Saint-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie is now considered a national historic landmark.
- ^ Base Mérimée: Tour Saint-Jacques, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ Tupigny, Jacques Pierre Meurgey, baron de (1926). Histoire de la paroisse Saint-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie. Paris: H. Champion.
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