Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Donjon quadrangulaire, dit Tour de César
Beaugency, Loiret, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, classified (classé)
- Protection
- classé MH
- Extent of protection
- Tour de César (cad. F 1005) : classement par liste de 1840
- Protection dates
- 1840 : classé MH
- Type
- édifice fortifié
- Main period of construction
- 11e siècle
- Ownership
- propriété de l'État
- Address
- place Dunois
- Commune
- Beaugency
- Département
- Loiret
- Region
- Centre-Val de Loire
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 47.77731, 1.63305
- Mérimée reference
- PA00098700
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1760 map "28 Vendome." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
La tour faisait partie de l'ancien château.
English translation
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History
The tower was part of the old castle.
Nearby in the register
- Château de Dunois, actuellement Musée de l'Orléanaischâteauunder 1 mi
- Église Notre-Dameégliseunder 1 mi
- Maisonmaisonunder 1 mi
- Ancienne abbaye Notre-Dameabbayeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.