Finistère
Arrondissement de Brest
Brest

Tour Tanguy

The Tour Tanguy, Bastille de Quilbignon or Tour de la Motte Tanguy is a medieval tower on a rocky motte beside the river in . Probably built during the Breton War of Succession, it faces the château de Brest and is now accessed by a road off the square Pierre Péron, at one end of the pont de Recouvrance.
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  • Opening hours:
    Wednesday and Thursday: 2:00 PM—5:00 PM
    Saturday and Sunday: 2:00 PM—6:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: medieval tower and museum in Brest, France
  • Also known as: “Bastille de Quilbignon”
  • Roof shape: pyramidal
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Square Pierre Péron and Jardin du château.

Garden
Photo: S. DÉNIEL, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a garden.

Garden
Photo: Dominique Poulmarc’h, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a garden, which is situated 320 metres east of Tour Tanguy.

Museum
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is situated 420 metres southeast of Tour Tanguy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jean Bart Gate and Recouvrance.

Locality
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is a locality.

Suburb
Photo: S. DÉNIEL, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the section of the city of , on the right bank of the River . The popular and historically-Breton quarter is in contrast to the largely-Francophone quarter of Brest-même or Brest-proper, on the left bank.

Locality
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is a locality.

Tour Tanguy

Latitude
48.38338° or 48° 23′ 0″ north
Longitude
-4.49712° or 4° 29′ 50″ west
Elevation
12 metres (39 feet)
Inception
14th century
Height
30 metres (98 feet)
Open location code
8CWQ9GM3+95
Open­Street­Map ID
way 42579794
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­public
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­pyramidal
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Geo­Names ID
6621432
Wiki­data ID
Q3533195
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Russian—“Tour Tanguy” goes by many names.

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