Tour du Griffon
Tour du Griffon is a museum in Figeac, Lot, Occitanie. Tour du Griffon is situated nearby to the marketplace Place du marché, as well as near the government office Sous-Préfecture de Figeac.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rosetta Stone and Champollion Museum.
Rosetta Stone
Work of art
Photo: Awikimate, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Rosetta Stone is a stele of granodiorite inscribed with three versions of a decree issued in 196 BC during the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt, on behalf of King Ptolemy V Epiphanes. Rosetta Stone is situated 110 metres north of Tour du Griffon.
Champollion Museum
Museum
Photo: Thierry46, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Champollion Museum is located in Figeac, Lot, France. It houses a collection devoted to Figeac's most famous son, Jean-François Champollion. It was inaugurated 19 December 1986 in the presence of President François Mitterrand and Jean Leclant, secrétaire perpétuel of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres. Champollion Museum is situated 120 metres northeast of Tour du Griffon.
Hôtel de la Monnaie
Historic building
Photo: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hôtel de la Monnaie is a historic building, which is situated 140 metres southwest of Tour du Griffon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Figeac and Camburat.
Figeac
Town
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Figeac is a commune in the southwestern French department of Lot. Figeac is a sub-prefecture of the department.
Camburat
Village
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Camburat is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France. Camburat is situated 5 km northwest of Tour du Griffon.
Capdenac-Gare
Village
Capdenac-Gare is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. The old village of Capdenac is directly west of Capdenac-Gare, across the river Lot. Capdenac-Gare is situated 5 km southeast of Tour du Griffon.
Tour du Griffon
- Opening hours: July—August 10:30 AM—6:30 PM
- Type: Museum
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Figeac, Arrondissement of Figeac, Lot, Occitanie, France, Europe
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Latitude
44.60881° or 44° 36′ 32″ northLongitude
2.03367° or 2° 2′ 1″ eastOpen location code
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