Tour de la Roquette
Tour de la Roquette is a tower in Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Tour de la Roquette is situated nearby to the residential building Hôtel Boussicaud, as well as near Place Génive.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Arles Rhône 3 and Ancient Roman circus of Arles.
Arles Rhône 3
Archaeological site
Photo: Carole Raddato, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Arles Rhône 3 is an ancient Roman boat discovered in 2004, with parts of it only 13 feet below the surface in the Rhône River of Arles, France. In the 1st century AD, it had been a 102 feet long river trading vessel. Arles Rhône 3 is situated 200 metres northwest of Tour de la Roquette.
Ancient Roman circus of Arles
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Ancient Roman circus of Arles is situated 220 metres south of Tour de la Roquette.
Arles bust
Archaeological site
Photo: Rama, Public domain.
The Arles bust is a life-sized marble bust of a man, possibly Julius Caesar, dating to around the 1st century BC. It is part of the collection of the Musée de l'Arles antique. Arles bust is situated 230 metres north of Tour de la Roquette.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barriol and LUMA Arles.
LUMA Arles
Neighborhood
Photo: MYR67, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Luma Arles is an arts center in Arles, France created by the LUMA Foundation headed by Swiss arts patron Maja Hoffmann. It encompasses several renovated former railroad factories and the LUMA Tower, a 15,000 square meter tower building designed by the Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry for the LUMA Foundation.
Tour de la Roquette
- Type: Tower
- Categories: fortified tower, building, and historic site
- Location: Arles, Arrondissement of Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.67539° or 43° 40′ 31″ northLongitude
4.61929° or 4° 37′ 9″ eastInception
15th centuryOpen location code
8FM6MJG9+5POpenStreetMap ID
way 102073914OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q22986137
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In Other Languages
“Tour de la Roquette” goes by many names.
- French: “tour de la Roquette”
- French: “Tour de la Roquette”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hôtel Boussicaud and Place Génive.
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