Trou d’Enfer semaphore tower
Trou d’Enfer semaphore tower is a building in Bailly, Arrondissement of Versailles, Île-de-France. Trou d’Enfer semaphore tower is situated nearby to the castle Fort du Trou-d’Enfer, as well as near the ruins Socle du ‘Signal des Trois-Provinces’.Photo: MRE78, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: semaphore tower in Bailly, France
- Also known as: “Bailly semaphore tower” and “Télégraphe Chappe du Trou d’Enfer”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort du Trou-d’Enfer and Château de Marly.
Fort du Trou-d’Enfer
Castle
Photo: Hum6hum4, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Fort du Trou-d'Enfer, also known as the Réduit du Trou-d'Enfer, is one of the fortifications of Paris, It is located in Marly-le-Roi, in the departement of Yvelines. Fort du Trou-d’Enfer is situated 470 metres northwest of Trou d’Enfer semaphore tower.
Château de Marly
Ruins
Photo: Pierre-Denis Martin (1663–1742), Public domain.
The Château de Marly was a French royal residence located in what is now Marly-le-Roi, the commune on the northern edge of the royal park. This was situated west of the palace and garden complex at Versailles. Château de Marly is situated 1½ km north of Trou d’Enfer semaphore tower.
Église Saint-Sulpice de Bailly
Church
Photo: Henrysalome, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saint-Sulpice de Bailly is a church, which is situated 1 km southwest of Trou d’Enfer semaphore tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rocquencourt and Noisy-le-Roi.
Rocquencourt
Suburb
Photo: Henrysalome, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rocquencourt is a former commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt.
Noisy-le-Roi
Village
Photo: Henrysalome, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Noisy-le-Roi is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in northern France. It is a wealthy town in the western outer suburbs of Paris.
Louveciennes
Village
Photo: GFreihalter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Louveciennes is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris, between Versailles and Saint-Germain-en-Laye, and adjacent to Marly-le-Roi.
Trou d’Enfer semaphore tower
- Categories: semaphore tower and historic site
- Location: Bailly, Arrondissement of Versailles, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.84644° or 48° 50′ 47″ northLongitude
2.09223° or 2° 5′ 32″ eastLevels
3Network
Réseau ChappeOpen location code
8FW4R3WR+HVOpenStreetMap ID
way 103877166OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=optical_telegraphWikidata ID
Q19850650
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Trou d’Enfer semaphore tower” goes by many names.
- French: “tour Chappe de Bailly”
- French: “tour Chappe du Trou d’Enfer”
- French: “Tour Chappe du Trou d’Enfer”
- German: “Telegrafenturm Bailly”
- German: “Tour Chappe du Trou d’Enfer”
- Turkish: “Enfer Kulesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Socle du ‘Signal des Trois-Provinces’ and Camp de Voluceau.
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