Liberté Tower
Liberté Tower is a ruins in Paris, Île-de-France. Liberté Tower is situated nearby to the metro station Sully–Morland station, as well as near the bike rental Quai des Célestins - Henri IV.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: former tower of the Bastille, France
- Also known as: “tour de la Liberté”
- Inscription: “Vestiges des fondations de la Bastille Tour de la Liberté découverts en 1899 et transportés sur cet emplacement.”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ruins of Bastille and Pavillon de l’Arsenal.
Ruins of Bastille
Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Bastille was a medieval fortress in Paris, known as the Bastille Saint-Antoine. It played an important role in the internal conflicts of France and for most of its history was used as a state prison by the kings of France. Ruins of Bastille is situated 550 metres east of Liberté Tower.
Pavillon de l’Arsenal
Museum
Photo: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Pavillon de l'Arsenal is the Paris Center for architecture and urbanism, a center for urban planning and museum located in the 4th arrondissement at 21, boulevard Morland, Paris, France.
Notre Dame de Paris
Church
Photo: P e z i, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Notre-Dame de Paris, often referred to simply as Notre-Dame, is a medieval Catholic cathedral on the Île de la Cité, in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. Notre Dame de Paris is situated 1 km west of Liberté Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include 4th arrondissement and Marais.
4th arrondissement
Photo: Björn Söderqvist, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The 4th is a good chunk of what used to be medieval Paris, and you'll find a lot left from that time on both islands and in the narrow streets of the lower Marais.
Marais
Suburb
Photo: Luctor IV, Public domain.
The Marais is a historic district in Paris, France. It spreads across parts of the 3rd and 4th arrondissements on the Rive Droite, or Right Bank, of the Seine.
Faubourg Saint-Antoine
Suburb
Photo: Jean-François Gornet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Faubourg Saint-Antoine was one of the traditional suburbs of Paris, France. It grew up to the east of the Bastille around the abbey of Saint-Antoine-des-Champs, and ran along the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine.
Liberté Tower
- Categories: tower, destroyed building or structure, building, and historic site
- Location: Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.85114° or 48° 51′ 4″ northLongitude
2.36168° or 2° 21′ 42″ eastOpen location code
8FW4V926+FMOpenStreetMap ID
way 149749643OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q16185913
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Liberté Tower” goes by many names.
- French: “tour de la Liberté”
- French: “Tour de la Liberté”
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Highlights include Sully–Morland station and Quai des Célestins - Henri I.
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