Tour Royale

The Tour Royale is a fort built in the 16th century to protect the entrance of the Petit Rade, the naval port of . It was the first fortification of the harbor, built 22 years after became a part of France.
Wikipedia
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr.
  • Opening hours: January 1st—September 30th Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday 9:00 AM—noon and 2:00 PM—6:00 PM
  • Type: Fort
  • Description: fort in Toulon, France
  • Also known as: “Fort de la Grosse-Tour” and “Tour Royale, Toulon”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Église Saint-Jean-Bosco de Toulon and Fort Saint-Louis.

Church
Photo: trolvag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 790 metres northeast of Tour Royale.

Castle
Photo: SiefkinDR, Public domain.
is a castle, which is situated 1¼ km northeast of Tour Royale.

Fort
Photo: Rama, CC BY-SA 3.0 fr.
is situated 1¼ km west of Tour Royale.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Le Mourillon and Basse Ville.

Suburb
Photo: Maisrimer, Public domain.
is a neighbourhood to the east of the French city of , near the entrance to the Rade or roadstead. It was once a fishing village, and then became the home of many of the officers of the French fleet and to part of the naval dockyard.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Suburb
Photo: Adltbc92, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km east of Tour Royale.

Tour Royale

Latitude
43.10273° or 43° 6′ 10″ north
Longitude
5.92579° or 5° 55′ 33″ east
Inception
16th century
Open location code
8FM74W3G+38
Open­Street­Map ID
way 27087402
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Wiki­data ID
Q3533868
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Turkish—“Tour Royale” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “皇塔”
  • Dutch: “Tour Royale, Toulon”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “تور رويال فى تولون”
  • French: “tour royale”
  • French: “Tour royale”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Tor Reiala”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Torre Reiala”
  • Spanish: “Torre Real”
  • Turkish: “Royale Kulesi”

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Highlights include FNRS III and La Mitre.

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