Tour de l’Horloge
The Clock Tower is, alongside the Charlemagne Tower, a remnant of the former basilica dedicated to Saint Martin of Tours. It is located in the Old Town district of Tours, France, at 86 rue des Halles.Photo: Guill37, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Basilica of Saint Martin, Tours and Hôtel de Jean Briçonnet.
Basilica of Saint Martin, Tours
Church
Photo: Parsifall, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Basilica of Saint Martin is a Catholic basilica dedicated to Saint Martin of Tours, over whose tomb it was built. It is located in Tours, France. The first basilica was established here in the 5th century on the site of an earlier chapel.
Hôtel de Jean Briçonnet
Historic building
Photo: Pline, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hôtel de Jean Briçonnet is a historic building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sanitas and Sainte-Radegonde-en-Touraine.
Sainte-Radegonde-en-Touraine
Suburb
Photo: Guill37, Public domain.
Sainte-Radegonde-en-Touraine is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Tour de l’Horloge.
Les Fontaines
Suburb
Photo: Ineedweed, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Les Fontaines is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Tour de l’Horloge.
Tour de l’Horloge
- Type: Tower
- Description: tower in Tours, France
- Categories: building and historic site
- Location: Tours, Arrondissement of Tours, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.39288° or 47° 23′ 34″ northLongitude
0.68183° or 0° 40′ 55″ eastHeight
50 metres (164 feet)Open location code
8FV29MVJ+5POpenStreetMap ID
way 38577947OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=towerOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q17332992
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Tour de l’Horloge” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “图尔钟楼”
- French: “tour de l’Horloge”
- French: “Tour de l’Horloge”
- Slovenian: “tour de l’Horloge”
- Slovenian: “Urni stolp”
- Turkish: “Tours Saat Kulesi”
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