Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement de Strasbourg
Strasbourg

Executioners Tower

Executioners Tower is a tower in , , . Executioners Tower is situated nearby to the bridge , as well as near the government office .
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Also known as: “Henkersturm” and “Tour du Bourreau”
  • Roof shape: hipped

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art and Vauban Dam.

Museum
The Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain de Strasbourg is an art museum in , , which was founded in 1973 and opened in its own building in November 1998. is situated 290 metres southwest of Executioners Tower.

Photo: Ctruongngoc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Barrage Vauban, or , is a bridge, weir and defensive work erected in the 17th century on the in , France. At that time, it was known as the Great Lock, although it does not function as a navigation lock in the modern sense of the word. is situated 210 metres south of Executioners Tower.

Church
Photo: Ralph Hammann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Church of Old Saint Peters is a by simultaneum Catholic and Lutheran church building in , Alsace is first mentioned in 1130. In the Middle Ages it was one of Diocese of Strasbourg's nine parish churches. is situated 180 metres northeast of Executioners Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Petite France and Hautepierre.

Neighborhood
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The , in Alsatian dialect: Französel; "Little France"), also known as the Quartier des Tanneurs is the south-western part of the of in Alsace in eastern France, the most central and characteristic of the city that forms the historic center.

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 3 km northwest of Executioners Tower.

Town
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is a commune in the department in in north-eastern . is situated 5 km southwest of Executioners Tower.

Executioners Tower

Latitude
48.58145° or 48° 34′ 53″ north
Longitude
7.73874° or 7° 44′ 19″ east
Height
27 metres (89 feet)
Open location code
8FW9HPJQ+HF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 40034170
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­hipped
Wiki­data ID
Q115299454
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In Other Languages

From French to German—“Executioners Tower” goes by many names.

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Highlights include Pont de l’Abattoir and France Travail.

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