Fort rouge

Fort rouge is a tower in Arrondissement of Tournai, Arrondissement de Tournai, Wallonia. Fort rouge is situated near the park Square Roger Delannay, as well as near the church Église Saint-Quentin.

Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Tower
Description: listed building in Tournai, Hainaut, Belgium
Also known as: “Fort Rouge” and “Fort rouge (Tournai)”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Tournai Cathedral and Church of Saint Quentin.

Tournai Cathedral

Church

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.5.

The Cathedral of Our Lady, or Tournai Cathedral… Tournai Cathedral is situated 300 metres east of Fort rouge.

Church of Saint Quentin

Church

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Church of St. Quentin is a Roman Catholic parish church in Tournai, Belgium.

Belfry of Tournai

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.0.

The Belfry of Tournai is a freestanding bell tower… Belfry of Tournai is situated 290 metres southeast of Fort rouge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tournai and Froyennes.

Tournai

Photo: stephane martin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tournai is a city in Wallonia.

Froyennes

Village

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Froyennes is a village, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Fort rouge.

Obigies

Village

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.

Obigies is a village, which is situated 6 km north of Fort rouge.

Fort rouge

Categories: fortification, building, historic site, and city walls
Location: Arrondissement of Tournai, Arrondissement de Tournai, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

50.60739° or 50° 36′ 27″ north

Longitude

3.38485° or 3° 23′ 6″ east

Height

18 metres (59 feet)

Roof shape

pyramidal

Open location code

9F25J94M+XW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 453104798

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=citywalls

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=tower

Wikidata ID

Q123482861

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Square Roger Delannay and Église Saint-Quentin.

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