Tour Vauban
The Tour Vauban, initially known as the tour de Camaret, is an 18m-high polygonal defensive tower built to a plan by Vauban on the Sillon at Camaret-sur-Mer, as part of the fortifications of the goulet de Brest.Photo: Mike bzh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Work of art
- Description: fortified tower
- Also known as: “Tour Dorée”
- Roof shape: pyramidal
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chapelle de Notre-Dame-de-Rocamadour and Port du Styvel.
Chapelle de Notre-Dame-de-Rocamadour
Church
Photo: Moreau.henri, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chapelle de Notre-Dame-de-Rocamadour is a church, which is situated 110 metres northwest of Tour Vauban.
Corréjou beach
Beach
Photo: Carl2935, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Corréjou beach is situated 510 metres northwest of Tour Vauban.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Crozon.
Crozon
Village
Photo: Moreau.henri, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Crozon is a commune in the department of Finistère and the administrative region of Brittany, northwestern France. Besides the town of Crozon, the village of Morgat is part of the commune. Crozon is situated 8 km southeast of Tour Vauban.
Tour Vauban
- Categories: fortified tower, tower, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Camaret-sur-Mer, Arrondissement of Châteaulin, Finistère, Brittany, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.28003° or 48° 16′ 48″ northLongitude
-4.59168° or 4° 35′ 30″ westInception
17th centuryLevels
4Height
18 metres (59 feet)Open location code
8CWQ7CJ5+28OpenStreetMap ID
way 53971170OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=pyramidalWikidata ID
Q1494461
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Turkish—“Tour Vauban” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Vauban dorrea”
- Breton: “Tour Vauban”
- Catalan: “torre Vauban”
- Chinese: “沃邦塔”
- Dutch: “Tour Vauban”
- French: “Tour dorée”
- French: “tour Vauban”
- French: “Tour Vauban”
- German: “Vauban-Turm”
- Italian: “Torre di Vauban”
- Russian: “Башня Вобана”
- Turkish: “Vauban Kulesi”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Atelier de Chantier Naval des Charpentiers de Marine Camarétois and Oeil de Pierre Chanteau.
Nearby Places
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