Tour du Guet
The Tour du Guet is a 13th-century watchtower in Calais, Pas-de-Calais, northern France. Located on Place d'Armes behind the Hotel de Ville, it is 39 metres in height, and features a dovecote for carrier pigeons.Photo: Stefi123, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Public building
- Description: lighthouse in Pas-de-Calais, France
- Also known as: “Tour du guet”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Calais Light and Église Notre-Dame de Calais.
Calais Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Calais Lighthouse is located in Calais in Pas-de-Calais. The Lighthouse is located in the residential streets near the Port of Calais and is a significant landmark as well as a navigational aid to ships and ferries using the Straits of Dover. Calais Light is situated 390 metres northeast of Tour du Guet.
Église Notre-Dame de Calais
Church
Photo: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Notre-Dame is a Roman Catholic parish church located on Rue de la Paix, in Calais, department of Pas-de-Calais, in northern France. It dates from the 12th century, and chiefly from the 14th century. Église Notre-Dame de Calais is situated 280 metres east of Tour du Guet.
Calais-Ville station
Railway station
Photo: Bodoklecksel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Calais-Ville station is a railway station in the city centre of Calais, France. Calais-Ville station is situated 620 metres south of Tour du Guet.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Calais.
Calais
Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Calais is a city of 73,000 people in the Hauts-de-France region of France. It is the closest point on the European mainland to England; Dover lies across the English Channel just 32 km away.
Tour du Guet
- Categories: lighthouse, tower, building, historic site, and government building
- Location: Calais, Arrondissement de Calais, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.95893° or 50° 57′ 32″ northLongitude
1.84951° or 1° 50′ 58″ eastHeight
39 metres (128 feet)Open location code
9F23XR5X+HROpenStreetMap ID
way 57175436OpenStreetMap feature
building=publicOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q3246739
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Tour du Guet from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Tour du Guet” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “盖塔”
- Chinese: “蓋塔”
- Dutch: “Tour du Guet”
- French: “La Tour du Guet”
- French: “tour du Guet”
- French: “Tour du Guet”
- German: “Tour du Guet”
- Luxembourgish: “Tour du Guet”
- Spanish: “Torre de Guet”
- Turkish: “Guet Kulesi”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Tour du Guet”.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fontaine sèche and Caléidoscopes.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as 15- Tour dan Cured and Charles de Gaulle & Yvonne Vendroux.
Hauts-de-France: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Lille, Dunkirk, Calais, and Amiens.
Curious Public Buildings to Discover
Uncover intriguing public buildings from every corner of the globe.