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Address Place d'Armes, 62100 Calais, France Hours Closed now Monday8AM–6PMTuesday8AM–6PMWednesday8AM–6PMThursday8AM–6PMFriday8AM–6PMSaturday8AM–6PMSunday8AM–6PMSuggest an edit Similar Calais Lighthouse, Église Notre‑Dame de Calais, Fort Nieulay, Côte d'Opale, Hôtel Meurice de Calais | ||
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 (128 ft) in height, and features a dovecote for carrier pigeons. The tower dates from 1214, when Philip I, Count of Boulogne built fortifications in the town. Damaged by a 1580 earthquake, it was used as a lighthouse until 1848, when it became a watch tower. During World War I, it served as a military post.
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