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The Chain Tower
Native name
French: La tour de la Chaîne
The chain Tower
LocationLa Rochelle, France
Nearest cityLa Rochelle
Coordinates46°09′21″N 01°09′25″W / 46.15583°N 1.15694°W / 46.15583; -1.15694
Height138 feet (42 m)
Original useGateway to the Old Port of La Rochelle
Architectural style(s)Medieval
Governing bodyBuilding managed by the CMN (Center des Monuments Nationaux)
OwnerGovernment
Websitela-rochelle.monuments-nationaux.fr
Monument historique

The Chain Tower (1384) (French:La tour de la Chaîne) along with the Lantern tower and the Saint Nicolas Tower, is one of the three medieval towers guarding the port in La Rochelle, France. It is called the Chain tower because an actual chain was stretched across the port entrance from this building. In 1879 the French government classified it as a Monument historique (MH).[1]

  1. ^ Base Mérimée: The Chain Tower, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)

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