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  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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Towers in France
Buildings and structures in Calais
Monuments and memorials in the Pas-de-Calais
Buildings and structures completed in 1214
Towers completed in the 13th century
1214 in Europe
1210s in France
Monuments historiques of Pas-de-Calais
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Gothic architecture in France