Tour de la Lanterne

La Rochelle, Italy

The Lantern Tower (French: tour de la Lanterne) is one of the three medieval historic towers in La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes, France, which guarded the port at Aunis. The Lantern tower served as a Lighthouse and a prison throughout its history. It was also known by other names: Garrot tower, Priest

tower, and Four Sergeant tower. In 1789 the French government declared it a Monument historique

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