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{{Quote|Orphan tower, what has become of the rest? The start of a pilgrim's journey. Shreds of memories hang from the chimeras beaks: This one, pressure of the atmosphere. The other, alchemy.|A riddle by [[Nostradamus]] describing Saint-Jacques Tower.|Assassin's Creed: Unity}} | {{Quote|Orphan tower, what has become of the rest? The start of a pilgrim's journey. Shreds of memories hang from the chimeras beaks: This one, pressure of the atmosphere. The other, alchemy.|A riddle by [[Nostradamus]] describing Saint-Jacques Tower.|Assassin's Creed: Unity}} | ||
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'''Saint-Jacques Tower''' (French: ''Tour Saint-Jacques'') is a gothic tower in [[Paris]]. | |image = ACUDB - Tour Saint-Jacques.png | ||
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|description = The tower remains of the Church of Saint-Jacques-la-Boucherie. | |||
|location = [[Paris]], [[France]] | |||
|architect = Jean de Felin<br>Julien Ménart<br>Jean de Revier | |||
|dateconstructed = 1509 – 1525 | |||
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|functions = Monument<br>Tower | |||
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The '''Saint-Jacques Tower''' (French: ''Tour Saint-Jacques'') is a gothic tower in [[Paris]], [[France]]. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The tower was initially part of the Church of Saint-Jacques-la-Boucherie, the starting point for the religious pilgrimage to {{Wiki|Santiago de Compostela}}. [[Nicolas Flamel]], the patron of the building, was buried under the floor of the church following his death in the early 15th century.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Tour St. Jacques]]</ref> | The tower was initially part of the Church of Saint-Jacques-la-Boucherie, the starting point for the religious pilgrimage to {{Wiki|Santiago de Compostela}}. [[Nicolas Flamel]], the patron of the building, was buried under the floor of the church following his death in the early 15th century.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Tour St. Jacques]]</ref> | ||
When the church was torn down around the time of the [[French Revolution]], the flamboyant tower built under the reign of [[Francis I of France]] was preserved. Since the tower was formerly inside the nave, and thus invisible from the outside, no ornamental decorations can be found around its base.<ref name="Database" /> | When the church was torn down around the time of the [[French Revolution]], the flamboyant tower built under the reign of [[Francis I of France|Francis I]] was preserved. Since the tower was formerly inside the nave, and thus invisible from the outside, no ornamental decorations can be found around its base.<ref name="Database" /> | ||
Saint-Jacques Tower is also a monument to science; in 1648, the mathematician and inventor {{Wiki|Blaise Pascal}} conducted experiments on atmospheric pressure atop the tower.<ref name="Database" /> | Saint-Jacques Tower is also a monument to science; in 1648, the mathematician and inventor {{Wiki|Blaise Pascal}} conducted experiments on atmospheric pressure atop the tower.<ref name="Database" /> | ||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery position="center" widths="180" captionalign="center"> | |||
ACU Tour St Jacques - Concept Art.JPG|Concept Art | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
Revision as of 17:58, 19 June 2020
- "Orphan tower, what has become of the rest? The start of a pilgrim's journey. Shreds of memories hang from the chimeras beaks: This one, pressure of the atmosphere. The other, alchemy."
- ―A riddle by Nostradamus describing Saint-Jacques Tower.[src]
The Saint-Jacques Tower (French: Tour Saint-Jacques) is a gothic tower in Paris, France.
History
The tower was initially part of the Church of Saint-Jacques-la-Boucherie, the starting point for the religious pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. Nicolas Flamel, the patron of the building, was buried under the floor of the church following his death in the early 15th century.[1]
When the church was torn down around the time of the French Revolution, the flamboyant tower built under the reign of Francis I was preserved. Since the tower was formerly inside the nave, and thus invisible from the outside, no ornamental decorations can be found around its base.[1]
Saint-Jacques Tower is also a monument to science; in 1648, the mathematician and inventor Blaise Pascal conducted experiments on atmospheric pressure atop the tower.[1]
Gallery
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Concept Art
