La Cadière-d’Azur clock tower

  1. La Cadière-d’Azur clock tower
Résumé: Built in the 16th century, it is narrow (2.6 meters at the base) and rises to a height of around 20 meters. It is [...]
Description:

Built in the 16th century, it is narrow (2.6 meters at the base) and rises to a height of around 20 meters. It is topped by an attractive wrought-iron campanile.


The clock :
- 1540 purchase of the metal by the town council
- Manufacture of the clock by La Cadière's locksmith.
The tower: built in 1551 outside the ramparts
- The bell (10 quintals, 450 kg and rings the ground): cast by Jehan Ardisson, "fondeur pour le Roi" in Marseille, transported in 9 days to the port of Les Lecques by boat. It was installed in 1585. It also has a handsome wrought-iron campanile.

Informations
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Accommodation nearby:

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Restaurants nearby:

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Phone: 04 94 90 12 56

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