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Tour Saint-Jacques

Square de la tour Saint-Jacques - 75004 Paris

Châtelet - Les Halles - 4e Arrondissement

Tour Saint Jacques, Paris © OTCP - Marc Bertrand
Tour Saint-Jacques, sculpture, Paris © Christophe Prévotat
Tour Saint-Jacques, vue sur Paris, Paris © Christophe Prévotat
Tour Saint-Jacques, vue sur Paris, Paris © Christophe Prévotat
Tour Saint-Jacques, vue sur Paris, Paris © Christophe Prévotat

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Guided tours are finished for the year 2020. See you in the summer of 2021.

Description

The Tour Saint-Jacques stands alone in the middle of a little garden of the same name. A tower in the flamboyant Gothic style, built between 1509 and 1523, the Tour Saint-Jacques is the only remaining vestige of the Eglise Saint-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie destroyed in 1797. This sanctuary was the meeting point on the Via Toronensis (or Tours route) of the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela (Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle). The statue of Blaise Pascal, at the base of the tower, is a reminder that it was here that he repeated his barometric experiments carried out in Puy-de-Dôme. On the north-west corner, a statue of Saint Jacques le Majeur dominates the platform on which a small meteorological station was established in 1891. It belongs to the Observatoire de Montsouris. The sculpted symbols of the four evangelists (the lion, bull, eagle and man), appear on the corners. These statues were restored during the last century, along with the gargoyles and the 18 statues of saints that decorate the walls of the tower.

Architectural style

  • Gothique flamboyant

Documentation in a foreign language

  • English
  • Spanish

Entrance fees and modalities

Guided tour

€12/€10 (under 18s, students and job seekers). Accompanied tour, every hour from 10am to 5pm on Saturdays and Sundays. Duration of tour: 40 minutes. By reservation only (online, on the website of Des Mots et Des Arts). Information by phone +33 (0) 1 83 96 15 05 from 10am to 7pm from Monday to Friday. Access to the top (54 metres, approximately 16 floors) via a small staircase with 300 steps. It is not recommended for anyone suffering from claustrophobia or vertigo, those with difficulties walking or anyone with heart problems. Access is not permitted for those under 10 years.

Group tour

Group size is restricted to a maximum of 17 people. Same booking procedure as for individual visitors.

Free

Free entry during European Heritage Days (September 19 and 20, 2020).

Methods of payment

  • CB/Visa
  • Eurocard/Mastercard

Closing times

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Opening times

Guided tours are finished for the year 2020. See you in the summer of 2021.

Voir la carte

Tour Saint-Jacques

Square de la tour Saint-Jacques
75004 Paris
Tel.. +33 (0) 1 83 96 15 05
contact@desmotsetdesarts.com
http://www.desmotsetdesarts.com/offres/visites-guidees-paris/visite-de-la-tour-saint-jacques

  • Subway - Hôtel de Ville
  • Bus - 21, 38, 47, 58, 67, 69, 70, 72, 74, 75, 76, 85, 96

Monument in the same district: Châtelet - Les Halles

Monument in the same arrondissement: 4th arrondissement

Monument in Paris and in the Paris Region: Monument

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