Tour Philippe-le-Bel

• Rue Mnt de la Tour, 30400 Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, France • Save to wishlist • Mark as visited
Tour Philippe-le-Bel
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Tour Philippe-le-Bel (English: Tower of Philip the Fair) is a medieval tower in Villeneuve-lès-Avignon which marked the French terminus of the Saint-Bénézet Bridge across the Rhone between the Kingdom of France and Papal territory of Avignon. It is named after the French king Philippe-le-Bel (Philip IV "the Fair") who was responsible for its construction.

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