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Place d'Armes and Tour du Guet, Calais

Place d'Armes and Tour du Guet, Calais

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Place d'Armes and Tour du Guet, Calais

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Location: Hauts-De-France, France

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1. View of Calais – Cap Blanc-Nez loop from Calais-Nord

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2. Calais Beach and Lighthouse – Parc Saint Pierre loop from Calais

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3. Sculpture Calais Beach – Fort Risban loop from Fort-Nieulay

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Willem VS

May 3, 2024

The Place d'Armes borders the Tour du Guet (the Watchtower) and is strategically located in the heart of the city. Historically it was a central meeting place for military meetings and important ceremonies.
Important scenes took place in this square during the siege of Calais between 1346 and 1347. Six citizens of Calais, known as the “glorious citizens”, surrendered to King Edward III of England to save their city. This heroic moment was later immortalized in the famous bronze sculpture “Les Bourgeois de Calais” by Auguste Rodin.

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Willem VS

May 3, 2024

A “place d'armes” is usually located in the center of a fortress and functions as a gathering place for a small force and as a central space for military ceremonies. During the English occupation (1347-1558) the square was known as the “Market Place”. After the reconquest of Calais in 1558 by François, Duke of Guise, it was eventually given the name “Place d'Armes”.

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Alexandra Hinsken

July 24, 2022

Beautiful square in Calais, which the children like to use as a water playground on hot days.

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Place d'Armes and Tour du Guet, Calais

1. View of Calais – Cap Blanc-Nez loop from Calais-Nord

2. Calais Beach and Lighthouse – Parc Saint Pierre loop from Calais

3. Sculpture Calais Beach – Fort Risban loop from Fort-Nieulay

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