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Willem VS
October 22, 2024
Hiking
The Tour Saint-Fiacre, also known as the Tour des Sottes, is a historic tower in Cambrai. The tower is part of the old city walls of Cambrai and was built in the 14th century. The name "Tour des Sottes" comes from a nearby women's asylum in the 19th century. The tower has retained its Cambrésis stone structure up to the foot of the terrace, while the sandstone base is now buried.
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•Paul_C
August 13, 2023
Hiking
The Tour des Sottes is one of the few remaining towers of the city's medieval fortifications. It was built in the 14th century and was part of the defensive wall that surrounded the city. It is made of limestone and sandstone, and has a corbelled structure at the top which indicates the presence of latrines. You can see traces of the wall that connected the tower to the other towers.
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