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Tour Vauban du Port-en-Bessin-Huppain

Tour Vauban du Port-en-Bessin-Huppain, Artillery tower in Port-en-Bessin-Huppain, France.

The Vauban tower is a casemated artillery battery built of limestone, with four cannon embrasures and a door. It has a conical pepper-pot roof covered in limestone and stands on the coast east of Port-en-Bessin's outer harbour, overlooking the harbour entrance.

The tower was built in 1694 by Benjamin de Combes to command the entrance of the Port-en-Bessin harbour, on the coast east of the outer harbour. It is a casemated battery pierced with four cannon embrasures and a door, and it has been a private property. It was classified as a monument historique on 29 April 1948.

The tower shows how people in the 17th century defended the French coast and has been protected as a historical monument since 1948. Visitors can see the military thinking of that era reflected in its design and position.

The tower is easy to view from the harbor during a walk along the port area. The surrounding area is freely accessible from the waterfront and easy to reach on foot.

The tower is a casemated battery pierced by four cannon embrasures and a single door, built in limestone with a conical pepper-pot roof also covered in limestone. It has been a private property, and it was classified as a monument historique on 29 April 1948.

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Benjamin de Combes
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Port-en-Bessin
GPS coordinates
49.34910,-0.75412
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