Talk:Tour Saint-Jacques

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Saint-Jacques Tower is a monument in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. Measuring 52 metres (171 ft) in height, the Gothic tower is all that remains of a 16th-century church which was demolished shortly after the French Revolution.Photo: Charles Soulier

Placed on a pedestal

Article reads:

"During the Second Empire, the architect Théodore Ballu restored the tower, placing it on a pedestal and designing a small city park around it."

Looks like a pretty big tower to me. How did they manage to do that? Did they deconstruct the whole tower and build it again on a pedestal? I must be missing something. --WANAX (talk) 19:09, 27 May 2013 (UTC)

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Saint-Jacques Tower is a monument located in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France, on Rue de Rivoli at Rue Nicolas Flamel. This 52-metre (171 ft) Flamboyant Gothic tower is all that remains of the former 16th-century Church of Saint-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie, which was demolished in 1797 during the French Revolution. It is considered a national historic landmark.Photograph: Benh Lieu Song

Contradiction

The introduction says "demolished in 1797, during the French Revolution", Tour_Saint-Jacques#Nineteenth_century says "The church, with the exception of the tower, was demolished in 1793". What is correct? 1797 or 1793? Gestumblindi (talk) 18:53, 25 July 2024 (UTC)