Bell tower, Abbaye Saint-Aubin, Angers, Maine-et-Loire
Bell tower, 12th century of the Abbaye Saint-Aubin, a former Benedictine monastery built 12th - 18th centuries, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. Originally a funeral basilica for the tomb of Bishop Aubin, 529-50, it was founded as a monastery in the 7th century and rebuilt in the 12th century. The main building was destroyed in the 19th century but the separate fortified bell tower or Tour Saint-Aubin remains, at 54m high. It is listed as a historic monument and used to house art exhibitions. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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45395791
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Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
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Photograph by Manuel Cohen
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