Tour Saint-Jacques
Tour Saint-Jacques in April 2015 | |
| Location | 4th arrondissement of Paris |
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| Coordinates | 48°51′28.7″N 2°20′56.1″E / 48.857972°N 2.348917°E |
| Type | Church ruins |
| Height | 52 metres (171 ft) |
| Beginning date | 1509 |
| Completion date | 1523 |
| Dedicated to | St James the Great |
| Criteria | Cultural: ii, iv, vi |
| Designated | 1998 (22nd session) |
| Part of | Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France |
| Reference no. | 868-031 |
| Region | Europe and North America |
| Designated | 1862 |
| Reference no. | PA00086479 |
Tour Saint-Jacques (French: [tuʁ sɛ̃ʒak], 'Saint James's Tower') is a monument located in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France, on the Rive Droite. This 52-metre (171 ft) Flamboyant Gothic tower at the intersection of the Rue de Rivoli with Rue Nicolas-Flamel is all that remains of the former 16th-century Church of Saint-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie ('Saint James of the Meat Market'), which was demolished in 1797, during the French Revolution, leaving only the tower.
What remains of the destroyed church of Saint-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie is now considered a national historic landmark.