Tour du coin (Louvre)
| Tour du coin | |
|---|---|
| Part of wall of Philippe Auguste | |
| Paris in France | |
The wall of the Louvre along the Seine with the tour du Coin on the right, reimagined in a 19th-century engraving | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Corner tower |
| Condition | Destroyed |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 48°51′33″N 2°20′17″E / 48.859294°N 2.337964°E |
| Height | 25 meters |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1190-1209 |
| Built by | Philip II of France |
| Materials | Stone |
| Demolished | 1531 (partially), 1719 (totally) |
The tour du coin (or tour de la conférence) was one of the corner towers of the ancient wall of Philip II Augustus in Paris, built between 1190 and 1209.