Tour+St-Jacques

Tour St-Jacques Used to belong to part of a church it was built somewhere between 1509 and 1523. The church was named for St.James the great. It was also known as Saint-Jacques La-Boucherie, Which translates to st. James the butcher. The only thing left on the church is its tower and the church was destroyed in the French Revolution in 1793. The tower is considered a National Historic Landmark and it is located in Paris’ IV arrondissements, How rich is one of the oldest areas in Paris. After the Revolution destroyed the church and left at our standing. It was not until the mid eighteen hundreds when the power was restored. Theodore Ballu Cut it onto a pedestal and restored it back to its original height, which is 171 feet. The tower design is a flamboyant Gothic style. The top of the tower, is a statue of the same, which was placed some time in the nineteenth Century. On the basis that you stands a statue for Blaise Pascal, who conducted science experiments at a lab here and there in the mid-seventeenth century. The church was attended by wealthy butchers that sold their goods to Pilgrim to also attended the church. The tower stands currently at a park and is considered a tourist attraction since it is a historic landmark. A popular video game name is Assassin's Creed Unity,features that church with the tower in the game.