Collioure Bell Tower, France
A bell-topped bulwark
The harbor of Collioure in the south of France has been watched over by this tower since the 13th century. Its days as a defensive fort are long in the past, though, and it's seen some makeovers since. It was converted to a church bell tower in 1693 after about 400 years of military use, and its distinctive domed top was added even later in 1810. Decades after, the tower earned a place in art history as the subject of an 1887 painting by Paul Signac, who pioneered the pointillism technique alongside Georges Seurat.
A bell-topped bulwark
The harbor of Collioure in the south of France has been watched over by this tower since the 13th century. Its days as a defensive fort are long in the past, though, and it's seen some makeovers since. It was converted to a church bell tower in 1693 after about 400 years of military use, and its distinctive domed top was added even later in 1810. Decades after, the tower earned a place in art history as the subject of an 1887 painting by Paul Signac, who pioneered the pointillism technique alongside Georges Seurat.
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