Architecture

Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy, Tower of Philip the Good, northwest elevation

Dijon, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Palais des ducs de Bourgogne [French]
Palais des ducs et des États de Bourgogne [French]
Tour Philippe le Bon [French]
Tour de la Terrasse [French]
Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy, Tower of Philip the Good, northwest elevation

Architecture

Architecture: Tower of Philip the Good

full/alternative names
Tower of the Terrace
built
1450-1460
style/period
work type by function
architect

Architecture: Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy

full/alternative names
Palace of the Dukes and Estates of Burgundy
built
1365-1784
culture
work type by function
1370–1477
1477–1792
1799
1831
architect / constr. phase
1365-1370
New Tower (Tower of Bar) and Court of Bar
1450-1455
Great Hall (Guards' Hall)
1450-1460
Philip the Good Tower (Terrace Tower)
1682-1689
wings and redesign of the facade
1733-1784
additions and modifications

Specifications

Specifications: Tower of Philip the Good

height
46.0 m
stories (above ground)
6

Geography

local language location name
Dijon, France [French]
cultural historical region
historical affiliations
1460-1482
1460-1477
1482-1792

UNESCO World Heritage Site

type
cultural
criteria
III, V
designation
reference
1425

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
3,228 × 5,184  pixel
27.3 × 43.9 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
perspective control, colour corrected
copyrights
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