architecture

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

Dijon, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Tour Philippe le Bon [French]
Tour de la Terrasse [French]

Architecture

full/alternative names
Tower of the Terrace
higher-level structure
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

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