The Saint-Martin Tower on the right separated from the Saint-Nazaire Gate, on the left, by the curtain wall with its battlements and merlons.
INNER WALL
THE SAINT-MARTIN TOWER
his
tower is characteristic of the work done on the fortification
under Philippe le Hardi
(1270-1285) with its bossedfacings and
its overhanging profile designed to deflect war engines' missiles.