Tour des Mourgues

The Tour des Mourgues is a cylindrical stone tower in Arles, France, originally standing six metres tall as part of the ancient Roman colony's rampart system. Built in the 1st century BC using load-bearing masonry techniques, it represents one of the earliest architectural achievements of Roman Arles, reinforcing the city's defensive walls [1]. The tower takes its name from the « mourgues » (nuns) of a monastery founded by Bishop Césaire in the early 6th century, adjacent to the nearby Saint-Blaise church [1].