The western façade of Tour Saint-Nicolas, seen from cour des Dames in La Rochelle.

The sun setting on western façade of Tour Saint-Nicolas, seen from cour des Dames in La Rochelle. The tower is among two others guarding the city’s old port, named Tour de la Chaîne and Tour de la Lanterne, built in 1392 and 1468 respectively.

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Photographs of La Rochelle.