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Saint-Jacques Tower (Tour Saint-Jacques) & Nicolas Flamel Alchemy

Location
Square Tour Saint-Jacques, 4th Arrondissement, Paris
Coordinates
48.8581° N, 2.3488° E
Elevation
52 m
Optimal window
Late afternoon (16:00 PM – 18:00 PM)
Sound field
432 Hz

Orientation

Standing 52 meters tall, Tour Saint-Jacques is the sole remaining Flamboyant Gothic tower of the 16th-century church of Saint-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie. Located near the home of legendary 14th-century alchemist Nicolas Flamel (who lived on Rue de Montmorency), the tower served as a sanctuary for alchemical experiments and astronomical observations by Blaise Pascal.

The full decipherment and its observational protocol — where to stand, when, and what to watch for — are in the Paris field codex.

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