Tourists who are attracted by everything mysterious and mystical are recommended to visit the gloomy old building, which is located in the central part of the capital of France, here lovers of everything mysterious will satisfy their curiosity and enjoy. You may have heard the name of this ancient structure, as it is very popular - the Saint-Jacques Tower. This building is fraught with an interesting story, but more on that later.
At first, the famous tower was part of the Church of St. James, in those ancient times pilgrims gathered in this temple, who went to the burial place of the Apostle James.
It is known that in the sixteenth century, additional buildings were erected on the territory of the temple, including a bell tower, which became known as the Saint-Jacques tower.
The famous scientist Pascal Blaise, in the seventeenth century, within the walls of this tower, carried out research work on the topic of atmospheric pressure. And the talented French alchemist Nicolas Flamel was buried on the territory of the temple.
When France was seized by a merciless wave of revolution, the church suffered irreparable damage - only ruins remained of it, miraculously, only the tower remained intact.
In honor of the great scientist Pascal, a meteorological station was built in the tower. Visitors can visit this unusual place.
As already mentioned above, tourists who are interested in everything mystical can, without hesitation, go to an old French building, shrouded in a haze of mystery.
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The legend of the famous French alchemist Nicolas Flamel
There is one very old interesting story that contains some mystical moments. Not far from the Church of Saint-Jacques, there was a shop of Nicolas Flamel, he lived not richly, earned his living from trade. But, one fine day, he acquired an ancient manuscript, which described the secrets of alchemy, Flamel wanted to comprehend this mysterious science. With the help of this recording, he discovered a lot of new things - the secrets of eternal life and the philosopher's stone, so he became the author of some artifacts, which brought him untold riches.
When the great scientist died, his body was buried in the crypt of the Church of Saint-Jacques, but despite this fact, over the course of many centuries, he appeared among people more than once, and in different parts of the world. Also, the locals saw a ghost rushing around the tower at night, isn't it mystic?
