Butter Tower of Rouen

 

A while back, I posted some paintings by Monet of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Rouen, France. It's where parts of Richard the Lionheart are buried. The tower on the right is the Tour de Buerre (Butter Tower) which was built around 1500 AD. It's called the Butter Tower because it was paid for by Catholics who were willing to pay the Church to be allowed to eat butter during Lent!