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Forts in France: Bastille, Citadel of Besancon, Fort de Tournoux, Fuhrer Headquarters, Fort Douaumont, Fort Des Ayvelles, Fort de Bourlemont

Forts in France: Bastille, Citadel of Besancon, Fort de Tournoux, Fuhrer Headquarters, Fort Douaumont, Fort Des Ayvelles, Fort de Bourlemont


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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 31. Chapters: Bastille, Citadel of Besancon, Fort de Tournoux, Fuhrer Headquarters, Fort Douaumont, Fort des Ayvelles, Fort de Bourlemont, Fort l'Ecluse, Crenellated guardhouse, 1846 model, Tour Royale, Toulon, Fort de Conde-sur-Aisne, Fort de Mutzig, Fort Boyard, Vitrified fort, Model-tower, 1811 type, Fort de Joux, Fort Vaux, Fort de Viraysse, Fort Saint-Jean, Fort Enet, Fort Rapp, Fort de Bellegarde, Fort Carre, Fort of Planoise, Fort of Bregille, Fort de La Pree, Meuse-Line, Fort Fleur d'epee, Moselle-Line, Fort National. Excerpt: The Bastille is the name of a fortress culminating at 476 m (1,561ft) above sea level, at the south end of the Chartreuse mountain range, overlooking the city of Grenoble, France. The Bastille, which also gives its name to the hill, is the main tourist site of the Grenoble area with 600 000 visitors per year . The fortress lies on the final promontory of mount Rachais, a narrow mountain that is the most southerly of the Chartreuse range. The plateau of the main fortifications is situated 264 metres above a singularly flat valley floor which is glacial in origin. It was the melting of the Isere glacier approximately 25,000 years ago that led to the formation of a vast lake stretching from Voiron to Albertville, and which remained for approximately 10,000 years. It is the alluvial deposits from this lake that created the perfectly flat valley floors that are in evidence today. The location of the fort was chosen because it facilitated the surveillance and control of the city of Grenoble from the 19th century as well as the valleys of the Isere and the Drac, all the while being difficult to attack and overthrow because of the cliffs and steep ground by which it is surrounded. Requests to fortify this hill had been made by Francis I in 1538 and by Charles IX in 1566, but these were not acted upon. Rabot...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781157402794
  • Publisher: Books LLC, Wiki Series
  • Publisher Imprint: Books LLC, Wiki Series
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 32
  • Spine Width: 2 mm
  • Weight: 77 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1157402798
  • Publisher Date: 04 Jul 2011
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Bastille, Citadel of Besancon, Fort de Tournoux, Fuhrer Headquarters, Fort Douaumont, Fort Des Ayvelles, Fort de Bourlemont
  • Width: 189 mm


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