Fort of Fouras 3 - Charente Maritime - France by Kordouane

Photography • Historical • posted on Mar 20, 2018

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During the religious wars, Fouras' strategic position enabled him to escape the destruction ordered by Louis XIII for all the strongholds after the capture of La Rochelle. He made it a royal fortress. During the Dutch War (1672 to 1678) it protected the mouth of the river and fortification work continued until 1693. When the old fort at Rochefort-sur-Charente became the Royal Navy Arsenal at Rochefort, the Fouras Keep was used to observe ship movements and send messages to the signal tower built near the Wing Commander's lodge. The fort and citadel were listed as historic monuments on March 13, 1987.

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8:17AM | Tue, 20 March 2018

seems very formidable. I have visited a few old forts in the US, but nothing on this scale

8:48AM | Tue, 20 March 2018

Thank you very much

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10:10AM | Tue, 20 March 2018

Cool old fort, looks sturdy.

10:23AM | Tue, 20 March 2018

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1:13PM | Tue, 20 March 2018

Great capture!

1:16PM | Tue, 20 March 2018

Thank you very much

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1:31PM | Tue, 20 March 2018

love the history lesson... nice shot

2:35PM | Tue, 20 March 2018

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3:12PM | Tue, 20 March 2018

It is very good!

3:56AM | Wed, 21 March 2018

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3:15PM | Tue, 20 March 2018

You can almost feel the history oozing out of this!

3:57AM | Wed, 21 March 2018

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5:06PM | Tue, 20 March 2018

Great series of photos showing this fortress!

3:57AM | Wed, 21 March 2018

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11:07AM | Wed, 21 March 2018

More super camera work well done!!

11:42AM | Wed, 21 March 2018

Thank you very much

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11:33PM | Wed, 21 March 2018

Excellent

3:58AM | Thu, 22 March 2018

Thank you for your visit and comment, good day to you

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9:22AM | Sat, 29 June 2019

Belle photo!

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9:42AM | Thu, 13 February 2020

belle prise de vue

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Photograph Details

F Number	f/20.0
Make	NIKON CORPORATION
Model	NIKON D3000
Shutter Speed	10/500
ISO Speed	100
Focal Length	18

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