Blaye Citadel - Gironde - France 1 by Kordouane

Photography • Historical • posted on Mar 29, 2018

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The citadel of Blaye is a military complex of 38 hectares built between 1685 and 1689 by the military architect François Ferry, general director of the fortifications of Guyenne, under the supervision of Vauban. Dominating the Gironde estuary, it is located in the commune of Blaye, in the north of the Gironde department, in France. It forms a vast fortified complex surrounded by curtain walls, completed by four bastions and three half-moons. The interior is conceived as a real barracks articulated around a square of weapons, a convent sheltering formerly religious of the order of Minimes, and several barracks intended for the housing of the troop. Several elements of the medieval fortifications are preserved in the new complex, including the castle of Rudel ( 12th century), the gate of Liverneuf (12th century) or the tower of l'Eguillette (15th century).