Ceintures de Lyon
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The ceintures de Lyon were a series of fortifications built between 1830 and 1890 around the city of Lyon, France, to protect the city from foreign invasion.
Fort de Loyasse, northern corner
The barracks of Fort de Montessuy in Caluire-et-Cuire
The hillfort at Fourvière
Fort de Bron
Séré de Rivières system
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The Séré de Rivières system was an ensemble of fortifications built from 1874 along the frontiers, ridges and coasts of France. The fortifications were named after their architect, Brigadier-General R
Ceintures de Lyon
…Fort de Grange-Blanche and the Batterie de Pierre Scize were planned but never constructed. The second belt, called the Séré de Rivières system, consisted of twenty-six fortifications surrounding the suburban area of Lyon. They were situated in an 8.5 km (5.3 mi) ring around Lyon. The belt was…
Aerial photograph of Fort de Douaumont, Verdun, 1916
Entry, Fort d'Uxegney
Armoured observatory (Fort de Villey-le-Sec).
Military railroad at the Fort de Villey-le-Sec.