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 Raymond Adolphe Séré de Rivières. The fortresses were obsolescent by 1914 but were used during the First World War.
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.
Verdun is a city in the Meuse department in Grand Est, northeastern France. It is an arrondissement of the department.
Verdun and the Meuse river
Bird's-eye view of Verdun in 1638
Aerial photograph of Fort Douaumont towards the end of 1916
Citadel of Verdun during World War I