L1330663 Fort National - St Malo

Fort National - August 27, 2009

 

Fort National is a fort on a tidal island a few hundred metres off the walled city of Saint-Malo.

 

The military architect Vauban designed it in 1689 to protect Saint-Malo's port.

 

The fort was originally called Fort Royal.

 

In 1789 the fort's name became Fort d'Îlette or Républicain, then Fort Impérial and, after 1870, Fort National.

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