Les forts Vauban de Charente-Maritime.
Leur rôle était de repousser tout ennemi venu de la mer afin de protéger les zones stratégiques des pertuis et des estuaires.
Star forts from all around the world. These fortifications became the norm after the large-scale introduction of gunpowder weaponry like cannons made castles obsolete. The fort’s design is low to the ground, minimizing it as a target, with walls consisting of stone-clad dirt slopes able to withstand cannon shot. The sharp angles of the structure also partly deflected impacts and helped break up and confound enemy attacks.
From top to bottoms:
Fort George, Scotland.
Bourtange, the Netherlands.
Manjarabad Fort, India.
Fort of Santa Cruz de Itamaracá, Brazil .
Forte Stella Fortress, Italy.
Jaca Citadel, Spain.
Fort of San Diego, Mexico .
Krzyżtopór, Poland.
Älvsborg fortress, Sweden.
Fort Malborough, Indonesia.
Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban
Star forts from all around the world. These fortifications became the norm after the large-scale introduction of gunpowder weaponry like cannons made castles obsolete. The fort’s design is low to the ground, minimizing it as a target, with walls consisting of stone-clad dirt slopes able to withstand cannon shot. The sharp angles of the structure also partly deflected impacts and helped break up and confound enemy attacks.
From top to bottoms:
Fort George, Scotland.
Bourtange, the Netherlands.
Manjarabad Fort, India.
Fort of Santa Cruz de Itamaracá, Brazil .
Forte Stella Fortress, Italy.
Jaca Citadel, Spain.
Fort of San Diego, Mexico .
Krzyżtopór, Poland.
Älvsborg fortress, Sweden.
Fort Malborough, Indonesia.
Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban