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  • 12th and 13th centuries' enlargements of the Gisors fortified castle with fortifications and towers, Gisors, Eure, France. Gisors was the main military stronghold between the two vexins, the French and the Norman ones. Listed as historical monument in 1862. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 12th and 13th centuries' enlargements of the Gisors fortified castle with fortifications and towers, Gisors, Eure, France. Gisors was the main military stronghold between the two vexins, the French and the Norman ones. Listed as historical monument in 1862. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • First fortification called jacketwall, Gisors fortified castle, 11th century, by the second son of William the Conqueror, Gisors, Eure, France. Gisors was the main military stronghold between the two vexins, the French and the Norman ones. Listed as historical monument in 1862. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 12th and 13th centuries' enlargements of the Gisors fortified castle with fortifications and towers, Gisors, Eure, France. Gisors was the main military stronghold between the two vexins, the French and the Norman ones. Listed as historical monument in 1862. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 12th and 13th centuries' enlargements of the Gisors fortified castle with fortifications and towers, Gisors, Eure, France. Gisors was the main military stronghold between the two vexins, the French and the Norman ones. Listed as historical monument in 1862. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • First fortification called jacketwall, Gisors fortified castle, 11th century, by the second son of William the Conqueror, Gisors, Eure, France. Gisors was the main military stronghold between the two vexins, the French and the Norman ones. Listed as historical monument in 1862. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 12th and 13th centuries' enlargements of the Gisors fortified castle with fortifications and towers, Gisors, Eure, France. Gisors was the main military stronghold between the two vexins, the French and the Norman ones. Listed as historical monument in 1862. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • First fortification called jacketwall, Gisors fortified castle, 11th century, by the second son of William the Conqueror, Gisors, Eure, France. Gisors was the main military stronghold between the two vexins, the French and the Norman ones. Listed as historical monument in 1862. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • First fortification called jacketwall, Gisors fortified castle, 11th century, by the second son of William the Conqueror, Gisors, Eure, France. Gisors was the main military stronghold between the two vexins, the French and the Norman ones. Listed as historical monument in 1862. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • First fortification called jacketwall, Gisors fortified castle, 11th century, by the second son of William the Conqueror, Gisors, Eure, France. Gisors was the main military stronghold between the two vexins, the French and the Norman ones. Listed as historical monument in 1862. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • First fortification called jacketwall, Gisors fortified castle, 11th century, by the second son of William the Conqueror, Gisors, Eure, France. Gisors was the main military stronghold between the two vexins, the French and the Norman ones. Listed as historical monument in 1862. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 12th and 13th centuries' enlargements of the Gisors fortified castle with fortifications and towers, Gisors, Eure, France. Gisors was the main military stronghold between the two vexins, the French and the Norman ones. Listed as historical monument in 1862. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 12th and 13th centuries' enlargements of the Gisors fortified castle with fortifications and towers, Gisors, Eure, France. Gisors was the main military stronghold between the two vexins, the French and the Norman ones. Listed as historical monument in 1862. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • First fortification called jacketwall, Gisors fortified castle, 11th century, by the second son of William the Conqueror, Gisors, Eure, France. Gisors was the main military stronghold between the two vexins, the French and the Norman ones. Listed as historical monument in 1862. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • First fortification called jacketwall, Gisors fortified castle, 11th century, by the second son of William the Conqueror, Gisors, Eure, France. Gisors was the main military stronghold between the two vexins, the French and the Norman ones. Listed as historical monument in 1862. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • First fortification called jacketwall, Gisors fortified castle, 11th century, by the second son of William the Conqueror, Gisors, Eure, France. Gisors was the main military stronghold between the two vexins, the French and the Norman ones. Listed as historical monument in 1862. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • First fortification called jacketwall, Gisors fortified castle, 11th century, by the second son of William the Conqueror, Gisors, Eure, France. Gisors was the main military stronghold between the two vexins, the French and the Norman ones. Listed as historical monument in 1862. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • First fortification called jacketwall, Gisors fortified castle, 11th century, by the second son of William the Conqueror, Gisors, Eure, France. Gisors was the main military stronghold between the two vexins, the French and the Norman ones. Listed as historical monument in 1862. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 12th and 13th centuries' enlargements of the Gisors fortified castle with fortifications and towers, Gisors, Eure, France. Gisors was the main military stronghold between the two vexins, the French and the Norman ones. Listed as historical monument in 1862. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 12th and 13th centuries' enlargements of the Gisors fortified castle with fortifications and towers, Gisors, Eure, France. Gisors was the main military stronghold between the two vexins, the French and the Norman ones. Listed as historical monument in 1862. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • First fortification called jacketwall, Gisors fortified castle, 11th century, by the second son of William the Conqueror, Gisors, Eure, France. Gisors was the main military stronghold between the two vexins, the French and the Norman ones. Listed as historical monument in 1862. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 12th and 13th centuries' enlargements of the Gisors fortified castle with fortifications and towers, Gisors, Eure, France. Gisors was the main military stronghold between the two vexins, the French and the Norman ones. Listed as historical monument in 1862. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • First fortification called jacketwall, Gisors fortified castle, 11th century, by the second son of William the Conqueror, Gisors, Eure, France. Gisors was the main military stronghold between the two vexins, the French and the Norman ones. Listed as historical monument in 1862. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • First fortification called jacketwall, Gisors fortified castle, 11th century, by the second son of William the Conqueror, Gisors, Eure, France. Gisors was the main military stronghold between the two vexins, the French and the Norman ones. Listed as historical monument in 1862. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • First fortification called jacketwall, Gisors fortified castle, 11th century, by the second son of William the Conqueror, Gisors, Eure, France. Gisors was the main military stronghold between the two vexins, the French and the Norman ones. Listed as historical monument in 1862. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • First fortification called jacketwall, Gisors fortified castle, 11th century, by the second son of William the Conqueror, Gisors, Eure, France. Gisors was the main military stronghold between the two vexins, the French and the Norman ones. Listed as historical monument in 1862. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • First fortification called jacketwall, Gisors fortified castle, 11th century, by the second son of William the Conqueror, Gisors, Eure, France. Gisors was the main military stronghold between the two vexins, the French and the Norman ones. Listed as historical monument in 1862. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • First fortification called jacketwall, Gisors fortified castle, 11th century, by the second son of William the Conqueror, Gisors, Eure, France. Gisors was the main military stronghold between the two vexins, the French and the Norman ones. Listed as historical monument in 1862. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • First fortification called jacketwall, Gisors fortified castle, 11th century, by the second son of William the Conqueror, Gisors, Eure, France. Gisors was the main military stronghold between the two vexins, the French and the Norman ones. Listed as historical monument in 1862. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • First fortification called jacketwall, Gisors fortified castle, 11th century, by the second son of William the Conqueror, Gisors, Eure, France. Gisors was the main military stronghold between the two vexins, the French and the Norman ones. Listed as historical monument in 1862. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 12th and 13th centuries' enlargements of the Gisors fortified castle with fortifications and towers, Gisors, Eure, France. Gisors was the main military stronghold between the two vexins, the French and the Norman ones. Listed as historical monument in 1862. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 12th and 13th centuries' enlargements of the Gisors fortified castle with fortifications and towers, Gisors, Eure, France. Gisors was the main military stronghold between the two vexins, the French and the Norman ones. Listed as historical monument in 1862. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • First fortification called jacketwall, Gisors fortified castle, 11th century, by the second son of William the Conqueror, Gisors, Eure, France. Gisors was the main military stronghold between the two vexins, the French and the Norman ones. Listed as historical monument in 1862. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • First fortification called jacketwall, Gisors fortified castle, 11th century, by the second son of William the Conqueror, Gisors, Eure, France. Gisors was the main military stronghold between the two vexins, the French and the Norman ones. Listed as historical monument in 1862. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • First fortification called jacketwall, Gisors fortified castle, 11th century, by the second son of William the Conqueror, Gisors, Eure, France. Gisors was the main military stronghold between the two vexins, the French and the Norman ones. Listed as historical monument in 1862. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • First fortification called jacketwall, Gisors fortified castle, 11th century, by the second son of William the Conqueror, Gisors, Eure, France. Gisors was the main military stronghold between the two vexins, the French and the Norman ones. Listed as historical monument in 1862. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • First fortification called jacketwall, Gisors fortified castle, 11th century, by the second son of William the Conqueror, Gisors, Eure, France. Gisors was the main military stronghold between the two vexins, the French and the Norman ones. Listed as historical monument in 1862. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • First fortification called jacketwall, Gisors fortified castle, 11th century, by the second son of William the Conqueror, Gisors, Eure, France. Gisors was the main military stronghold between the two vexins, the French and the Norman ones. Listed as historical monument in 1862. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • First fortification called jacketwall, Gisors fortified castle, 11th century, by the second son of William the Conqueror, Gisors, Eure, France. Gisors was the main military stronghold between the two vexins, the French and the Norman ones. Listed as historical monument in 1862. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Defensive walls of the Portuguese Fortified city of Mazagan, 16th century, El Jadida, Morocco, minaret of the grand mosque in the distance. El Jadida, previously known as Mazagan (Portuguese: Mazag√£o), was seized in 1502 by the Portuguese, and they controlled this city until 1769. The fortification with its bastions and ramparts is an early example of Renaissance military design. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View against the light of Bastion du St Esprit, southwest corner of the Portuguese Fortified city of Mazagan, 16th century, El Jadida, Morocco. El Jadida, previously known as Mazagan (Portuguese: Mazagão), was seized in 1502 by the Portuguese, and they controlled this city until 1769. The fortification with its bastions and ramparts is an early example of Renaissance military design. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Old synagogue and defensive walls, Portuguese Fortified city of Mazagan,16th century, El Jadida, Morocco. El Jadida, previously known as Mazagan (Portuguese: Mazag√£o), was seized in 1502 by the Portuguese, and they controlled this city until 1769. The fortification with its bastions and ramparts is an early example of Renaissance military design. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Doorways to the Portuguese Fortified city of Mazagan, 16th century, El Jadida, Morocco with the minaret of the Grand Mosque in the background. El Jadida, previously known as Mazagan (Portuguese: Mazag√£o), was seized in 1502 by the Portuguese, and they controlled this city until 1769.  Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Defensive walls of the Portuguese Fortified city of Mazagan, 16th century, El Jadida, Morocco. El Jadida, previously known as Mazagan (Portuguese: Mazag√£o), was seized in 1502 by the Portuguese, and they controlled this city until 1769. The fortification with its bastions and ramparts is an early example of Renaissance military design. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Boys playing on the defensive walls of the Portuguese Fortified city of Mazagan, 16th century, El Jadida, Morocco. El Jadida, previously known as Mazagan (Portuguese: Mazag√£o), was seized in 1502 by the Portuguese, and they controlled this city until 1769. The fortification with its bastions and ramparts is an early example of Renaissance military design. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Couple walking on the defensive walls of the Portuguese Fortified city of Mazagan, 16th century, El Jadida, Morocco. El Jadida, previously known as Mazagan (Portuguese: Mazag√£o), was seized in 1502 by the Portuguese, and they controlled this city until 1769. The fortification with its bastions and ramparts is an early example of Renaissance military design. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Defensive walls and bastion of the Portuguese Fortified city of Mazagan, 16th century, El Jadida, Morocco. El Jadida, previously known as Mazagan (Portuguese: Mazag„o), was seized in 1502 by the Portuguese, and they controlled this city until 1769. The fortification with its bastions and ramparts is an early example of Renaissance military design. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Boys playing on the defensive walls of the Portuguese Fortified city of Mazagan, 16th century, El Jadida, Morocco. El Jadida, previously known as Mazagan (Portuguese: Mazag√£o), was seized in 1502 by the Portuguese, and they controlled this city until 1769. The fortification with its bastions and ramparts is an early example of Renaissance military design. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dry dock boat in the harbour with the defensive walls of the Portuguese Fortified city of Mazagan in the background, El Jadida, Morocco. El Jadida, previously known as Mazagan (Portuguese: Mazag„o), was seized in 1502 by the Portuguese, and they controlled this city until 1769. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bastion de Saint Sebastien, defensive walls of the Portuguese Fortified city of Mazagan, 16th century, El Jadida, Morocco. El Jadida, previously known as Mazagan (Portuguese: Mazag√£o), was seized in 1502 by the Portuguese, and they controlled this city until 1769. The fortification with its bastions and ramparts is an early example of Renaissance military design. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bastion de Saint Sebastien, defensive walls of the Portuguese Fortified city of Mazagan, 16th century, El Jadida, Morocco. El Jadida, previously known as Mazagan (Portuguese: Mazag√£o), was seized in 1502 by the Portuguese, and they controlled this city until 1769. The fortification with its bastions and ramparts is an early example of Renaissance military design. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Flotsam in the harbour with the defensive walls of the Portuguese Fortified city of Mazagan in the background, El Jadida, Morocco. El Jadida, previously known as Mazagan (Portuguese: Mazag√£o), was seized in 1502 by the Portuguese, and they controlled this city until 1769. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Defensive walls of the Portuguese Fortified city of Mazagan, 16th century, El Jadida, Morocco. El Jadida, previously known as Mazagan (Portuguese: Mazag√£o), was seized in 1502 by the Portuguese, and they controlled this city until 1769. The fortification with its bastions and ramparts is an early example of Renaissance military design. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The walled city of Saint-Malo, on the coast of Brittany, North West France, and the Plage de l'Eventail. The city was rebuilt 1948-60 after being largely destroyed during World War Two. It is a port which has traditionally been home to the corsairs, French privateers and sometimes pirates, and is heavily fortified with ramparts, a castle, fort and fortified tidal islands. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ramparts of the walled city of Saint-Malo at the Plage du Mole, and on the left, the Petit Be, a tidal island housing a fort, on the coast of Brittany, North West France. The city was rebuilt 1948-60 after being largely destroyed during World War Two. It is a port which has traditionally been home to the corsairs, French privateers and sometimes pirates, and is heavily fortified with ramparts, a castle, fort and fortified tidal islands. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapelle Princiere, a family chapel built c. 1500 and adapted in 1642, in the Chateau de Sedan, built 1424 - 17th century, the largest fortified medieval castle in Europe, in Sedan, Ardennes, Grand Est, France. Originally a manor house, the chateau was fortified and extended over the centuries, with cannon terraces, bastions and a curtain wall. It now houses a hotel and a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Robert Surcouf, 1773-1827, a French privateer who operated in the Indian Ocean, late 19th century, by Alfred Caravanniez, 1855-1915, French sculptor, in the walled city of Saint-Malo, on the coast of Brittany, North West France. The city itself was rebuilt 1948-60 after being largely destroyed during World War Two. It is a port which has traditionally been home to the corsairs, French privateers and sometimes pirates, and is heavily fortified with ramparts, a castle, fort and fortified tidal islands. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Charlotte de La Marck and Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne signing their marriage contract in the 16th century, reconstruction, in the Salle a la Colonne or Column Room, in the princes' apartments built c. 1550 by Robert IV de la Marck, in the museum in the Chateau de Sedan, built 1424 - 17th century, the largest fortified medieval castle in Europe, in Sedan, Ardennes, Grand Est, France. Originally a manor house, the chateau was fortified and extended over the centuries, with cannon terraces, bastions and a curtain wall. It now houses a hotel and a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Auguste Philippoteaux, mayor of Sedan 1903-4, marble, 1891, by Aristide Croisy, 1840-99, in the museum in the Chateau de Sedan, built 1424 - 17th century, the largest fortified medieval castle in Europe, in Sedan, Ardennes, Grand Est, France. Originally a manor house, the chateau was fortified and extended over the centuries, with cannon terraces, bastions and a curtain wall. It now houses a hotel and a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entrance to the Chateau de Sedan, built 1424 - 17th century, the largest fortified medieval castle in Europe, in Sedan, Ardennes, Grand Est, France. Originally a manor house, the chateau was fortified and extended over the centuries, with cannon terraces, bastions and a curtain wall. It now houses a hotel and a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The walled city of Saint-Malo, on the coast of Brittany, North West France, seen from the long concrete jetty on the Plage du Mole. The city was rebuilt 1948-60 after being largely destroyed during World War Two. It is a port which has traditionally been home to the corsairs, French privateers and sometimes pirates, and is heavily fortified with ramparts, a castle, fort and fortified tidal islands. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The walled city of Saint-Malo, on the coast of Brittany, North West France, seen from the long concrete jetty on the Plage du Mole. The city was rebuilt 1948-60 after being largely destroyed during World War Two. It is a port which has traditionally been home to the corsairs, French privateers and sometimes pirates, and is heavily fortified with ramparts, a castle, fort and fortified tidal islands. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Fort National at high tide, designed by Vauban, 1633-1707, and built 1689-93 on the L'Ilette tidal island to defend the port of the walled city of Saint-Malo, on the coast of Brittany, North West France, seen from the city's ramparts. The city was rebuilt 1948-60 after being largely destroyed during World War Two. It is a port which has traditionally been home to the corsairs, French privateers and sometimes pirates, and is heavily fortified with ramparts, a castle, fort and fortified tidal islands. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Grand Donjon or central keep of Saint-Malo Castle or the Chateau de Saint-Malo, with a large stone tower built 1424, on the ramparts of the walled city of Saint-Malo, on the coast of Brittany, North West France. The castle now houses the town hall and the town museum. The city was rebuilt 1948-60 after being largely destroyed during World War Two. It is a port which has traditionally been home to the corsairs, French privateers and sometimes pirates, and is heavily fortified with ramparts, a castle, fort and fortified tidal islands. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The walled city of Saint-Malo, on the coast of Brittany, North West France, seen from the long concrete jetty on the Plage du Mole. The city was rebuilt 1948-60 after being largely destroyed during World War Two. It is a port which has traditionally been home to the corsairs, French privateers and sometimes pirates, and is heavily fortified with ramparts, a castle, fort and fortified tidal islands. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Grand Be tidal island housing a fort, and on the left, the Petit Be, near the Plage de Bon Secours, at the walled city of Saint-Malo, on the coast of Brittany, North West France. The city was rebuilt 1948-60 after being largely destroyed during World War Two. It is a port which has traditionally been home to the corsairs, French privateers and sometimes pirates, and is heavily fortified with ramparts, a castle, fort and fortified tidal islands. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Sedan, aerial view, built 1424 - 17th century, the largest fortified medieval castle in Europe, in Sedan, Ardennes, Grand Est, France. Originally a manor house, the chateau was fortified and extended over the centuries, with cannon terraces, bastions and a curtain wall. It now houses a hotel and a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Sedan, aerial view, built 1424 - 17th century, the largest fortified medieval castle in Europe, in Sedan, Ardennes, Grand Est, France. Originally a manor house, the chateau was fortified and extended over the centuries, with cannon terraces, bastions and a curtain wall. It now houses a hotel and a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of soldiers at the fireplace, and bread oven, in the museum in the Chateau de Sedan, built 1424 - 17th century, the largest fortified medieval castle in Europe, in Sedan, Ardennes, Grand Est, France. Originally a manor house, the chateau was fortified and extended over the centuries, with cannon terraces, bastions and a curtain wall. It now houses a hotel and a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mouzon, 30th August 1870, detail, oil painting by Gaston Claris, depicting Captain de Tessiere (2nd Artillery Regiment), Captain Baudouin and gunner Favre in battle during the Franco-Prussian War, in the museum in the Chateau de Sedan, built 1424 - 17th century, the largest fortified medieval castle in Europe, in Sedan, Ardennes, Grand Est, France. Originally a manor house, the chateau was fortified and extended over the centuries, with cannon terraces, bastions and a curtain wall. It now houses a hotel and a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Charlotte de la Marck receiving the victors of the Battle of Douzy at the Chateau de Sedan in 1588, oil painting by Edouard Esser, late 19th century, in the museum in the Chateau de Sedan, built 1424 - 17th century, the largest fortified medieval castle in Europe, in Sedan, Ardennes, Grand Est, France. Originally a manor house, the chateau was fortified and extended over the centuries, with cannon terraces, bastions and a curtain wall. It now houses a hotel and a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapelle Princiere, a family chapel built c. 1500 and adapted in 1642, in the Chateau de Sedan, built 1424 - 17th century, the largest fortified medieval castle in Europe, in Sedan, Ardennes, Grand Est, France. Originally a manor house, the chateau was fortified and extended over the centuries, with cannon terraces, bastions and a curtain wall. It now houses a hotel and a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Grand Be tidal island housing a fort, and in the centre, the Petit Be, near the Plage de Bon Secours, at the walled city of Saint-Malo, on the coast of Brittany, North West France. The city was rebuilt 1948-60 after being largely destroyed during World War Two. It is a port which has traditionally been home to the corsairs, French privateers and sometimes pirates, and is heavily fortified with ramparts, a castle, fort and fortified tidal islands. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Walkway along the ramparts beside the Plage du Mole, in the walled city of Saint-Malo, on the coast of Brittany, North West France. The earliest sections of the ramparts were built in the 12th century by the bishop of Aleth, Jean de la Grille. The city was rebuilt 1948-60 after being largely destroyed during World War Two. It is a port which has traditionally been home to the corsairs, French privateers and sometimes pirates, and is heavily fortified with ramparts, a castle, fort and fortified tidal islands. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The walled city of Saint-Malo, on the coast of Brittany, North West France, seen from the long concrete jetty on the Plage du Mole. The city was rebuilt 1948-60 after being largely destroyed during World War Two. It is a port which has traditionally been home to the corsairs, French privateers and sometimes pirates, and is heavily fortified with ramparts, a castle, fort and fortified tidal islands. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The walled city of Saint-Malo, on the coast of Brittany, North West France, seen from the long concrete jetty on the Plage du Mole. The city was rebuilt 1948-60 after being largely destroyed during World War Two. It is a port which has traditionally been home to the corsairs, French privateers and sometimes pirates, and is heavily fortified with ramparts, a castle, fort and fortified tidal islands. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ramparts of the walled city of Saint-Malo, and the Plage de l'Eventail, on the coast of Brittany, North West France. The earliest sections of the ramparts were built in the 12th century by the bishop of Aleth, Jean de la Grille. The city was rebuilt 1948-60 after being largely destroyed during World War Two. It is a port which has traditionally been home to the corsairs, French privateers and sometimes pirates, and is heavily fortified with ramparts, a castle, fort and fortified tidal islands. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Sedan, aerial view, built 1424 - 17th century, the largest fortified medieval castle in Europe, in Sedan, Ardennes, Grand Est, France. Originally a manor house, the chateau was fortified and extended over the centuries, with cannon terraces, bastions and a curtain wall. It now houses a hotel and a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entrance to the Chateau de Sedan, aerial view, built 1424 - 17th century, the largest fortified medieval castle in Europe, in Sedan, Ardennes, Grand Est, France. Originally a manor house, the chateau was fortified and extended over the centuries, with cannon terraces, bastions and a curtain wall. It now houses a hotel and a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salle des veilleurs, or watchmen's room, in the museum in the Chateau de Sedan, built 1424 - 17th century, the largest fortified medieval castle in Europe, in Sedan, Ardennes, Grand Est, France. Originally a manor house, the chateau was fortified and extended over the centuries, with cannon terraces, bastions and a curtain wall. It now houses a hotel and a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Galerie des Princes, built 16th century, now displaying armour, in the museum in the Chateau de Sedan, built 1424 - 17th century, the largest fortified medieval castle in Europe, in Sedan, Ardennes, Grand Est, France. Originally a manor house, the chateau was fortified and extended over the centuries, with cannon terraces, bastions and a curtain wall. It now houses a hotel and a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Charlotte de La Marck and Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne signing their marriage contract in the Salle a la Colonne or Column Room, reconstruction, in the princes' apartments built c. 1550 by Robert IV de la Marck, in the museum in the Chateau de Sedan, built 1424 - 17th century, the largest fortified medieval castle in Europe, in Sedan, Ardennes, Grand Est, France. Originally a manor house, the chateau was fortified and extended over the centuries, with cannon terraces, bastions and a curtain wall. It now houses a hotel and a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mouzon, 30th August 1870, oil painting by Gaston Claris, depicting Captain de Tessiere (2nd Artillery Regiment), Captain Baudouin and gunner Favre in battle during the Franco-Prussian War, in the museum in the Chateau de Sedan, built 1424 - 17th century, the largest fortified medieval castle in Europe, in Sedan, Ardennes, Grand Est, France. Originally a manor house, the chateau was fortified and extended over the centuries, with cannon terraces, bastions and a curtain wall. It now houses a hotel and a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Ville Close or Walled Town of Concarneau, a fortified city built in the 15th and 16th centuries on an island, around which the modern town of Concarneau has developed, in Finistere, Brittany, France. Concarneau is a fishing and canning town with an important harbour, and is linked to the fortified island old town by a bridge. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Fort National, designed by Vauban, 1633-1707, and built 1689-93 on the L'Ilette tidal island to defend the port of the walled city of Saint-Malo, on the coast of Brittany, North West France. The city was rebuilt 1948-60 after being largely destroyed during World War Two. It is a port which has traditionally been home to the corsairs, French privateers and sometimes pirates, and is heavily fortified with ramparts, a castle, fort and fortified tidal islands. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Buildings behind the ramparts beside the Plage du Mole, in the walled city of Saint-Malo, on the coast of Brittany, North West France. The earliest sections of the ramparts were built in the 12th century by the bishop of Aleth, Jean de la Grille. The city was rebuilt 1948-60 after being largely destroyed during World War Two. It is a port which has traditionally been home to the corsairs, French privateers and sometimes pirates, and is heavily fortified with ramparts, a castle, fort and fortified tidal islands. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ramparts, and on the right, the Porte Saint Vincent, a city gate built in 1708, in the walled city of Saint-Malo, on the coast of Brittany, North West France. The 2 escutcheons carved on the gate depict the coat of arms of the City (portcullis and ermine of the Dukes of Brittany) and of the Duchy of Brittany. The city itself was rebuilt 1948-60 after being largely destroyed during World War Two. It is a port which has traditionally been home to the corsairs, French privateers and sometimes pirates, and is heavily fortified with ramparts, a castle, fort and fortified tidal islands. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Medallion relief of Jacques Cartier, 1491-1557, French explorer and discoverer of Canada, next to one of his wife Catherine des Granges, on the facade of one of the oldest houses in the historic town centre, at the top of the Escalier de la Grille, in the walled city of Saint-Malo, on the coast of Brittany, North West France. The city itself was rebuilt 1948-60 after being largely destroyed during World War Two. It is a port which has traditionally been home to the corsairs, French privateers and sometimes pirates, and is heavily fortified with ramparts, a castle, fort and fortified tidal islands. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Medallion relief of Catherine des Granges, wife of Jacques Cartier, 1491-1557, French explorer and discoverer of Canada, on the facade of one of the oldest houses in the historic town centre, at the top of the Escalier de la Grille, in the walled city of Saint-Malo, on the coast of Brittany, North West France. The city itself was rebuilt 1948-60 after being largely destroyed during World War Two. It is a port which has traditionally been home to the corsairs, French privateers and sometimes pirates, and is heavily fortified with ramparts, a castle, fort and fortified tidal islands. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Auguste Philippoteaux, mayor of Sedan 1903-4, marble, 1891, by Aristide Croisy, 1840-99, in the museum in the Chateau de Sedan, built 1424 - 17th century, the largest fortified medieval castle in Europe, in Sedan, Ardennes, Grand Est, France. Originally a manor house, the chateau was fortified and extended over the centuries, with cannon terraces, bastions and a curtain wall. It now houses a hotel and a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The walled city of Saint-Malo, on the coast of Brittany, North West France, and the Plage de l'Eventail. The city was rebuilt 1948-60 after being largely destroyed during World War Two. It is a port which has traditionally been home to the corsairs, French privateers and sometimes pirates, and is heavily fortified with ramparts, a castle, fort and fortified tidal islands. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Walkway along the ramparts beside the Quai Saint Louis, in the walled city of Saint-Malo, on the coast of Brittany, North West France. The earliest sections of the ramparts were built in the 12th century by the bishop of Aleth, Jean de la Grille. The city was rebuilt 1948-60 after being largely destroyed during World War Two. It is a port which has traditionally been home to the corsairs, French privateers and sometimes pirates, and is heavily fortified with ramparts, a castle, fort and fortified tidal islands. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Grand Donjon or central keep of Saint-Malo Castle or the Chateau de Saint-Malo, with a large stone tower built 1424, on the ramparts of the walled city of Saint-Malo, on the coast of Brittany, North West France. The castle now houses the town hall and the town museum. The city was rebuilt 1948-60 after being largely destroyed during World War Two. It is a port which has traditionally been home to the corsairs, French privateers and sometimes pirates, and is heavily fortified with ramparts, a castle, fort and fortified tidal islands. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The walled city of Saint-Malo, on the coast of Brittany, North West France, and the Plage de l'Eventail. The city was rebuilt 1948-60 after being largely destroyed during World War Two. It is a port which has traditionally been home to the corsairs, French privateers and sometimes pirates, and is heavily fortified with ramparts, a castle, fort and fortified tidal islands. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The walled city of Saint-Malo, on the coast of Brittany, North West France, seen from the concrete jetty with boat ramp at low tide. The city was rebuilt 1948-60 after being largely destroyed during World War Two. It is a port which has traditionally been home to the corsairs, French privateers and sometimes pirates, and is heavily fortified with ramparts, a castle, fort and fortified tidal islands. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Fort National, designed by Vauban, 1633-1707, and built 1689-93 on the L'Ilette tidal island to defend the port of the walled city of Saint-Malo, on the coast of Brittany, North West France. The city was rebuilt 1948-60 after being largely destroyed during World War Two. It is a port which has traditionally been home to the corsairs, French privateers and sometimes pirates, and is heavily fortified with ramparts, a castle, fort and fortified tidal islands. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Galerie des Princes, built 16th century, now displaying armour, in the museum in the Chateau de Sedan, built 1424 - 17th century, the largest fortified medieval castle in Europe, in Sedan, Ardennes, Grand Est, France. Originally a manor house, the chateau was fortified and extended over the centuries, with cannon terraces, bastions and a curtain wall. It now houses a hotel and a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Henri de la Tour D'Auvergne, 1611-75, viscount of Turenne, Marshal General of France, plaster, 19th century, by unknown sculptor, in the museum in the Chateau de Sedan, built 1424 - 17th century, the largest fortified medieval castle in Europe, in Sedan, Ardennes, Grand Est, France. Originally a manor house, the chateau was fortified and extended over the centuries, with cannon terraces, bastions and a curtain wall. It now houses a hotel and a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cordeliers Postern and Villeneuve Tower in Aigues-Mortes, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. Aigues-Mortes is an ancient fortified city in the Gard department. The foundation of a settlement on this site is attributed to the Roman Marius Caius, around 102 BC and the town has preserved the entire perimeter wall, featuring three corner towers, two flanking towers and the entrances provided by five main gates and five posterns. A port used during the last two crusades, both led by King Louis IX, Aigues-Mortes was also a commercial port from its founding. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Gate of the Queen (Tour de la Reine) in Aigues-Mortes, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. Aigues-Mortes is an ancient fortified city in the Gard department. The foundation of a settlement on this site is attributed to the Roman Marius Caius, around 102 BC and the town has preserved the entire perimeter wall, featuring three corner towers, two flanking towers and the entrances provided by five main gates and five posterns. A port used during the last two crusades, both led by King Louis IX, Aigues-Mortes was also a commercial port from its founding. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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