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Fort Louvois, Charente-Maritime, France. The fort was designed by the famed military architect Vauban (1633-1707 CE) and built in the 1690s CE to protect the channel between the mainland and the Ile d'Oleron.
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Mark is a full-time writer, researcher, historian, and editor. Special interests include art, architecture, and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share. He holds an MA in Political Philosophy and is the WHE Publishing Director.
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Cartwright, M. (2020, August 07). Fort Louvois. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12559/fort-louvois/
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Cartwright, Mark. "Fort Louvois." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified August 07, 2020. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12559/fort-louvois/.
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Cartwright, Mark. "Fort Louvois." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 07 Aug 2020. Web. 25 Apr 2024.
