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Fort Mahon

fort located on the coast of the Strait of Dover, northern France

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  • WhereSaint-Martin-Boulogne, France
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About Fort Mahon

Fort Mahon (French: Fort d'Ambleteuse or Fort Vauban) is a sea fort by the commune of Ambleteuse in the Pas-de-Calais, northern France. The fort was built at the end of the 17th century by the military architect Vauban on the orders of Louis XIV to defend the port in the estuary of the Slack. It was designated a Monument historique in the 1960s.

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Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban
Official website
fortdambleteuse.com
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