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22-SEP-2013 marie-jose wolff

Fort Louvois

Charente Maritime view map

Fort Louvois is a fortification built between 1691 and 1694, during the reign of Louis XIV, on the Chapus islet, and is about 400 metres off shore in the town of Bourcefranc-le-Chapus in the department of Charente-Maritime, France. The fort sits opposite the citadel of Château d'Oléron on the island of Oléron.
Since 1972 the fort has been the site of a museum of oyster farming, and there are oyster beds next to the causeway that joins the fort to the shore.

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Long Bach Nguyen09-May-2014 23:10
lovely composition and beautifully balance and wonderful narrative to the image
blizzard12-Jan-2014 21:16
well done very original excellent lighting v
Yohanan David21-Nov-2013 15:10
Beautiful place, great shot! v
mart senior26-Oct-2013 17:05
beautiful old fort..v
Long Bach Nguyen19-Oct-2013 17:20
lovely composition and story
Fabienne18-Oct-2013 20:22
On voit une composition précise et très bien équilibrée. C'est une très belle image et ce fort est bien beau dans son décor naturel.
Paco López18-Oct-2013 16:39
Beautiful place and shot! V!
Simon Chandler18-Oct-2013 16:19
A beautiful composition of this architecture. v
Zoltán Balogh18-Oct-2013 15:22
Superb, I love it! V
bill friedlander18-Oct-2013 15:05
Great POV and lovely light! The people pull the eye towards the robust structure! V
jychamberland18-Oct-2013 13:56
une belle composition et un beau point de vue!
danad18-Oct-2013 13:45
Une belle composition et une superbe lumière. V.
Tom LeRoy18-Oct-2013 12:58
Historic beauty, superb shot of this interesting place. V
laine18-Oct-2013 12:30
A marvelous piece of architecture and it's history...thank you Marie
joseantonio18-Oct-2013 12:24
Great composition and interesting history.V.
Jim Coffman18-Oct-2013 12:12
Great image of this old fort! It wouldn't offer much protect against todays weapons.
olivier bruning18-Oct-2013 10:29
what an interesting building!
Yvonne18-Oct-2013 10:25
A magnificent scene! v
Julie Queybronac (Bryline)18-Oct-2013 10:07
Un bijou d'architecture et un bel angle de vue ... ! V
zyziza18-Oct-2013 10:03
great old story! BV
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