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Esseillon Defensive Complex
Fort Victor - Emmanuel
( Commune d'Aussois - Savoia [ France ])

Built between 1820 - 1828 this multi block site was part of a great defensive structure of the old Regno di Piemonte e Sardegna...

... after a canyon crossed by a tibethan bridge,
and a steep path, finally we can walk inside...

With eight buildings on different levels,
the higher to protect the lower one, this
site is a clear example of the marquis de
Montalembert's military architecture.

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... from the ceiling the secret force
of these walls impends on us...

... staircases of stone and climbed uphill streets
to walk from lower level to the higher...

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... long long galleries
start from here, and
close to the entrance,
a correctional cell...

... the primitive men were less banal and stupid in writing...

1500 soldiers composed the garrison, equipped by 88 guns.
Now all the site is completely abandoned to itself.
Few years ago, french administration has started a restauration program.

The Esseillon Castle
Fort Victor-Emmanuel

... Flags deprived of sense, of which
only the wind seems to realize...

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