Porte Royale - Brouage , Nouvelle Aquitaine, France
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member sara et gege
N 45° 52.091 W 001° 04.171
30T E 649835 N 5081213
the entrance to the stronghold of Brouage. l entree de la place forte de Brouage.
Waymark Code: WM10YA4
Location: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Date Posted: 07/11/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
Views: 5

Wikipedia source:
The doors

Royal Door.
They were built at the same time as the ramparts of Argencourt.

The Royal door remains almost intact. It gave access to the marine wharves and was protected externally by a small drawbridge enclosure.
The Porte d'Hiers was almost entirely demolished and protected by advanced works.
It was also possible to leave the city by other passages: two posterns, the courtine of the sea, two underground ports in the flanks of the bastions of La Breche and Hiers for a navigation by boat in the ditches.


source Wikipedia :
Les portes

Porte Royale.
Elles furent construites en même temps que les remparts d'Argencourt.

La porte Royale subsiste à peu près intacte. Elle donnait accès aux quais maritimes et était protégée extérieurement par une petite enceinte à pont-levis.
La porte d'Hiers a été presque entièrement démolie et était protégée par des ouvrages avancés.
On pouvait aussi sortir de la ville par d'autres passages : deux poternes, la courtine de la mer, deux ports souterrains dans les flancs des bastions de La Brèche et d'Hiers pour une navigation en barque dans les fossés.

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Year photo was taken: 1910

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