Fortification d'agglomération - Navarrenx, Nouvelle Aquitaine, France
N 43° 19.400 W 000° 45.721
30T E 681458 N 4799154
In the town center
Dans le centre ville.
Waymark Code: WM117RP
Location: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Date Posted: 09/02/2019
Views: 11
Merimee source:
A city of ancient origins raised to the rank of bastide in 1316, Navarrenx was transformed into a modern, bastioned, Italian-style stronghold. The plans were designed by the Italian architect engineer Fabricio Siciliano from 1538 to 1547, at the request of Henry II of Albret, and made by two masters Bearnmen François Girard and Arnaud de Mirassor. The enclosure has pretty much kept its appearance from the middle of the 16th century. She draws a polygon reinforced at each corner by a bastion with orifices. Of the five bastions, two have counter-clock galleries. At the beginning of the 17th century, construction of the Mouline half moon. Some facilities in the 18th century, including the Porte Saint-Antoine, built in the second quarter of the 18th century by de Salmon. In the 19th century, road works distorted certain elements: destruction of the Porte Saint-Germain, piercing of the curtain Saint-Antoine, ...
source Merimee :
Ville d'origine ancienne élevée au rang de bastide en 1316, Navarrenx fut transformée en place forte moderne bastionnée, à l'italienne. Les plans ont été conçus par l'ingénieur architecte italien Fabricio Siciliano de 1538 à 1547, à la demande de Henri II d'Albret, et réalisés par deux maîtres maçons béarnais François Girard et Arnaud de Mirassor. L'enceinte a à peu près gardé son aspect du milieu du 16e siècle. Elle dessine un polygone renforcé à chaque angle par un bastion à orillons. Sur les cinq bastions, deux sont pourvus de galeries de contremines. Au début du 17e siècle, construction de la demi-lune de la Mouline. Quelques aménagements au 18e siècle, dont la porte Saint-Antoine, construite dans le deuxième quart du 18e siècle par de Salmon. Au 19e siècle, des travaux de voirie ont dénaturé certains éléments : destruction de la porte Saint-Germain, percement de la courtine Saint-Antoine, ...
The year the "Fort" was constructed or started.: 1538
Name of "Country" or "Nation" that constructed this "Fort": Mairie de Navarrenx
Was this "Fort" involved in any armed conflicts?: I don't know
What was the primary purpose of this "Historic Fort"?: Used for defence of a border or land claim.
Current condition: Partiellement ruine
This site is administered by ----: Mairie de Navarrenx
If admission is charged -: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
Open to the public?: Open or unrestricted access.
Official or advertised web-page: [Web Link]
Link to web-site that best describes this "Historic Fort": [Web Link]
Link if this "Fort" is registered on your Countries/ State "Registry of Historical Sites or Buildi: Not listed
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