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Citadel of Port-Louis

France · 16th century

Founded
c. 1550
Architect
Cristóbal de Rojas
Heritage status
monument historique inscrit · classified historical monument
Location
Port-Louis
Coordinates
47.7105°, -3.3638°
Links
Wikimedia Commons
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Citadel of Port-Louis in France
Photo: Jackmame · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

The Citadel of Port-Louis is a citadel built in the 16th century by the Spaniards, then modified in the 17th century by the Frenchmen in Port-Louis (France).

Used by Spain as a base of operations during the Brittany Campaign from 1590 to 1598.

Text adapted from “Citadel of Port-Louis” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Citadel of Port-Louis ranks #5,600 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #476 of the 954 mapped in France. Founded c. 1550, it is older than 37% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 933 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,348 times in the last 60 days, more than 64% of the atlas. See how France compares in the castle statistics.

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