France · 19th century
Fort de Saint-Cyr ranks #5,540 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #492 of the 787 mapped in France. Founded c. 1875, it is older than 5% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 705 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. 41 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Paris, 25 km away. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
The Fort de Saint-Cyr (French pronunciation: [fɔʁ də sɛ̃ siʁ]), located in the commune of Montigny-le-Bretonneux (Yvelines), is one of the forts built at the end of the 19th century to defend Paris. After the first world war the fort was used as an army weather station and arms depot. Classed in 1992 as a monument historique, it is now used as a film depository for the preservation of movies under the Cinémathèque française.
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