- Fort du Petit Minou
Built between
1694 and1697 , the Fort du Petit Minou was a fort built in the commune ofPlouzané inFrance to defend thegoulet de Brest . It consists of 6m high masonry bastions, surrounded by a 3m deep and 9.5m wide moat.Vauban completed the defences along the goulet and at this fort installed 240 cannons and a command post for directing fire and coordinating the defences' magazines. It was reinforced in the 18th and 19th centuries, with thephare du Petit Minou being added nearby in1848 . The fort was occupied in 1940 as a German blockhouse and after the point's liberation at the start of September 1944 the remains of a former hôtel were demolished. After losing its military purpose, the fort was acquire by the commune and opened to the public in October 2007.External links
* [http://www4.culture.fr/patrimoines/patrimoine_architectural_et_mobilier/sribzh/main.xsp?execute=show_document&id=MERIMEEIA29001117 Position of the Fort du Petit Minou] (general inventory)
* [http://www.fortiff.be/iff/index.php?p=282 Fort du Petit Minou] (photos)
* [http://www.ville-plouzane.fr/histoiredet.php?id=11 Le fort du Minou on Plouzané's local site]
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