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Citadel in Morbihan, France
Citadel of Port-Louis
Citadel of Port-Louis is located in MorbihanCitadel of Port-LouisLocation map France Morbihan
General information
TypeCitadel
Town or cityPort-Louis, Morbihan
CountryFrance
Coordinates47°42′38″N 3°21′50″W / 47.71055°N 3.363798°W / 47.71055; -3.363798
Construction started16th century
ClientJuan del Águila
Design and construction
Architect(s)Cristóbal de Rojas
Citadel of Port-Louis. Alain Manesson Mallet: Les travaux de Mars ou l'Art de la Guerre.

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).

History

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

Description

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Museums

  • Museum of the French East India Company (Musée de la Compagnie des Indes)
  • Museum of Naval Weapons (Musée des Armes Navales)
  • Museum of Port-Louis and the CItadel (Musée de Port-Louis et de la Citadelle)
  • Museum of the Arsenal (Musée de l'Arsenal)

Gallery

References

  1. Base Mérimée: PA00091585, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)

Bibliography

  • (in French) François Jégou, Le port de Blavet (Port-Louis) et Jérôme d'Arradon, seigneur de Quinipily : politique et religion, Vannes, Imprimerie de Galles, 1865, 23 p.
  • (in French) Henri-François Buffet, Vie et société au Port-Louis : Des origines à Napoléon III, Rennes, Bahon-Rault, 1972, 509 p.
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