Photo 14: The rear of the caponier. It seems that the walls linking the
caponier
with the potern have been demolished.
Photo 15: The entrance of the left caponier, which still has its
wooden doors.
Photo 16: The crenelled wall on the escarp. They were used to defend
the ditch
of the fort.
The central caponier. The fort had no counterscarp wall.
Another view on the central caponier
The view from the central caponier to the reduit.
Photo 20: The road to the central caponier was paved with gravel and
cement.
Every caponier was equipped with two guns, firing in
opposite
directions. They were installed in one large firing room.
Central caponier: the rifle gallery that had to defend the
front of
the caponier. This was needed to cover the dead angle in front of the
caponier.
The crenelled wall next to the right caponier. It is still
in a
perfect condition.
An overview of the right caponier.
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