Le fort de la bastille - Grenoble - France
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Alfouine
N 45° 11.942 E 005° 43.466
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La Bastille est un fort militaire édifié au XIXe siècle sur une colline lui donnant aussi son nom. Surplombant la métropole grenobloise, il est accessible en 6 minutes environ grâce au célèbre téléphérique de Grenoble.
Waymark Code: WM16YEN
Location: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Date Posted: 10/30/2022
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member pmaupin
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The Bastille is a military fort built in the 19th century on a hill giving it its name. Overlooking the Grenoble metropolis, it can be reached in about 6 minutes by the famous Grenoble cable car.


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La Bastille est un fort militaire surplombant de 264 mètres la ville de Grenoble. Édifié durant la première partie du xixe siècle et culminant à 476 mètres d'altitude sur les derniers contreforts du massif de la Chartreuse, il a remplacé une première fortification construite à la fin du xvie siècle.

Accessible en téléphérique, à pied ou en voiture, la Bastille, qui donne aussi son nom à la colline, est le premier site touristique de l'agglomération grenobloise avec 600 000 visiteurs par an. Ceci motive la métropole de Grenoble à installer, sur le toit de la gare supérieure du téléphérique, une webcam offrant toutes les vingt minutes aux internautes une photographie panoramique de 220° de la ville. Grâce à l'archivage de ces photographies consultables depuis le 13 juillet 2017, les visiteurs de la terrasse des géologues ou du belvédère Vauban peuvent se revoir sur les photos.


Bastille

The Bastille is a military fort overlooking the city of Grenoble from 264 meters. Built during the first part of the 19th century and culminating at an altitude of 476 meters on the last foothills of the Chartreuse massif, it replaced a first fortification built at the end of the 16th century.

Accessible by cable car, on foot or by car, the Bastille, which also gives its name to the hill, is the leading tourist site in the Grenoble area with 600,000 visitors per year. This motivates the Grenoble metropolis to install, on the roof of the upper station of the cable car, a webcam offering every twenty minutes to the Internet users a panoramic photograph of 220° of the city. Thanks to the archiving of these photographs that can be consulted since July 13, 2017, visitors to the geologists' terrace or the Vauban lookout can see themselves again in the photos.

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The year the "Fort" was constructed or started.: 1823

Name of "Country" or "Nation" that constructed this "Fort": France

Was this "Fort" involved in any armed conflicts?: No it wasn't

What was the primary purpose of this "Historic Fort"?: Used for defence of a border or land claim.

Current condition: Excellent

This site is administered by ----: Ville de Grenoble

If admission is charged -: 0.00 (listed in local currency)

Open to the public?: Restricted or by appointment only.

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