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The Fort de Chillon lies directly adjacent to the Château de Chillon, a major tourist attraction.The site has been fortified since at least the 12th century. The Fort de Chillon is a mixed infantry-artillery fort, located almost entirely underground in the steep slope rising to Veytaux above the rail line.
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Chillon Castle (French: Château de Chillon) is an island medieval castle located on Lake Geneva, south of Veytaux in the canton of Vaud. It is situated at the eastern end of the lake, on the narrow shore between Montreux and Villeneuve , which gives access to the Alpine valley of the Rhône .
Name Image Location Type Date Notes Appenzell Castle: Appenzell: Manor house: 1563: Original owner Antoni Löw executed 1584. 1584-1682 used as Franciscan monastery. Today known as "Doctor's House" and privately owned.
Media in category "Featured pictures of Switzerland" The following 25 files are in this category, out of 25 total. 001 Chateau de Chillon and Dents du Midi Photo by Giles Laurent.jpg 7,952 × 5,304; 21.35 MB
[14] [27] The fort is now operated as a museum and may be visited by the public. [17] Fort Sasso da Pigna was built during the early part of World War II, becoming operational in 1943, effectively replacing Redoubt Hospiz. The fort consists of an eastern battery overlooking the Leventina valley and a western battery overlooking the Bedretto ...
A satellite view shows Mill Creek, before being damaged by Hurricane Helene, in Old Fort on Jan. 7, 2022, and after the storm hit on Oct. 2. (Maxar Technologies via Reuters) See more of our photo ...
The Prisoner of Chillon (French: Le Prisonnier de Chillon) is an 1834 oil painting by the French artist Eugène Delacroix. [1] It depicts a scene from the 1816 poem of the same title by the British writer Lord Byron set in the sixteenth century. [2]