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  2. Fort de Chillon - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Chillon Castle - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. The Prisoner of Chillon - Wikipedia

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    Château de Chillon, the castle to which the title refers, is located near Montreux, Switzerland.. The work's themes and images follow those of a typical poem by Lord Byron: the protagonist is an isolated figure, and brings a strong will to bear against great sufferings.

  5. The Prisoner of Chillon (painting) - Wikipedia

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    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]

  6. Category:Forts in Switzerland - Wikipedia

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    Fort de Champillon; Fort de Chillon; M. Mueterschwanderberg This page was last edited on 20 July 2024, at 22:07 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...

  7. Category : Fortifications of Switzerland built in the 20th ...

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    Fort de Champillon; Fort de Chillon; M. Mueterschwanderberg; T. Toblerone line This page was last edited on 16 June 2024, at 13:53 (UTC). Text is available ...

  8. List of fortifications in Switzerland - Wikipedia

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    Fort Heldsberg / A 5850 St. Margrethen Nähe Bodensee, Museum; Fort Magletsch / A 6020 Wartau, Fortress Sargans, Museum; Fort Passati / A 6375 Seeztal; Fort Schollberg / A 6100, Trübbach, Museum; Fort Furggels / A 6355 St. Margretenberg, Gemeinde Pfäfers, Fortress Sargans, Museum; Artilleriewerk Tamina / A 6370, Taminaschlucht, Gemeinde Bad Ragaz

  9. Fort de Champillon - Wikipedia

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    The Fort de Champillon (Swiss Armed Forces designation A365) is an artillery fort, intended to provide coverage to advanced positions in the Chablais plan at the eastern end of Lac Léman, and to support advanced positions such as the Fort de Chillon to the west and other positions to the south.