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Built between 1694 and 1697, the Fort du Petit Minou was a fort built in the commune of Plouzané in France to defend the goulet de Brest. As part of the massive fortification campaign of France under the direction of the Marquis de Vauban, construction on the Fort du Petit Minou bastion was finished in 1697. Two hundred and forty cannons and a ...
Phare du Petit Minou. Le Minou is the site of a popular surfing beach and a lighthouse at the entrance to Brest harbor in France. It is part of the commune of Plouzané, on the north side of the Goulet de Brest. "Le Minou" means "pussy cat" in French. Le Minou is the site of the landfall of the first French transatlantic telegraph cable in 1869.
Entrance to the Fort. Built between 1694 and 1697, the Fort du Petit Minou was a fort built in the commune of Plouzané in France to defend the goulet de Brest.It consists of 6m high masonry bastions, surrounded by a 3m deep and 9.5m wide moat.
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The first tower was built in this location in 1320 by Robert d'Anjou. Giraglia: Ligurian Sea: Haute-Corse: Giraglia Island, north off Cap Corse: 1848 [1] Héaux de Bréhat Lighthouse: Atlantic Ocean: Côtes-d'Armor: Île-de-Bréhat: 1840 Ploumanac'h Lighthouse: Atlantic Ocean
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The shores south of Plouzané are in a strategic location for the defense of the Goulet de Brest strait and were fortified by Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban. Defensive strongholds include Fort de Bertheaume, Fort du Mengant, and Fort du Dellec.
B. ^ In 2005, Hurricane Katrina caused significant damage to the lighthouse. New Canal Light eventually collapsed the following year and was rebuilt/relit by 2012. C. ^ The jetty that the front light was on has since disappeared. The front light was either removed by human or by nature. D. ^ The first tower was built in 1832 and collapsed in ...