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  2. Fortifications of Antwerp - Wikipedia

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    Het Steen (literally: 'The Stone'). Antwerp was developed as a fortified city, but very little remains of the 10th century enceinte.Only some remains of the first city wall can be seen near the Vleeshuis museum at the corner of Bloedberg and Burchtgracht, and a replica of a burg (castle) named Steen has been partly rebuilt near the Scheldt-quais during the 19th century.

  3. Antwerp Citadel - Wikipedia

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    Antwerp Citadel (Spanish: Castillo de Amberes, Dutch: Kasteel van Antwerpen) was a pentagonal bastion fort built to defend and dominate the city of Antwerp in the early stages of the Dutch Revolt. It has been described as "doubtlesse the most matchlesse piece of modern Fortification in the World" [ 1 ] and as "one of the most studied urban ...

  4. National Redoubt (Belgium) - Wikipedia

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    The Antwerp forts The fortified position of Liège. The National Redoubt (French: Réduit national, Dutch: Stelling van Antwerpen) was a strategic defensive belt of fortifications built in Belgium. The National redoubt was the infrastructural cornerstone of Belgian defensive strategy from 1890–1940.

  5. National redoubt - Wikipedia

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    Fortress Antwerp was a defensive belt of fortifications built in two rings to defend Antwerp. Antwerp was designated to be a national redoubt (French: Réduit national or Dutch: De versterkte stelling Antwerpen) in case Belgium was attacked. It was built in the period 1859–1914. In total it encompasses a belt of fortifications of 95 km.

  6. Category:Military history of Antwerp - Wikipedia

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    Fortifications of Antwerp; N. National Redoubt (Belgium) This page was last edited on 15 January 2025, at 14:30 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...

  7. Het Steen - Wikipedia

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    Het Steen, Antwerp, Belgium The castle from the Scheldt river Het Steen is a medieval fortress in the old city centre of Antwerp, Belgium, one of Europe's biggest ports.The surviving structure was built between 1200 and 1225 as a gateway to a larger castle of the Dukes of Brabant which was demolished in the 19th century.

  8. Fort of Merksem - Wikipedia

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    Fort van Merksem. The Fort of Merksem (Dutch: Fort van Merksem, French: Fort de Merksem) was a 32-hectare (0.32 km 2) military fortification in Merksem, Belgium.It was built in the year 1876 as part of the defensive ring around the city of Antwerp.

  9. List of forts - Wikipedia

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    Antwerp (historical) (1914, internal defenses) Redoute d'Oorderen; ... Although military fortifications were built for strategic, and other military purposes, some ...