🏰 Fort de Bicêtre

France · Europe · 48.81°N, 2.35°E

The Fort de Bicêtre is a military structure built between 1841 and 1845 during the reign of Louis-Philippe during a time of tension between France and England, in the Paris suburb of Kremlin-Bicêtre. The fort is part of the Thiers Wall fortifications of Paris, built under a program of defensive works initiated by Adolphe Thiers. The fort served as a prison for those involved in the French coup of 1851.

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Country	France
Continent / region	Europe
Coordinates (approx.)	48.81°N, 2.35°E · view on map

Fort de Bicêtre is located in France, in Europe.

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