Fort Napoleon 
Description
Originally built during the Napoleonic era to protect this part of the coast from attack by the English. It was never used for its original purpose and has gone through several cycles of decline, dilapidation and then repair and renovation. At the start of WWI the occupying Germans had to dig the fort out from the dunes that had all but consumed it. After being turned into a museum between the wars it was taken back over by the occupying Nazi forces during WWII. Following on from the war it had various lives including as a climbing centre before falling into almost total ruin by the early 1990's when it was rescued by the regional heritage agency who have restored the fort back to how it would have looked in the days of the Napoleonic era, as well as adding in modern touches such as an modern extension housing a bistro with a sun deck.
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Latitude: 51.238989; Longitude: 2.934362
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