Brest Castle ( bret. Kastell Brest , Fr. Château de Brest ) - a facility in the city of Brest on the banks of the Penfeld and Brest raid .
Castle | |
Brest Castle | |
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Château de Brest | |
A country | France |
City | Brest |
Material | and |
condition | Maritime Museum |
The castle was built by the Romans as a small fort ( castellum ), for 1700 years it was completed and rebuilt until Vauban . Today Brest Castle is part of the Brest Arsenal . March 21, 1923 the castle was granted the status of a national monument . [1] During the Second World War, the castle suffered, but was soon restored.
Brest Castle consists of seven interconnecting towers . Inside rises another, separated by moats , a fortress with large halls, dungeons , dungeons and a chapel . Across the Penfeld River is the Tangi Tower , which houses a museum dedicated to the history of Brest before the Second World War. In the castle itself, in addition to military institutions, is the Maritime Museum .