Strong Boyard

For two centuries, this silhouette had cuts the horizon of the Atlantic coast of Poitou-Charentes. For many cameras, a zoom lens was required to see this striking silhouette stone building perched on a rounded Firth in downtown Antioch Strait. Opposite the island of Oléron, Fort Boyard has seen numerous stories within its walls. It was built to guard the mouth of the Charente River. Construction began in 1804 and later was finished in 1859, with Napoleon III. However, the artillery was actually just recently completed. In 1871 he was imprisoned here. Many revolutionaries were later tried and deported to New Caledonia.