The Ramparts and Fortifications, Mont-Saint-Michel
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6 attractions · 4h 14min · transit route
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About The Ramparts and Fortifications
The ramparts of Mont-Saint-Michel wrap around the medieval island village, connecting seven watchtowers through a patrol walkway built between the 13th and 16th centuries. Originally a simple wooden palisade, the fortifications were rebuilt in stone after Breton forces ravaged the island in 1204. The walls proved their worth during the Hundred Years' War, when Mont-Saint-Michel remained the only place in Normandy that English forces never captured despite a 30-year siege.
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The Tour Boucle, built around 1440, was a groundbreaking military innovation. Its 4-meter thick walls featured covered gun batteries with sophisticated ventilation systems to clear gunpowder smoke - a design so advanced that Italian military engineers only developed similar concepts decades later.
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