A coordinated safety approach
Project sponsor(s)Municipality of BlayeSummary- Area of the citadel: 23 ha
- Useable surface area: 14 000 m²
- Number of visitors in 2013: 380,000
- Roads and paths: 8 000 m²
Géofort (the Netherlands) : Identity serving the project
Project sponsor(s)Staatsbosbeheer GéofortSchedule2005Summary- Construction period: 1876-1880
- Surface area: 3,5 ha
- Legal status: association
- Ownership status: Staatsbosheer
- Duration of rental contract: 30 ans
- Number of visitors in 2013: 35 000
- Opening hours: weekends and during school holidays from 10: 00 am to 5: 00 pm, on reservation for groups (corporate...
L'île Tatihou: Managing the flow of visitors
Project sponsor(s)La Manche General CouncilSummary- Area of the island: 28ha
- Ownership status: Coastline conservation authority
- OPerator: La Manche General Council
- Number of visitors (2013): 63 866
- Open to the general public: every day from 5 April to 5 October, more restricted the rest of the year
- Available accomodation: 35 rooms
- Amphibious...
New Dutch Waterline (The Netherlands) : A private operating model controlled by public authorities
Project sponsor(s)New Dutch WaterlineSchedule2000-2014Summary- Construction period: 1815-1940
- Stretch of the line of defence: 85 km
- Width of the line of defence: 3 à 5 km
- Number of communes: 24
- Number of fortified towns: 5
- Number of forts and other structures: 60
- Number of redeveloped forts: 40
Virtual Visit to the Verrou de l’Estuaire
Project sponsor(s)The canton of Blaye CountySchedule2010-2011SummaryThis project involving a virtual visit of the Verrou de l’Estuaire aims at promoting an inscribed site on the List of World Heritage, alongside 11 other fortifications of Vauban.
This visit, although virtual, will also be an invitation to discover the other sites in situ, except the fort Pâté, which...
