Fort Bard . ⚫Located in the Aosta Valley region of northwestern Italy. ⚫The current fortifications w

Fort Bard
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⚫Located in the Aosta Valley region of northwestern Italy.
⚫The current fortifications were built by Charles Albert of Savoy between 1830 and 1838.
⚫It replaced a 10th-century castle that had, itself, been built on an earlier structure founded by Theodoric I in the 5th century.
⚫On May 14, 1800, a 40,000-strong French army was stopped by 400 Austro-Piedmontese soldiers at Fort Bard.
⚫The Fort Bard is formed of three main defence stations positioned at different levels upon a high imposing rock spur, the lowest at 400m above ground and the highest at 467m.
⚫There are a total of 283 rooms in the entire fortress.
⚫In 2006 it reopened to tourists as the Museum of the Alps, it has additional art exhibitions and galleries.
⚫In the summer, the main courtyard is used to host musical and theatrical performances.
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