Fort de la Chartreuse
| Fort de la Chartreuse | |
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| Part of Fortifications of Liège | |
| Liège, Belgium | |
Fortified bridge, Fort de la Chartreuse
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 Fort de la Chartreuse
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| Coordinates | 50°37′54″N 5°35′46″E / 50.631688°N 5.596161°E |
| Type | Fort |
| Site information | |
| Owner | State of Belgium |
| Controlled by | Belgium |
| Open to the public |
Yes |
| Condition | Abandoned, parkland |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1817 |
| Materials | Masonry |
| Battles/wars | Battle of Liège |
The Fort de la Chartreuse, which dominates the Amercœur neighborhood of Liège in Belgium, was built between 1817 and 1823 to defend the city.
The fort is built on a strategic height that dominates the valley of the Meuse, which had been occupied by a Carthusian (Ordre des Chartreux) monastery until the French Revolution. The fort was built by the Dutch, who at the time administered southern Belgium.
The fort was abandoned as a fortification by the military in 1891 and was thereafter used as a barracks. From 1914 to 1918 the Germans used it as a prison, and again from 1940 to 1944. In 1944-1945 it was used by the Americans as a military hospital. The Belgian army left the site in 1988.
The greater part of the fort occupies a green space that is being reforested. The ramparts and glacis are covered with vegetation.
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