Forte di Bard Castle Castello Fortress in the Aosta Valley Italy with alpine mountains in background and the Dora Baltea river

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Forte di Bard Castle Castello Fortress in the Aosta Valley Italy with alpine mountains in background and the Dora Baltea river in the foreground This ancient historic Fort held back Napolean for 15 days when he invaded in 1800. Napolean razed it to the ground but it was rebuilt between 1830 and 1838 by the Savoia family Now used as a museum it is a perfect example military architecture

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Size: 3454px × 5200px
Location: Forte Di Bard Aosta Valley northern Italy
Photo credit: © David Keith Jones / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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