Fortress · France · Partial ruin
Fort Douaumont
Fort Douaumont is the largest and highest fort in the ring of Séré de Rivières forts defending Verdun. Built from 1885 and fully reinforced by 1903, it is a sprawling reinforced-concrete and earth-covered fortress with subterranean levels, armoured rotating gun turrets and a surrounding dry moat.
Its prime
1903
Today
Partial ruin
As it stood in 1903
What Fort Douaumont looked like in its prime.
A low, elongated fortress about 400 m long set on high ground, its mass largely earth-covered ramparts over pale grey reinforced concrete. Thick, flat rooflines are pierced by low steel gun turrets—one 155 mm and one 75 mm—set into the glacis. Angled masonry casemates and small rectangular embrasures puncture the facings; a dry moat runs around the perimeter. Entrances are at the rear, with service buildings and access stair shafts opening into long east–west tunnels beneath the ramparts.
Step inside
11 places to explore in 1903.
The record describes 11 distinct spots at Fort Douaumont — including 7 interiors: rear entrance passage, upper main east–west tunnel, barrack room off the main tunnel and more. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more of the immersive experience.
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