Fortress Terneuzen : West batardeau, before 1904.
This is the West batardeau near de gorge of Bastion IX and was part of the Front VIII-IX across the Terneuzen-Gent Canal. This batardeau seperated the canal and the fortress moat with over it an access bridge. The crenelated wall served to enfilade the fortress moat. To the right Bastion IX. The largely intact fortifications of Front VIII-IX including this batardeau were demolished only in the 1960s to make way the enlargement of the complex of locks for the canal. Nowadays only the name "Brasserie De Westbeer" at this location reminds of the disappeared batardeau, and has the area changed beyond recognition.
This is the West batardeau near de gorge of Bastion IX and was part of the Front VIII-IX across the Terneuzen-Gent Canal. This batardeau seperated the canal and the fortress moat with over it an access bridge. The crenelated wall served to enfilade the fortress moat. To the right Bastion IX. The largely intact fortifications of Front VIII-IX including this batardeau were demolished only in the 1960s to make way the enlargement of the complex of locks for the canal. Nowadays only the name "Brasserie De Westbeer" at this location reminds of the disappeared batardeau, and has the area changed beyond recognition.
Postmark : January 11th 1904.