La Redoute Bourbon is a remarkable former redoubt located in the Saint-Denis district of Reunion Island, a French overseas department and region in the southwest Indian Ocean. The building, which includes its surrounding wall and site, was added to the inventory of Historic Monuments on April 3, 2007. It is the only classified military building on the island.
The building was constructed on a rocky spur in 1756 by Antoine Marie Desforges-Boucher, an engineer for the king. It played a notable role during the attack on the island by the English in 1810. From 1768, the building served as a military prison, and from 1869, it functioned as a powder magazine.
In 2003, a fire caused the building to be closed to the public. From 2020 to 2023, renovation work was carried out to restore the roof and repair the facades and the surrounding wall. Plans have been announced to install a military museum inside the walls.
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons
Written by Mutabor
Discuss this with the author and others
No comments yet. Be the first to start the conversation.