Bunker Archeology

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But where danger is found, there also rises that which saves. —f. hÜlderlin

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Shelter in a dune (South Brittany)

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Support station on the coast of the English Channel

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opposite and above: Bunker for light artillery

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Containers on the Atlantic

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Observation station in the Strait of Dover

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Lookout station on a beach in Normandy

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Command post in the Bay of Biscay

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A n t h r o p o m o rp h y and Z o o m o rp h y

Close to death, one no longer sees it, and you gaze steadily ahead, perhaps with an animal’s gaze. —r. rilke

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Iron cupola on an observatory

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opposite and above: Shelters for sentries

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Firing slit for an armored cupola

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Observation post on a channel island (detail)

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Individual shelter on the North Sea

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Lookout post on the Atlantic

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Armored cupola for light weaponry

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opposite and above: Command post in the Landes

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Giant bunker in the Strait of Dover

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“Barbara� firing control tower in the Landes

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“Karola� firing control tower on the Atlantic

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“Barbara� firing control tower in the Landes

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“Karola� firing control tower on the Atlantic

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“Barbara�: One notices the barbed wire designed to hold camouflage.

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Observation post raised into a pyramid

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“Barbara” firing direction tower

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opposite and above: Observation post on a channel island

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Observation post on the English Channel

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