Bunker Archeology

Page 1

WA R L A N D S C A P E

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

75


76


Shelter in a dune (South Brittany)

77


78


Support station on the coast of the English Channel

79


80


opposite and above: Bunker for light artillery

81


82


Containers on the Atlantic

83


84


Observation station in the Strait of Dover

85


Lookout station on a beach in Normandy

86


Command post in the Bay of Biscay

87



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

89


90


Iron cupola on an observatory

91


92


opposite and above: Shelters for sentries

93


Firing slit for an armored cupola

94


Observation post on a channel island (detail)

95


Individual shelter on the North Sea

96


Lookout post on the Atlantic

97


98


Armored cupola for light weaponry

99


100


opposite and above: Command post in the Landes

101


102


Giant bunker in the Strait of Dover

103


104


“Barbara� firing control tower in the Landes

105


“Karola� firing control tower on the Atlantic

106


“Barbara� firing control tower in the Landes

107


“Karola� firing control tower on the Atlantic

108


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

109


Observation post raised into a pyramid

110


“Barbara” firing direction tower

111


112


opposite and above: Observation post on a channel island

113


114


Observation post on the English Channel

115


Turn static files into dynamic content formats.

Create a flipbook
Issuu converts static files into: digital portfolios, online yearbooks, online catalogs, digital photo albums and more. Sign up and create your flipbook.