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Le château en bref
The Ouvrage du Lavoir is a large work of the Alpine Maginot Line, above Modane, at an altitude of about 2,000 m, along the road to the Fréjus Pass. Construction began in 1931 to block the descent from the ridges towards Modane, in conjunction with the Pas-du-Roc work. It is a reinforced-concrete underground fortification comprising five combat blocks linked by galleries and two entrances, including the ammunition entrance (drawbridge, two cloches, and a 587-step staircase). In June 1940, it fired nearly 3,800 rounds against the Italian offensive. Labelled "Architecture contemporaine remarquable" in 2003, it belongs to the French State and is not open to the public.