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Le château en bref
Fort 8 is the westernmost of the eight forts built between 1860 and 1864 to the designs of Henri Alexis Brialmont to form the fortified ring of Antwerp. Situated in Hoboken, not far from the Scheldt, it follows the trapezoidal plan common to the series, with earthen ramparts, a wide water-filled ditch and a central brick redoubt. The only fort in the series not to have been modernised and encased in concrete after 1907, it ranks among the best-preserved Brialmont forts. Bought back by the municipality of Hoboken in 1977, it is today a green space open to walkers and local associations, and has been protected as a monument since 1996.