Former marine infantry barracks on Reunion Island, the Lambert barracks take place in the heart of Saint-Denis. Listed as a Historic Monument, this building of neoclassical architecture now houses the command post of the Armed Forces of the southern zone of the Indian Ocean.
Built in the middle of the 19th century for military engineers, it takes the form of a U-shaped building whose main body is over 200 meters long. Visitors can admire from the outside many columns on which rest friezes, barrel vaults and pediments. Partly made with brown-black freestone, it houses several facilities such as a swimming pool, sports fields or even warehouses.
