Fortifications of Vauban

© UNESCO

The fortifications of Vauban are twelve groups of fortified buildings constructed from 1662 on by Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, a military engineer of King Louis XIV.

The 12 sites are:
- Arras: citadel
- Besançon: citadel, city walls and Fort Griffon
- Blaye-Cussac-Fort-Médoc: citadel of Blaye, city walls, Fort Paté and Fort Médoc
- Briançon: city walls, Redoute des Salettes, Fort des Trois-Têtes, Fort du Randouillet, ouvrage de la communication Y and the Asfeld Bridge
- Camaret-sur-Mer: Tour dorée (lit. "Golden Tower") aka. Tour Vauban
- Longwy: ville neuve
- Mont-Dauphin: place forte
- Mont-Louis: citadel and city walls
- Neuf-Brisach: ville neuve/Breisach (Germany): gateway of the Rhine
- Saint-Martin-de-Ré: city walls and citadel
- Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue/Tatihou: watchtowers
- Villefranche-de-Conflent: city walls, Fort Libéria and Cova Bastera

Year	Decision	Comments
2008	Inscribed	Reasons for inscription

Reviews

Assif Am-David (Israel):
I've been to Neuf-Brisach (Neubreisach) in Alsace a few times (on my way to nearby beautiful and touristic Colmar). It is a small town near the German border with monsterous fortifications. They are so huge and out of proporation for the small and insgnificant provincial town that they almost look rediculously bombastic. Nonethless, they are really and truly owe inspiring.

Date posted: July 2008

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