Designed by Vauban

Connected Sites: 6

Sébastien Le Prestre, Seigneur de Vauban and later Marquis de Vauban (15 May 1633 - 30 March 1707), commonly referred to as Vauban, was a Marshal of France and the foremost military engineer of his age, famed for his skill in both designing fortifications and in breaking through them. He also advised Louis XIV on how to consolidate France's borders, to make them more defensible.

Connected Sites

  • Mont-Saint-Michel
    Mont-Saint-Michel
    France
    Inscribed: 1979
    4.17
    329
    17
    Cabane Vauban
    See www.champeaux50.com
  • Strasbourg
    Strasbourg
    France
    Inscribed: 1988
    3.52
    396
    10
    Barrage Vauban "It was constructed from 1686 to 1700 by the French Engineer Jacques Tarade according to plans by Vauban." (Wiki)
  • Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France
    Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France
    France
    Inscribed: 1998
    2.82
    302
    14
    Porte St Jacques in Saint Jean Pied de Port is directly connected to the Vauban Citadel
  • Fortifications of Vauban
    Fortifications of Vauban
    France
    Inscribed: 2008
    3.00
    265
    18
  • City of Luxembourg
    City of Luxembourg
    Luxembourg
    Inscribed: 1994
    3.17
    441
    12
    Responsible for the enlargement of its fortifications
  • Canal du Midi
    Canal du Midi
    France
    Inscribed: 1996
    2.55
    234
    11
    Following persistent complaints about the flooding of neighbouring agricultural land, the great military architect Vauban was sent to the canal; as a result of his report a number of aqueducts were built and the Saint-Ferréol dam was raised in height. (AB ev)