Fortifications of Vauban
Fortifications of Vauban consists of 12 groups of
fortified buildings and sites along the western, northern and eastern
borders of France. They represent the finest examples of the work of
Sรฉbastien Le Prestre de Vauban (1633-1707), a military engineer of King
Louis XIV. The serial property includes towns built from scratch by
Vauban, citadels, urban bastion walls and bastion towers. There are also
mountain forts, sea forts, a mountain battery and two mountain
communication structures. This property is inscribed as bearing witness
to the peak of classic fortifications, typical of western military
architecture. Vauban also played a major role in the history of
fortification in Europe and on other continents until the mid-19th
century.