Fortifications of Strasbourg
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The Fortifications of Strasbourg are a historic defensive complex in Strasbourg, France, renowned as part of the military engineering legacy of Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban and now recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Strasbourg fortifications | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage site component
ⓘ
cultural heritage site ⓘ fortification system ⓘ |
| architect | Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
bastioned fortification
ⓘ
early modern military architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith | King Louis XIV of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| currentUse |
historical monument
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| hasPart |
arsenal
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barracks ⓘ bastion ⓘ bridgehead ⓘ city wall ⓘ covered way ⓘ gate ⓘ glacis ⓘ hornwork ⓘ moat ⓘ rampart ⓘ ravelin ⓘ water management system ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alsace
ⓘ
Grand Est NERFINISHED ⓘ Strasbourg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
Central European Summer Time
ⓘ
Central European Time ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Rhine River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | River Ill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| notableEngineer | Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Fortifications of Vauban
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French border defense system ⓘ |
| significantEvent | integration of Strasbourg into France in 1681 ⓘ |
| significantPeriod |
17th century
ⓘ
18th century ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory | Cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(ii)
ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 1283 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteName | Fortifications of Vauban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
border defense
ⓘ
control of Rhine crossings ⓘ defense of Strasbourg ⓘ |
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Strasbourg fortifications