Fortifications of Vauban
World Heritage
France
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The Vauban fortifications include 12 groups of fortifications and ruins located on the western, northern and eastern borders of France. They are examples of the work of Sébastien Lepreste de Vauban (1633-1707), a military engineer to Louis XIV. The complex includes the town, the castle, the city fortress walls and the fortress towers built from scratch by Vauban. There are also mountain forts, sea forts, mountain batteries and two mountain communication facilities. The site is listed as a pinnacle of classic fortifications and a typical example of Western military architecture. Vauban also played an important role in the history of fortifications in Europe and other continents until the mid-19th century.
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| coordinate location | Point(2.75888889 50.2825) |
| page banner | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/WV%20banner%20Fortifications%20of%20Vauban%20Blaye%20citadel.jpg |
| area | 1153.16 |
| World Heritage criteria | Larousse Encyclopedia online |
| World Heritage criteria | World Heritage selection criterion (i) |
| World Heritage criteria | World Heritage selection criterion (ii) |
| image | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Villefranche-de-Conflent%20Fortifications%20Tour-du-Diable.jpg |
| instance of | fortress |
| instance of | Province of Forlì-Cesena |
| executive body | Fortifications of Vauban (World Heritage Sites) |
| number of rooms | viaf-229383509 |
| office held by head of the organization | http://g.co/kg/m/04f0sz6 |
| Commons category | Fortifications of Vauban (World Heritage Sites) |
| has part | Fort du Mont-Dauphin |
| has part | Siege of Stralsund, 1678 |
| start time | 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| official name | أعمال المهندس فوبان |
| official name | Fortifications of Vauban |
| official name | Fortificaciones de Vauban |
| official name | Fortifications de Vauban |
| official name | ヴォーバンの要塞群 |
| official name | Vestingwerken van Vauban |
| official name | Архитектурное наследие Вобана |
| volume as quantity | World Heritage selection criterion (i) |
| volume as quantity | World Heritage selection criterion (ii) |
| volume as quantity | Larousse Encyclopedia online |
| area | 4341 |
| applies to part | buffer zone |