fortifications of Neuf-Brisach

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The fortifications of Neuf-Brisach are a meticulously planned, star-shaped fortified town in Alsace, France, exemplifying Vauban’s late 17th-century military engineering and urban design.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
fortification system ⓘ
star fort ⓘ
architect Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban ⓘ
category Military architecture in France ⓘ
Vauban fortifications in France ⓘ
constructionEndDate 1703 ⓘ
constructionOrderedBy Louis XIV of France ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1698 ⓘ
coordinateLocation 47.860°N 7.527°E ⓘ
country France ⓘ
foundedBy Louis XIV of France ⓘ
hasCityWithinWalls Neuf-Brisach ⓘ
hasPart bastion ⓘ
city gate ⓘ
curtain wall ⓘ
glacis ⓘ
moat ⓘ
ravelin ⓘ
heritageCriteria (ii) ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritageDesignationDate 2008 ⓘ
inception 1698 ⓘ
locatedIn Alsace ⓘ
France ⓘ
Grand Est ⓘ
Haut-Rhin ⓘ
Neuf-Brisach ⓘ
locatedOn Rhine plain ⓘ
linked to: Upper Rhine Plain
material brick ⓘ
stone ⓘ
militaryEngineeringStyle bastion fort ⓘ
namedAfter Vauban ⓘ
notableFor combination of military engineering and urban design ⓘ
exemplary preservation of Vauban’s defensive system ⓘ
numberOfBastions 8 ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
partOf Fortifications of Vauban ⓘ
French border defense system on the Rhine ⓘ
purpose defense of the French border on the Rhine ⓘ
shape star-shaped ⓘ
significantPeriod early 18th century ⓘ
late 17th century ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 1283 ⓘ
urbanPlanningType grid plan ⓘ
planned town ⓘ

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Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban → notableWork → fortifications of Neuf-Brisach ⓘ
Vauban → designedStructure → Fortifications of Neuf-Brisach ⓘ
linked to: fortifications of Neuf-Brisach
Monuments historiques of Bas-Rhin → hasPart → Neuf-Brisach fortifications in Bas-Rhin sector ⓘ
linked to: fortifications of Neuf-Brisach