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Show NavigationPorte de Brisach, Citadelle de Belfort, Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France
Porte de Brisach, built 1687-1703 by Vauban, giving access to the old town of Belfort, at the Citadelle de Belfort, at Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The reliefs depict fleur de lys, the date 1687 and a sun as emblem of Louis XIV with his motto. A castle was built in the 17th century by the Comte de la Suze to protect the Trouee de Belfort or Belfort Gap, and Vauban and Haxo added to the fortifications. In the 19th century the citadel formed part of the Sere de Rivieres system of French border defences. The citadel is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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