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  • Restitution of the architecture studio in Mont-Louis

    … by Pierre on Tue, 04/28/2020 - 11:07 Following the visit to Mont-Louis which took place from 3 to 6 October 2019, one of the areas of work of which was the reconversion of communal buildings soon to be vacated, the 32 students of …

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  • Géofort (the Netherlands) : Identity serving the project

    … Staatsbosheer Duration of rental contract: 30 ans Number of visitors in 2013: 35 000 Opening hours: weekends and during … school holidays from 10: 00 am to 5: 00 pm, on reservation for groups (corporate, schools) Staff: 3,6 ETP … Géofort (the Netherlands) : Identity serving the project …
    Project sponsor(s)
    Staatsbosbeheer Géofort
    Keywords
    • fortified heritage
    • reconversion
    • funding plan
    • touristic development
    • cultural equipment
    • schools

  • A coordinated safety approach

    … citadel: 23 ha Useable surface area: 14 000 m² Number of visitors in 2013: 380,000 Roads and paths: 8 000 m² … A …
    Project sponsor(s)
    Municipality of Blaye
    Keywords
    • fortified heritage
    • world heritage
    • accessibility
    • safety redevelopment
    • safety measure
    • safety standards
    • signing
    • touristic development

  • Longwy, conservation and landscaping measures

    … A woodland management plan enhances fortified heritage and leads to its long-term viability; … the ramparts. To this end, the choice was made to open up cone-shaped vistas at strategic locations. … Longwy, …
    Project sponsor(s)
    Town of Longwy
    Keywords
    • fortified heritage
    • landscape redevelopment
    • view cone
    • végétation
    • conservation
    • maintenance
    • safety measure
    • evaluation of heritage

  • Besançon, Study of landscaping to enhance Vauban’s fortifications

    … valleys resulting from the river eroding the limestone rock. A third of the land in the Besançon region consists of forest, unspoiled natural areas and parkland. … Besançon, Study of landscaping to enhance Vauban’s fortifications …
    Project sponsor(s)
    Town of Besançon
    Keywords
    • fortified heritage
    • natural area
    • landscape redevelopment
    • view cone
    • végétation
    • maintenance
    • conservation
    • accessibility

  • A digital cluster located in a secure area

    … 18 months (after obtaining building permission) Date commissioned: May2014 … A digital cluster located in a secure area …
    Project sponsor(s)
    Fredy Décima company
    Keywords
    • fortified heritage
    • world heritage
    • reconversion
    • renewable energy

  • Reconversion of the Saint-Étienne chapel for an exceptional offer

    … of historical documents, spectacular real-life views and computer-generated images, completed by an actor and sound effects, offer visitors a unique 14-minute experience for understanding the history of the citadel and the …
    Project sponsor(s)
    The Citadel World heritage public body (EPC-PM)
    Keywords
    • fortified heritage
    • world heritage
    • intervention on the building
    • funding
    • cultural equipment
    • cultural mediation
    • mediation tool

  • In search of the heritage of the Guillestrois

    … sites. The tools used to promote the chosen sites are: Information signs on-site (a series of 5 to 10 signs per community and a circuit of thematic community discovery … can be integrated into the land). Brochures distributed free of charge … In search of the heritage of the …
    Project sponsor(s)
    Guillestrois County
    Keywords
    • mediation tool
    • interpretation sign
    • access to site
    • heritage signing

  • Corporate events and sponsorship: successful partnerships in an exceptional setting

    … of agents: around 80 permanent and 50 temporary Number of visitors in 2013: 268,427; of which 60% are regional and 10% are foreign Annual budget: 5.3M€ … Corporate events and …
    Project sponsor(s)
    The Citadel World heritage public body (EPC-PM)
    Keywords
    • fortified heritage
    • world heritage
    • funding
    • patronage
    • foundation
    • economic benefit
    • cultural equipment
    • public establishment

  • Brochure to discover the stronghold of Mont-Dauphin aimed at those 12-15 years

    … In the plan for the management, conservation and sustainable development … for those aged 12-15, agroup where there is little in comparison to the age group 6-12 years (notably in terms of educational workshops). It is distributed free of charge. … Brochure to discover the stronghold of …
    Project sponsor(s)
    Guillestrois County
    Keywords
    • fortified heritage
    • young visitors
    • mediation tool
    • educational project
    • communication tool

  • Resource centre for the management of fortified heritage

    … To make information and useful references accessible for anyone … heritage. Through this project, the Vauban network aim to become a true national and international reference in the …
    Project sponsor(s)
    The Network of Major Vauban Sites
    Keywords
    • fortified heritage
    • NICT
    • sharing experience

  • The summer theatre in the Hyvä Omatunto (Clear Conscience) ravelin

    … 2005-2007:  Helsinki open prison, Suomenlinna division for foundations, private entrepreneur (metallic structure … of fabric using a crane (cost of 10,000 € per year, one day of work) Covered surface area: 900 m² Number of …
    Project sponsor(s)
    Governing Body of Suomenlinna
    Keywords
    • fortified heritage
    • world heritage
    • intervention on the building
    • contemporary construction
    • reconversion

  • Interpretation path

    … and pedestrian). The purpose is to reclassify an existing community path and introduce visitors to the first elements of interpretation of cultural …
    Project sponsor(s)
    Guillestrois County
    Keywords
    • landscape redevelopment
    • accessibility
    • bicycle and pedestrian way
    • sustainable tourism
    • natural area
    • signing
    • heritage signing

  • Suomenlinna (Finland) : A government-run fortified archipelago

    … 500 during the summer and 400 during winter  Number of visitors annually: 850 000 (12,000 per day during summer). … Suomenlinna (Finland) : A government-run fortified archipelago …
    Project sponsor(s)
    Governing Body of Suomenlinna
    Keywords
    • fortified heritage
    • world heritage
    • management structure
    • public administration

Vauban site

  • Le Palais

    … fortified works built in the 14th century. The first bastioned fort was constructed in the small town of Le Palais in … fort, Belle-Île became a royal citadel. In 1680, Vauban visited the site, which Louis XIV wished to reinforce, … and the July Monarchy, to be later continued and completed under the Second Empire (around 1860-1870), the …
    Département/Région
    Morbihan

  • Givet – Charlemont

    … from 1555. Finally conquered by the French in 1684, the fortifications of Charlemont were restored and a watchtower … of Augsbourg. This camp included two fronts of ramparts: one to the east, equipped with two bastions, a low tenaille, … men and three thousand horses are believed to have been accommodated at this site. A settlement project and one to …
    Département/Région
    Ardennes

  • Verdun

    … several times during the following century before finally becoming a permanent part of France of Mazarin under the … However the construction remained incomplete when Vauban visited in 1663. Accordingly, Vauban decided to gather … of his predecessors by creating a totally new and bastioned urban wall. The defences of this urban wall were …
    Département/Région
    Meuse

  • Fort Chapus

    … île of Oléron from the continent. The War Minister Louvois commissioned Michel Begon, Intendant of Rochefort, with the … to the fortifications in the region. The fort is open to visitors, alone or with guide, daily from 10am to 6pm during …
    Département/Région
    Charente-Maritime

  • Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port

    … formed along the road to Saint James of Compostela. It received its first urban wall in the 14th century. A castle of the kings of Navarre was mentioned in 1189. This castle was disputed between the families … Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port twice: in 1680 and 1685. These two visits spawned the project of an urban wall enclosing and …
    Département/Région
    Pyrénées-Atlantiques

  • Neuf-Brisach

    … Neuf-Brisach History and description Neuf-Brisach is one of the new towns created from scratch by Vauban. Its construction was intended to compensate for the loss of the fortified town of Breisach-am-Rhein, …
    Département/Région
    Haut-Rhin

  • Douai

    … the addition of a glacis, nineteen earth ravelins and the fort de Scarpe, a pentagonal earth structure, downstream of … external constructions existed, of which five were stone-built ravelins. The projects were performed during the … started in 1670, directed by the engineer Chazerat, and was completed in 1672. The engineers Simon Vollant and Mesgrigny …
    Département/Région
    Nord

  • Concarneau

    … part. This urban wall was replaced by another of worked stone in around the 14th century, which was repaired in 1451. … medieval urban wall has been entirely preserved. It can be visited freely or with a guide, by arrangement with the local …
    Département/Région
    Finistère

  • Belfort

    … new course as a form of hydraulic defence to the west. Only one channel still runs through the town. He constructed … enjoy protection as an historic monument. They can be visited freely, with or without a guide – contact the appropriate …
    Département/Région
    Territoire de Belfort

  • Prats-de-Mollo

    … near the sources of the Tech, Prats-de-Mollo was mentioned since 878, under the Carolingians. Its first urban wall … around the tour de la Guardia. In April 1670, Vauban visited Prats-de-Mollo. Deeming the destruction of the city … Louvois, the War Minister, persuaded Louis XIV against completing the project but the medieval defensive walls were …
    Département/Région
    Pyrénées-Orientales

  • Toulon

    … the urban medieval wall was replaced by an urban bastioned wall, including five arrow-headed bastions. The … the project in 1589 and directed the construction up to its completion in 1595. This urban wall was extended into the … clock building from 1776. All these monuments are open to visitors. The relief map from 1800 with a scale of 1/600 has …
    Département/Région
    Var

  • Montmédy

    … a urban wall surrounded the Upper Town (Ville Haute) to complete the defensive set-up. From 1544, Charles Quint … known as a fortress in a slightly misleading way) with bastioned ramparts. The latter included eight bastions. The Low … a few walls and two echauguettes. All these elements can be visited and represent a city park. … Montmédy …
    Département/Région
    Meuse

  • Guise

    … to multiple English sieges but was only conquered on one occasion, in 1424, by them and their ally Jean of … bastions of the castle included casemates and corridors for communications with musket firing loops. The construction … the War Minister, disagreed and sent him on an on-site visit on 19 January, 1673. After this visit, Vauban decided …
    Département/Région
    Aisne

  • Colmars

    … work on the two gates. The remainder of the urban wall was completed by the barbicans and machicolations. In 1692, … Niquet restored the medieval urban wall and added five bastioned towers to the same. Richerand, meanwhile, constructed … for hiking tourism in the region. The urban wall can be visited (year round) and the fort de Savoie (during the …
    Département/Région
    Alpes de Haute-Provence

  • Cherbourg

    … importance of the port which faced England. In 1639, the commissioner general of the navy of Louis XIII, Louis le Roux … and damaged during the Second World War. They can be visited by arrangement with the local tourist office. …
    Département/Région
    Manche

  • Château de Joux

    … by the French in 1674 during the second conquest of Franche-Comté, the Château de Joux became French as of this time. … 1733, a chapel surrounded by a cemetery was constructed in one of the bastions. In 1880, the castle was modernised once … and is classed as a historical monument. It is open to visits. Multiple phases of construction restoration have …
    Département/Région
    Doubs