L'enceinte de la place forte de Mont-Louis

Online resources

Approximately 90 French and foreign websites useful for the management of fortified heritage have been selected and described.
For a more direct access to the desired resources, the search is carried out by themes, which will unfold in a simple click.

  • Vauban Association

    French
    Association tasked with promoting knowledge with the work of Vauban and that of fortified heritage.
    En ligne
    glossary, current details and events, bibliographies, bookshop
  • Architectura

    French, English
    Database of manuscripts and printed matter, written or translated into French in the 16th and 17th centuries, created by the Centre of Graduate Studies of the Renaissance of the University of Tours.
    En ligne
    treaties of fortification, military atlas, books of ornaments, model collection, digitised works, selection of links
  • Chemins de mémoire (Memory tracks)

    French, English, German
    Aiming to promote the fortifications, museums, monuments and other historical places.
    En ligne
    bibliographies, lexicons, databases, archives, educational tools
  • Interpretation Centre for the Pamplona Fortifications

    French, English, Spanish
    Historical presentation of the Pamplona Fortifications with photographies, virtual views and tourists information.
  • Museum of relief maps

    French
    Collections of historical models of fortifications.
    En ligne
    catalogue of works, current details and history of the museum, practical information, and cultural actions
  • Museum of the army

    French, English, Spanish
    Collections on the military history and the history of the artillery, from the Middle Ages to nowadays.
    En ligne
    current details and history of the museum, practical information, educational documents, publications, photos, videos
  • Museum of the military engineer

    French
    Collections on history and the military engineer.
    En ligne
    current details and history of the museum, virtual exhibitions, practical information, educational programmes
  • The Fortress Builders

    English
    The Fortress Builders Fortifications Interpretation Centre has most of these historical sites under one roof, displayed in a quite interactive way. The FIC was established on February 2013, by the Ministry of Justice, Culture and Local Government through its Restoration Directorate, to communicate and exhibit the history and significance of Malta’s military architectural heritage.
    En ligne
    videos and gallery.
  • Hollandsewaterlinie

    Dutch, English
    Site of the project "Nieuwe Hollandse Waterlinie", the line of defence built in the Netherlands from 1815.
    En ligne
    library of digitised documents, picture library, videos of activities, plans and presentation of fortified works, selection of links
  • Suomenlinna

    Finnish, English, Swedish
    The fortress of Suomenlinna in Finland, inscribed on the World Heritage List.
    En ligne
    practical information, history of the fortress, newsletters