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🏰 Fortifications of Vauban – Briançon, Hautes-Alpes: Fort des Trois-TĂȘtes

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🏰 Fortifications of Vauban – Briançon, Hautes-Alpes: Fort des Trois-TĂȘtes
17th-century military fortification, UNESCO World Heritage Site


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UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

📋 Fast Facts
  • Part of Vauban's 12 fortified groups along French borders
  • Designed by SĂ©bastien Le Prestre de Vauban (1633–1707)
  • Located on elevated terrain overlooking Briançon, Hautes-Alpes
  • Built during the reign of King Louis XIV

Fort des Trois-TĂȘtes (Fort of the Three Heads) is a hilltop fortification near Briançon in the southeastern French ...

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