🏰 Fortifications of Vauban — Place forte, Mont-Dauphin
UNESCO-designated military fortress in the French Alps
📋 Fast Facts
- Part of 12 fortified groups across France's borders, collectively designated UNESCO World Heritage in 2008
- Designed by Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban (1633–1707) during the reign of Louis XIV
- Built in the late 17th century on a rocky promontory above the Durance and Guil rivers
- Located in the Hautes-Alpes region of the French Alps
Mont-Dauphin is one of twelve fortified sites that comprise the UNESCO World Heritage designation of the Fortifications of ...