Vauban fortifications

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf fortification system
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite 12
gptkbp:architecturalStyle bastion fort
gptkbp:country gptkb:France
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Sébastien_Le_Prestre_de_Vauban
gptkbp:feature casemates
moats
star-shaped bastions
bastioned trace
covered way
demi-lune
glacis
hornworks
ravelins
tenaille
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vauban fortifications
gptkbp:influenced European military architecture
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:trace_italienne
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:France
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Sébastien_Le_Prestre_de_Vauban
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:Fortifications_of_Camaret-sur-Mer
gptkb:Fortifications_of_Longwy
gptkb:Fortifications_of_Mont-Louis
gptkb:Citadel_of_Besançon
gptkb:Fortifications_of_Briançon
gptkb:Fortifications_of_Mont-Dauphin
gptkb:Fortifications_of_Neuf-Brisach
gptkb:Fortifications_of_Saint-Martin-de-Ré
gptkb:Fortifications_of_Villefranche-de-Conflent
gptkb:Fortifications_of_Blaye-Cussac-Fort-Médoc
gptkbp:partOf French border defenses
gptkbp:period 17th century
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:military
gptkbp:region various regions of France
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Louis_XIV
Renaissance architecture
French history
Military engineering
Siege warfare
Fortification theory
gptkbp:significance model for modern fortification design
gptkbp:status some in ruins
many preserved
gptkbp:UNESCO_criteria (i) (ii) (iv)
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Fortifications_of_Vauban
2008
yes
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:French_Army
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pyrénées-Orientales
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5