Dungeons, towers, citadels and bastions in the North

Citadelles
59400 Cambrai

Cambrai's citadel, built in the 17th century in the North, is a military fortress built on Mont-des-Bœufs, incorporating medieval remains and improvements of Vauban after 1677.

Pont-écluse
59400 Cambrai

The Arquet Tower is a 16th-century water gate in Cambrai, Hauts-de-France, part of the ancient defensive enclosure controlling the Scheldt.

Fortification de Vauban
59000 Lille

The citadel of Lille, built in the 17th century by Vauban, is an emblematic military fortress located in Lille, in the Hauts-de-France region, nicknamed the 'queine des citadelles' for its exceptional architecture and its strategic role in the 'pre-square' of Louis XIV.

Tour
59400 Cambrai

The Saint-Fiacre tower, a semi-circular vestige of the 15th century, is an element of the ancient enclosure of Cambrai, in the Hauts-de-France. Registered as a historical monument in 1997, it bears witness to medieval military heritage.

Tour
59300 Valenciennes

The Dodenne Tower, an ancient 14th century water gate in Valenciennes, controlled access to the Rhonelle River. Ranked a historic monument in 1904, it illustrates medieval defensive architecture.

Citadelles
59300 Valenciennes

The citadel of Valenciennes, a military work of the Northern Department in the Hauts-de-France region, is now partially destroyed, retaining only a few remains of its original bastions and half moons.

Tour sarrasine
59570 Saint-Waast

The Sarrazine Tower of Saint-Waast is a 12th century fortified building in the North built by the Counts of Hainaut to strengthen local defences.

Tour
59138 Pont-sur-Sambre

The Tower of the Guet of Pont-sur-Sambre, built in the 17th century, is an ancient defensive monument located in the North, in the Hauts-de-France region, now classified and open to the public.