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Dungeons, towers, citadels and bastions in the North

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Vantourneux door

59163 Condé-sur-l'Escaut

The Vantourneux Gate, built between 1678 and 1692 in Condé-sur-l'Escaut, is an ancient gate fortified with brick and stone, typical of the post-Treaty military architecture of Nijmegen.
Tower of Ostrevent

59111 Bouchain

The Tour d'Ostrevent, listed as a Historic Monument, is an iconic tower located in Bouchain, Hauts-de-France. It dates from the 19th century or earlier, without exact precision.
Bastion des Forges

59111 Bouchain

The Bastion des Forges, a defensive vestige of the 16th and 17th centuries, is located in Bouchain in the Hauts-de-France. It illustrates the bastioned military architecture of the Spanish Netherlands, reinforced by Vauban.
Tour sarrazine de Beaufort
Buckwheat tower
59330 Beaufort

The Beaufort Sarrazine Tower is a medieval tower located in the North, classified as a Historic Monument. It dates from the Middle Ages and is located in Beaufort, Hauts-de-France.
Tour Saint-Fiacre de Cambrai
Tower
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 de la Dodenne de Valenciennes
Tower
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.
Orchie Devil's Tower
Tower
59310 Orchies

The Devils d'Orchies tower, a 13th century vestige, is a circular brick and sandstone flanking tower built into the former fortified enclosure of this town of Hauts-de-France.
Citadelle de Valenciennes
Citadels
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.