Dungeons, towers, citadels and bastions in the North

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.

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.

Citadels
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.

Buckwheat tower
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.

Tower
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.

Tower
59400 Cambrai

The tower of Caudron is a semi-circular tower of the 15th century, vestige of the walls of Cambrai, located in the Hauts-de-France. It bears witness to the late medieval military architecture.

Lock bridge
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 of 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.