Donjons, towers, citadels and bastions in Lorraine

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57000 Metz

The Camoufle Tower is a medieval vestige of the 15th century, part of the walls of Metz in Moselle, famous for its defensive role and its legendary bomber, Jacob de Castel called 'Camoufle'.

Bastion
54100 Nancy

The Haussonville bastion in Nancy is a vestige of the medieval fortifications of the 15th and 16th centuries, now integrated into the basement of the Museum of Fine Arts. It bears witness to the defensive evolution of the city, redesigned by Vauban in the seventeenth century.

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57000 Metz

The Tower of Spirits is a medieval vestige of the 13th and 16th centuries in Metz, integrated with the ancient city walls. This historic monument is part of the urban fortifications of Lorraine.

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55100 Verdun

The Islot Tower, known as the Tower of Plaids, is a 13th-century medieval tower in Verdun, integrated into the fortified city walls and classified as a historical monument.

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55140 Vaucouleurs

The Tower of the King is a 13th century medieval tower located in Vaucouleurs, in the Great East, classified as a historical monument in 1979. Integrated into a fortified enclosure, it bears witness to the defensive architecture of the time.

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88700 Rambervillers

The Tower of Anglemein is a 13th century fortified tower located in Rambervillers in the Vosges, a vestige of an ancient medieval enclosure of 24 towers.

55100 Dugny-sur-Meuse

The cemetery surrounding the former church of Dugny-sur-Meuse, classified as a historic monument in 1930, is a 12th century medieval site located in the Great East, linked to a fortified Romanesque church that has been abandoned for 120 years.

Fortification de Vauban
54400 Longwy

The citadel of Longwy, built between 1679 and 1690 by Vauban en Meurthe-et-Moselle, is a hexagonal stronghold classified as a UNESCO World Heritage site, integrating churches, barracks and remarkably preserved bastions.