Forts, fortifications, arsenals in Alsace

Fonderie de canons
67000 Strasbourg

The Strasbourg cannon foundry, built in the 17th century, is a historic monument located in Place Broglie. Former royal arsenal, this building illustrates Alsatian military and artisanal heritage in the Great East.

Arsenal
68600 Neuf-Brisach

The arsenal of Neuf-Brisach, built in the early eighteenth century in the Upper Rhine, is a former military warehouse classified as a historical monument. Located in Place de l'Arsenal, it illustrates the defensive architecture of the region.

Fortification
67160 Wissembourg

The fortifications of Wissembourg, built from the 13th century and rebuilt in the 18th century, are a medieval complex partially preserved in the Lower Rhine, including a rounded enclosure and the Schartenturm tower, symbol of Alsatian defensive history.

Fortification
67650 Dambach-la-ville

The fortifications of Dambach-la-Ville, built between the 14th and 18th centuries, surround this Alsatian town of Bas-Rhin. They have three medieval gates and partially preserved walls, witness to its status as a fortified city.

Fortification
68230 Turckheim

Turckheim Guard, a 4th quarter building of the 16th and 18th centuries, is a historic monument located in Wickran Square in Turckheim, Upper Rhine, having served as a meeting place and prison.

Fortification
68700 Cernay

The Cernay fortifications, built in the 14th and 16th centuries, are a defensive complex located in the Haut-Rhin, marked by an artillery tower and vestiges of quadrangular enclosure adapted to the reborn artillery.

Fortification
67310 Westhoffen

The fortifications of Westhoffen, built in the 14th century in the Lower Rhine, form a remarkable medieval complex with towers, courtines and ditches partially preserved in the Alsatian Great East.

Patrimoine défensif
67116 Reichstett

Fort Rapp, formerly fort Moltke, is a 19th-century military structure located in Reichstett (Great East), part of the fortified belt of Strasbourg. Built in Vosges sandstone, this dry ditch Biehler fort spans 4.5 hectares.