Forts, fortifications, arsenals in Lorraine

Defensive heritage
57070 Metz

The Fort de Queuleu, built between 1868 and 1870 in Metz, is an emblematic military structure of the city's first fortified belt. Transformed into a Nazi internment camp during the Second World War, it is today a place of memory dedicated to the Resistance and Deportation.

Defensive heritage
57410 Siersthal

The Simserhof, built between 1929 and 1936 in Siersthal (Moselle), is an imposing artillery fort of the Maginot line, now an iconic tourist site of the Great East.

Case
57000 Metz

The Ney Barracks, a former 19th-century engineering barracks, is an emblematic military building in Metz, Lorraine. Its sculpted high reliefs and "U"-shaped architecture make it a notable historical heritage.

Fortification
57000 Metz

Metz's guard corps, an 18th-century neoclassical building located on Place d'Armes, was initially used to house soldiers guarding the town hall and Parliament. Today, it houses the city's tourism office.

Defensive heritage
54840 Villey-le-Sec

Villey-le-Sec Fort, built between 1875 and 1879 in Meurthe-et-Moselle (Great East), is a 19th-century military structure of the Séré de Rivières system, unique by its enclosure surrounding an intact village.

City gate
57570 Rodemack

The fortifications of Rodemack, built in the 15th century, form a medieval defensive complex of 700 meters of ramparts, round towers and murderous, located in the Moselle in the Great East, nicknamed the little Lorraine Carcassonne.

City gate
57430 Sarralbe

The fortifications of Sarralbe, built between the 15th and 16th centuries, protect the town of Sarralbe in Moselle. Classified as a historical monument, they bear witness to medieval and reborn defensive architecture.

Fortification
57400 Sarrebourg

The fortifications of Sarrebourg, built in the 13th century in the city of Moscow, are a medieval vestige composed of towers and ramparts partially classified as historical monuments.