Forts, fortifications, arsenals in Lorraine

Patrimoine défensif
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.

Porte-de-ville
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.

Patrimoine défensif
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.

École
57000 Metz

The School of Artillery and Engineering of Metz, founded in the 3rd quarter of the 18th century, is a former military school located in the Abbey of St. Arnould in Metz (Great East).

57370 Phalsbourg

The fortifications of Phalsburg, built in the 4th quarter of the 17th century, are an emblematic military work of the Moselle, designed by Vauban in the Great East.

Patrimoine défensif
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.

Fortification de Vauban
54200 Toul

The Toul fortifications, designed by Vauban at the end of the 17th century, form a major defensive complex located in Toul in the Great East, partially classified as a historical monument since 1941.

57070 Metz

The Bellecroix Gate, built between 1731 and 1749, is a classical fortification of Metz in Jaumont stone, integrated with the medieval ramparts of the city in the Great East.