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East Gate, Vauban Citadel 🏰

East Gate, Vauban Citadel 🏰

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East Gate, Vauban Citadel 🏰

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Location: New Aquitaine, France

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December 24, 2019

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In 1685, Louis XIV ordered Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban to supervise the works of a vast citadel of 38 hectares intended to be "the lock of Bordeaux". Part of the medieval town was destroyed in order to build the new fortress.

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