Neuf-Brisach is an Alsatian town steeped in history. Built after the loss by the kingdom of France of Vieux-Brisach on the other side of the Rhine, it symbolizes the Franco-Germanic …

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April 23, 2017

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The city was built at the beginning of the 18th century by the fortress builder Prestre de Vauban, who created it as a planned city in the form of an octagon with central parade ground, which is now used as a marketplace, and a chessboard-shaped road network as the ideal form of a fortified city. In the city there were accommodations for soldiers and officers, utilities, a church, houses for non-military residents of different estates. The system of walls, ditches and gates around the city is still impressive today.

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April 23, 2017

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Neuf-Brisach was built at the beginning of the 18th century by the fortress builder Prestre de Vauban, who used it as a planned town in the form of an octagon with a central parade ground, which is now used as a marketplace, and a grid-shaped road network as the ideal form of a fortified city. In the city there were accommodation for the soldiers and officers, utilities, a church, houses for non-military residents of the various estates and an impressive system of walls, ditches and gates around the city.

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Location: Neubreisach, Colmar-Ribeauvillé, Alsace, France

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