Citadel of Besançon
The Citadel of Besançon is a 17th-century fortress in Franche-Comté, France. It is one of the finest masterpieces of military architecture designed by Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban.Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: museum in France
- Also known as: “Citadelle de Besancon” and “Citadelle Vauban de Besançon”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Musée Comtois and Musée de la Résistance et de la déportation de Franche-Comté.
Musée de la Résistance et de la déportation de Franche-Comté
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Musée de la Résistance et de la déportation de Franche-Comté is a museum, which is situated 150 metres southeast of Citadel of Besançon.
Porte taillée
City gate
Photo: Toufik-de-planoise, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Porte taillée is a city gate located in Besançon. It was drilled in the rock of Saint-Étienne hill by the Romans under Vespasian or Marcus Aurelius, for the aqueduc of Besançon between Vaire-Arcier and square Castan. Porte taillée is situated 400 metres east of Citadel of Besançon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tarragnoz and La Gare d’Eau.
Citadel of Besançon
- Categories: citadel, fort, military museum, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Besançon, Arrondissement of Besançon, Doubs, Franche-Comté, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.22973° or 47° 13′ 47″ northLongitude
6.03319° or 6° 1′ 60″ eastElevation
347 metres (1,138 feet)Open location code
8FV862HM+V7OpenStreetMap ID
way 678700046OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Citadel of Besançon” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “貝桑松城塞”
- Chinese: “貝桑鬆城塞”
- Chinese: “贝桑松城塞”
- Dutch: “Citadel van Besancon”
- Dutch: “Citadel van Besançon”
- Egyptian Arabic: “قلعة بيزانسون”
- French: “citadelle de Besançon”
- French: “Citadelle de Besançon”
- French: “musée d’Histoire de Besançon”
- German: “Zitadelle von Besançon”
- Indonesian: “Benteng Besançon”
- Italian: “Cittadella di Besançon”
- Japanese: “ブザンソンの城塞”
- Japanese: “ブザンソン城塞”
- Korean: “브장송 요새”
- Narom: “Câtel de Besaunçoun”
- Narom: “Chitadelle de Besançon”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Citadelle de Besançon”
- Norwegian: “Citadelle de Besançon”
- Portuguese: “Cidadela de Besançon”
- Spanish: “Ciudadela de Besancon”
- Spanish: “Ciudadela de Besançon”
- Spanish: “Ciudadela de Besanzon”
- Spanish: “Ciudadela de Besanzón”
- Turkish: “Besançon Kalesi”
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