
Entrevaux's Main Gate - Bridge of the Royal Door 17th Century on 'Le Var'
Entrevaux, Alpes de Haute-Provence (04), France
3:00 pm GMT+1:00, 21 September 2004
© 2004 Alexandre Negri, All Rights Reserved.
Louis XIV decided to have a strategic place with Entrevaux and asked to Vauban to build a new fortification: this work remained intact can be regarded as a prototype of the new military architecture developed by Vauban.
Structure defensive of Vauban: fortifications and citadel, 3 doors with drawbridge, Bridge of the Royal Door 17th century on the Var, with only one arch, strengthened with the ends, ramparts, way strengthened towards the citadel.