Vauban fortifications
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Located at the confluence of the Moselle and Ingressin rivers, Toul has always been a city surrounded by ramparts. With its numerous fortifications that have evolved over time, it is the only city in Lorraine and Meurthe-et-Moselle to have preserved its walls.
The oldest fortification of Toul dates back to the 3rde century. The military engineer Vauban then designed ramparts there in 1698, consisting of nine bastions and three gates. From 1874, the complex was reinforced and enlarged by General Séré de Rivières. Today, visitors can see five gates: the Metz Gate, with its drawbridge system, the only Vauban vestige; the Water Gate, built in the XNUMXth centurye century, whose system of valves allowed the city's water to be evacuated. There is also the Moselle Gate, rebuilt in 1882 and richly decorated, notably with false machicolations, the very sober Porte de France, and the Jeanne d'Arc Gate, built in 1901.
