"An aerial view of an octagonal fortress that forms one of the most extraordinary cities in the world. Constructed in the 17th-century by Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, a military architect serving King Louis XIV, the city in Alsace features evenly spaced bastions, perpendicular streets and star-shaped fortifications." Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images
One of the Photos of the Day at The Guardian. Here's the Wikipedia entry. And you can zoom in and see streetviews at Google Maps.
It is humorous that it is right across the river from Old-Brisach.
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