25 July 2025

Neuf-Brisach, France is an octagonal city

"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.

2 comments:

  1. It is humorous that it is right across the river from Old-Brisach.

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  2. Check out who's guarding one of the entrances!
    https://maps.app.goo.gl/fw7jqYtABnEm89ti7

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