Enceinte de Longwy, Longwy
- Also Known As: Longwy-Haut (Upper Town)
- Also Known As: Ville Neuve (New Town)
- Address: Rue Aristide Briand
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1678/08/19 | Longwy is annexed to the Kingdom of France by the Treaty of Nijmegen signed between the United Provinces and France at the end of the Dutch War. | |||||
| 1679/00/00 | Sebastien Le Prestre de Vauban | Engineer | Under the direction of Vauban and Thomas de Choisy, a castle built by the Dukes of Lorraine and its surrounding town, overlooking the valley of Chiers and Longwy's lower town, are razed for the erection for a new town. | |||
| 1690/00/00 | Longwy's fortified Ville Neuve, New Town, is completed. | |||||
| 1913/08/20 | The Porte de France is classified as a historical monument: two piles with sculpted panels surmounted by trophies, the tympanum above the bay decorated with a mutilated escutcheon accompanied by bundles of standards. | |||||
| 1933/10/03 | The historical monument is amended to include: bastion 6 of the castle and curtain, half-moon 7 of Porte de France, bastion 1 of Bourg and curtain wall, half-moon 8 of Precipice, bastion 2 Notre-Dame and curtain wall, half-moon 12, bastion 3, etc. |
| Particulars for Enceinte de Longwy, Longwy: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Area of Significance | Community Planning and Development |
| Category for Historic Use | Defense |
| Area of Significance | Engineering |
| Structure Type | Fortification |
| Community | Fortified Town |
| Sight Category | Historic District |
| Area of Significance | Military |
| Sight Category | Structure |
| Structure Type | Wall |
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