| Vauban never spared himself during the process, and was always on hand, muttering away in a Burgundian dialect littered with forceful neologisms. |
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| Belfort was fortified by the military architect Vauban, who created an elaborate system of towers, casemates, curtains and counterscarps. |
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| Later, he began building model castles, surrounded by fortified emplacements, and he spent hours studying the virtually impregnable fortifications of Vauban. |
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| In April and May 1677, Louis XIV and Vauban visited Calais and ordered a complete rebuilding of Fort Nieulay. |
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| The second cultural centre of the city is in the Eure district near the Basin Vauban. |
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| In 1691, an 1800 cubic metre cistern was added to the church under orders by Vauban. |
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| In that same century, Vauban was charged by Louis XIV to fortify the city. |
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