Fort Liberia, Villefranche-de-Conflent, Pyrenees-Orientales
Fort Liberia, with parapet, built 1681-83 by Sebastien Le Pressure de Vauban under king Louis XIV, on Belloch hill above Villefranche-de-Conflent, Conflent, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The fort was built to protect the new Roussillon territory from the Spanish and held a garrison of 100. It is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
50620175
Media ID
50620175
Size
8268px x 5706px
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Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2025
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1681-83 Catalanes Catalogne Cerdagne Conflent Fortifications Fortified Liberia Lookout Nord Occitania Occitanie Parapet Prades Prestre Pyrenees Pyrenees-orientales Rampart Ronde Sebastien Vauban Vilafranca Villefranche-de-conflent Walled
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