Mont-Dauphin Fort

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Le château en bref

Mont-Dauphin is an Alpine fortified town founded by Vauban on a plateau overlooking the Guil and the Durance, at Mont-Dauphin (Hautes-Alpes). After the invasion by the Savoyard army in July 1692, Louis XIV commissioned Vauban to examine the defences of the frontier; the engineer chose this promontory to block access to the Dauphiné and Provence. Work began in 1693 and was completed in 1700; the fortress is named after the Grand Dauphin. The site comprises ramparts, a two-winged arsenal, the Lunette d'Arçon, an underground passage, a powder magazine and the Rochambeau barracks.