Quartier de l’Esplanade
quai des Alpes; rue d' Ankara ; quai des Belges ; rue Blaise-Pascal ; rue de Boston ; rue de Copenhague ; place de l'Esplanade; rue Gaspard-Monge ; rue Louvois ; rue de Milan; rue de Neuchâtel; rue d'Oslo; rue de Palerme; rue René-Descartes; rue de Rome; rue de Stockholm; rue de Stuttgart ; rueTarade ; rue d'Upsal, Strasbourg, France
The Quartier de l’Esplanade in Strasbourg has its origins in military architecture from 1681, initiated by French engineer Sébastien Le Prestre Vauban, who designed new fortifications including a citadel southeast of the old city. This citadel suffered significant damage during the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871), leading to the annexation of Alsace-Lorraine by the German Empire. A new military fortification line established from 1875 rendered the original walls obsolete, resulting in their dismantling. From the 1880s onward, numerous military barracks were constructed around the former citadel, and the military district continued to develop until World War II.
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