Sebastine Le Preste de Vauban designed the fort system at Besancon. Vauban modernized defensive fort building from 1667-1707 at more than 300 locations in northeast France. After the Americans captured the Citadelle it was used to hold German prisoners. After the war the Citadelle served as a military depot. In 1958 the city of Besancon acquired the site from the French government and it it now houses several museums and attracts nearly 300,000 visitors per year.
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