Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban
(1633–1707) fransk ingenjör och arkitekt
Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban (1633–1707) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of architecture.
Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban was born in Saint-Léger-Vauban and died in Paris. Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban worked in Lille. Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban became a member of French Academy of Sciences. The awards include Knight of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Louis, Knight of the Order of the Holy Spirit, Knight of the Order of Saint Michael, and Marshal of France.
The best-known works include ‘Arras citadel’, ‘Citadelle de Bitche’, ‘Fort Liberia’, and ‘Fortress Mont Royal’. The catalogue has 19 buildings by Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban. The dated buildings span the years 1500–1776. The buildings are in places such as Saint-Malo, Besançon, Namur, Lille, and Villefranche-de-Conflent. They are in 3 countries.
Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Elizabeth Mytton, Lady Thomas Wilbraham, Tylman van Gameren, Christopher Wren, Christopher Wren, and Giovanni Domenico Orsi.