One man designed 160 fortresses so genius they're still standing 300 years later — who was this madlad?
In the heart of central Europe are some of the world’s most impenetrable military strongholds. In France, 160 megastructure fortresses still line the country’s borders 3 centuries after they were constructed. As solid as ever, how did they withstand attack after attack? Was the secret in their materials? Their shape? In fact, the strength and resilience of these megastructures is due to the genius of one man: Sébastien le Prestre de Vauban.
Production
Drone shots of star forts hit different — geometry porn.
Direction
Saillard knows you came for the walls, stays focused.
Director
Aurélie Saillard
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Vauban designed over 300 fortifications in his lifetime and literally wrote the book on siege warfare — the man's Wikipedia page is exhausting.
Star forts influenced modern military bases AND shopping mall design; your local Forever 21 might secretly be Vauban-coded.
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