
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.

Nel silenzio del parco
Nel silenzio del parco

Cruel Architecture, a Tool of Gentrification
Cruel Architecture, a Tool of Gentrification

Breaking the Sound Barrier
Breaking the Sound Barrier

Cinema's First Colors
Cinema's First Colors

Hagia Sophia
Hagia Sophia

Moka Malo, des corsaires à la conquête du café
Moka Malo, des corsaires à la conquête du café

Forteresses maritimes
Forteresses maritimes

Tak trochu poučnej barák
Tak trochu poučnej barák

Magellan sur la route des épices
Magellan sur la route des épices

La capitale gauloise disparue
La capitale gauloise disparue

Concrete Dreams
Concrete Dreams

Y in Vyborg
Y in Vyborg