Episode
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Director(s):
DELOGET (Delphine)
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Producer(s):
SYSTEM TV, ARTE FRANCE
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Territories:
Worldwide.
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Production year:
2012
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Language(s):
German, English, Spanish, French, Polish
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Rights:
TV, DVD, NON-THEATRICAL, INTERNET, VOD
With its remarkable fortifications, the village of Neuf-Brisach is regarded as the masterpiece of the architect Vauban, who devised a defensive system called « the third system ». The site is unique anywhere in Europe, and was categorised as a Unesco Heritage site in 2008.
Neuf-Brisach’s particular architecture stems from its geographical position just a few kilometres from the German border. More than 250 metres high, the pink sandstone fortifications form a 16-point star. A few years ago, as he was cataloguing the local flora and fauna within the 300-year-old walls, Reinhold Treiber discovered a veritable ecological treasure…