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Strasbourg
UNESCO
world heritage sites
Rohan Palace
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2 Place du Chateau
It is a major architectural, historical, and cultural landmark in the city. It was built next to Strasbourg Cathedral in the 1730s, from designs by Robert de Cotte, and is considered a masterpiece of French Baroque architecture.
Notre Dame Cathedral
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Place de la Cathedrale
At 142 metres (466 feet), it was the world's tallest building from 1647 to 1874 (227 years), when it was surpassed by St. Nikolai's Church, Hamburg. Today it is the sixth-tallest church in the world and the highest extant structure built entirely in the Middle Ages.
Saint Thomas Church
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11 Rue Martin Luther
It is the main Lutheran church of the city since its Cathedral became Catholic again after the annexation of the town by France in 1681.
Vauban dam
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Place du Quartier Blanc
The principal defensive function of the barrage was to enable, in the event of an attack, the raising the level of the River Ill and thus the flooding of all the lands south of the city, making them impassable to the enemy.
Kleber square
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Place Kleber
Place Kleber, the largest square at the center of the city of Strasbourg in the heart of the city's commercial area, was named after general Jean-Baptiste Kleber, born in Strasbourg in 1753. In the square is a statue of Kleber, under which is a vault containing his remains.
Palace of the Rhine
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2 Place de la Republique
A huge building, it and the surrounding gardens, as well as the neighbouring stables, are an outstanding landmark of 19th-century Prussian architecture.