Sights

Belfort is the home of the Lion of Belfort, a sculpture by Frédéric Bartholdi expressing people's resistance against the siege in the Franco-Prussian War (1870) – who shortly afterwards built the Statue of Liberty in New York. The Belfort Citadel - A unique example of Vauban pentagonal fortifications. The Belfort Cathedral, 18th century The old town The Belfort city museums are structured within three main poles: History (from archeology to military) in the old barracks on the top of the citadel. Art (mainly from 16th to 19th century) in the Tour 41. Modern Art in the Donation Jardot. Since July 2007, a tourist sight of the citadel has been open to the public – with a sound-, video- and light-animated trail in the moats and the big underpass of the citadel. Its name: "La Citadelle de la Liberté" (Citadel of Liberty). By climbing on a tall building or going up the nearby mountains on a clear day, the ice-capped mountains of the Alps in Switzerland can be seen. Grand souterrain de la citadelle de Belfort- An underground passage of Belfort Citadel.