A fact from Barrage Vauban appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 19 October 2015 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that the principal defensive function of the Barrage Vauban in Strasbourg was to enable the flooding of all the lands south of the city, making them impassable to the enemy?
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Nice to know the airdraft permitted by the navigable arches. Also nice to know mechanisms for stopping the water and whether such sluices or dams or stop locks are in place still. A bit incomplete really concerning its primary function — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.31.202.145 (talk) 07:17, 19 October 2015 (UTC)Reply
