Editing Metz (section)

=== Military heritage ===
* the German's Gate from the 13th century, the last medieval [[bridge castle]] in France. The fortification played a crucial defensive role during the [[Siege of Metz (1552)|siege of Metz]] in 1552–53 by Emperor [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles V]].
* the ruins of the city's [[defensive wall]]s dating from [[ancient history]] to the 18th century,<ref name="cormontaigne" /> and the extensive 19th- and 20th-century [[fortifications of Metz]].
* the [[Fort de Queuleu|Fort of Queuleu]], also called the Hell of Queuleu ({{Langx|fr|l'Enfer de Queuleu}}), used by the Germans as a detention and interrogation centre for members of the [[French Resistance]] during the Second World War.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metz.fr/metz2/municipalite/cyber_mairie/conseil/cm100429/doc/100429_cm_point15.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307053633/http://www.metz.fr/metz2/municipalite/cyber_mairie/conseil/cm100429/doc/100429_cm_point15.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 March 2016 |title=Official municipal website, municipal council April 2010, Commemorative plate at Queuleu fort. |access-date=30 April 2010 |language=fr}}</ref>
* the [[war memorial]], an [[art deco]] sculpture by French sculptor [[Paul Niclausse]] representing a mother cradling the dead body of her son.