Editing Toul (section)

==Sights==
The most striking features are the impressive stone [[defensive wall|rampart]]s. Those that exist today are the work of [[Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban]], [[Louis XIV]]'s military engineer. In 1698 he designed a new enclosure and work began in 1699-1700. Several of [[Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban|Vauban]]'s fortifications in France are listed as a combined [[List of World Heritage Sites in France|UNESCO World Heritage Site]]. Although the fortifications at Toul are not in that list they do follow the general [[Enfilade and defilade|defiladed]] fortification pattern for which [[Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban|Vauban]] is known.<ref>{{cite book|last=Griffith|first=Paddy|title=The Vauban fortifications of France|year=2006|publisher=Osprey|location=Oxford [u.a.]|isbn=1841768758|edition=1. publ.}}</ref> There appears to have been a fortified town at this location since the earliest recorded history. Today, the ramparts encircle and define the old town. They are built of dressed white stone, and topped with grass, and in places are over five metres high.

There is a great deal of [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] archaeology in the area and allegedly some in the town. The Roman [[fortified town]] of [[Grand, Vosges|Grand]] is some 30&nbsp;km away, with its great [[amphitheatre]] and temple to the [[Cult of Apollo]].

The old town's architecture is dominated by past glories in various states of decay, including a major Gothic [[Toul cathedral|cathedral]], which is in a poor condition and is being slowly restored. Many of the houses were built as canonical residences in the [[Late Middle Ages]] and bear vestiges in the form of ornamental stonework. The gothic chapel of the Knights Templar [[Commandery of Libdeau]] is undergoing a major restoration.

There is no trace of the monastery, however its wine-cellars still exist, under the shops on the north side of the Rue Gambetta. (Access is possible via the Camera Shop).