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The Fortress of Lucilinburhugh, Luxembourg

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The Fortress of Lucilinburhugh: The gate
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  • By ATLC on April 5, 2005
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    The fortress gate was built in 1735. Interestingly, when we entered Luxembourg by car and tried to find the youth hostel, we took a wrong turn and ended up in a tunnel. I now realise that the tunnel went all the way under the ancient quarters of the fortress!

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    The Fortress of Lucilinburhugh: Grund
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  • Updated By ATLC on April 5, 2005
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    • LUXEMBOURG GRUND - Luxembourg
    LUXEMBOURG GRUND
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    This whole area is known as 'Grund' (that must translate to Ground').
    The long building (under the cranes) in the background used to be a hospital with 3 meter thick walls to protect against cannonball fire. It is nowadays the national archive.

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    The Fortress of Lucilinburhugh: Great defence
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  • By ATLC on April 5, 2005
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    • LUXEMBOURG - Luxembourg
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    Imagine the cannon fire from these casemats. Below is a valley, an enemy could hardly approach unseen from this side.

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    The Fortress of Lucilinburhugh: A thousand years
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  • By ATLC on April 5, 2005
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    • LEIDEN WALL POETRY - Luxembourg
    LEIDEN WALL POETRY
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    The photos of Luxembourg as a fortress city merits some attention of its own. So I put them all in the General Tips. Here you see the city exists well over a 1000 years!

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    The Fortress of Lucilinburhugh: Casemats
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  • By ATLC on April 5, 2005
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    • LUXEMBOURG - Luxembourg
    LUXEMBOURG
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    The thick fortress walls still contain over 20 kms of walkable casemats which you can visit. You can see the entry when walking on the Montée de Clausen. If you're staying in the city hostel, you'll pass all this every day!

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    The Fortress of Lucilinburhugh: Huge walls
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    • The Fortress of Lucilinburhugh - Luxembourg
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    The wall on which I am standing used to be 7 meters higher than it is now. No wonder the fortress was never taken. Look down and see the car below, then you see how high it already is.

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    The Fortress of Lucilinburhugh: Sigefroi
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  • By ATLC on April 5, 2005
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    This must be the famous Count Sigefroi that first started building the fortress in 963. It was only first (and last) captured in 1443!

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    The Fortress of Lucilinburhugh: World Heritage site
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  • By ATLC on April 5, 2005
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    In 1994 the fortress and ancient quarters have been added to the Unesco World Heritage site.

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    The Fortress of Lucilinburhugh: Explore the casemates. ...
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  • Updated By DrewV on August 24, 2002
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    • The Fortress of Lucilinburhugh - Luxembourg
    by DrewV
    Explore the casemates. Luxembourg was once called the Gibraltar of the North, and by exploring these fortifications beneath the city, you begin to see why. Most of the immense citadel was destroyed as a prerequisite for Luxembourgois independence in 1815. But what's remaining is still certainly formidable and fun to explore, as Marguerite and Brigitta demonstrate.

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    The Fortress of Lucilinburhugh: Luxembourg General Tips Tip (Untitled)
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  • By avdb1948 on September 2, 2002
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