Thousands of Fort Luxemburg "northern Gibraltar" Fortress

To the military strategists in former days, today"EuropeCultural capital "," 1000 Fort country "," pocket kingdom "Luxemburg is a larger version of the military fortress. This seat for a holyRomeThe emperor and the rise of small, is now the European Court of justice, the European Parliament seat of the Secretariat, in Fort Beck, underground maze in one of the military defense system has been included in the world cultural heritage, the Luxemburg language, English, German, french,HollandLanguage in the dialogue, Latin, Germanic culture in this intersection...... In 2007, Luxemburg became the first "two degrees" won "the European capital of culture".

Luxemburg traditional festive carriage ride.

Northern Gibraltar battleground

In the long history of Europe, Luxemburg is always the military a hotly contested spot. As an important hub of communication in German and Latin, several times to change the ownership of Luxemburg in neighbours, but have not been unified by any of a large power, miraculously preserved my independence. Because of its irreplaceable status of the military, the capital of Luxemburg Luxemburg is almost a larger version of the military fortress, known as the "northern gibraltar".

The main city comprises 3 retaining wall, dozens of fortified castle, 23 km long tunnels and bunkers, the defense has been a UNESCO (UNESCO) included in the world cultural heritage list. One of the most famous military fortress is located in the north east of the fort Beck and underground bunkers dug in the precipitous rock faces and sheer cliffs.

Fort Beck was built in 963 BC, was considered a sign of Luxemburg city. After thousands of years, the fort in burgundy,SpainPeople,GermanyPeople,FranceContinuous human occupation is reinforced, repair. During World War II, it was used as a shelter, it was the most accommodate more than 3 people.

The underground maze

Twists and turns, underground labyrinth organ with buried deep in the "Luxemburg" of the abdomen, the built in eighteenth Century of underground corridors in rock excavation, based on different geological layers, is a huge project. Tunnel of the depths of 40 meters, there are many chamber separated, hide thousands of troops and arms, peak period of up to 40 kilometers, now preserved length of 23 kilometers. The underground maze two entrance, a leading to Fort Beck, the Grand Canyon is located in the cathedral at another opposite.