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Sights*
Casemates
* Cathédrale Notre-Dame * Musée d'Histoire de la Ville de Luxembourg * Musée National d'Histoire Naturelle * Palais Grand-Ducal * Vieille Ville * Villa Vauban (Galerie d'Art de la Ville de Luxembourg) |
Casemates
The great cliffs of the Pétrusse and Alzette gorges are honeycombed with tunnels, stairways and chambers, called the Casemates,
hollowed out of rock during the 17th and 18th centuries. Originally the network of Casemates measured over 14 miles and accom-modated
thousands of soldiers. There was room for the stabling of their horses, and for all the garrison services from bakeries to
workshops. Today about 10 miles of the Casemates survive. Two sections, the Casemates du Bock (Bock Casemates) and the Casemates
de la Pétrusse (Pétrusse Casemates), are open to the public in summer.
Casemates du Bock Address: montée de ClausenC22 28 09 (47 96-27 09 for guided tours) Open: Daily 10-5, Mar.-Oct.Admission: less than 22 Casemates de la Pétrusse Address: place de la Constitution, boulevard F. D. RooseveltPhone: 22 28 09 (47 96-27 09 for guided tours) Open: Daily 11-4, Jul.-Sep. (also 11-4, Easter and Whitsunday) Admission: less than 22 |
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