Malakoff Tower (Luxembourg)
The Malakoff Tower in Luxembourg City was built in 1861 and stands in a tight bend on Rue Jules Wilhelm, in the immediate vicinity of Rue Malakoff, between the Clausen district and Fort Thüngen up to the Kirchberg plateau .
Another Malakoff tower in Luxembourg is a single rock in the shape of a mushroom on the Mullerthal Trail . It was named by Dutch soldiers in the middle of the 19th century who were stationed in Echternach , in memory of the strategic importance in the Crimean War (1853-1856).
History and meaning
The tower is part of the fortress of Luxembourg and was the last building, which before its demolition was built in the 1867th
The name goes back to the tower of Fort Malakow , which played an important role in the Crimean War and was fought over for a long time. The term Malakoff became a symbol of strength and impregnability and should bring this to the fortress of Luxembourg.
The bend in which the tower is located has been a problem for truck traffic several times .
literature
- Bodo Bost, 2014, The Crimean War from 1853 to 1856. Crimean Reminiscences in Luxembourg. Malakoff Towers in Clausen and Berdorf Die Warte from March 6, 2014, p. 8.
- The Mansfeld circular route
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ the Mülerthal Trail
- ↑ Malakoff-Turm Felsen ( Memento of the original from September 9, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ The Malakow rock near Panoramio
- ↑ The final stop for the truck was the Malakoff Tower ( Memento of the original from October 6, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Nothing works anymore: truck stuck
Coordinates: 49 ° 37 ′ 0.2 ″ N , 6 ° 8 ′ 38.3 ″ E