. A handbook for travellers on the Rhine, from Holland to Switzerland. ifications combine the massive proportions ofmodern structures of this description with the boldness ofancient mountain castles. The most interesting portion is theBouc (Bock), a narrow projecting ridge, honeycombed from topto bottom with casemates, loopholes and embrasures, by whichthe valley of the Alzette is commanded in all directions. Onthis ridge is constructed the road to Treves, descending fromthe upper part of the town by numerous windings. The construction of these works has during a period of500 years gradually p
. A handbook for travellers on the Rhine, from Holland to Switzerland. ifications combine the massive proportions ofmodern structures of this description with the boldness ofancient mountain castles. The most interesting portion is theBouc (Bock), a narrow projecting ridge, honeycombed from topto bottom with casemates, loopholes and embrasures, by whichthe valley of the Alzette is commanded in all directions. Onthis ridge is constructed the road to Treves, descending fromthe upper part of the town by numerous windings. The construction of these works has during a period of500 years gradually progressed under various possessors, —Henry IV., Count of Luxembourg, afterwards German emperoras Henry VII. (d. 1312), his son John, the blind king of Bohemia(killed at the battle of Cressy in 1346), the Burgundians, theSpaniards, the French (whose eminent military engineer Vauban,under Louis XIV., reconstructed a great portion of the fortress),and finally the German Confederation. Luxembourg is de-signated by Carnot as la plus forte place de IEurope apres PalUcg]. ■Inst t EJ ?
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