The Encyclopedia britannica; a dictionary of arts, sciences, and general literatureWith new maps, and original American articles by eminent writersWith American revisions and additions, bringing each volume up to date . ession of the duchy took place betweenFrance and Prussia ; and the matter became the object of a specialconference of the plenipotentiaries of the great powers, Holland,Belgium, and Italy, in 1867. The result was that the neutrality ofLuxemburg was guaranteed and the military importance of the towndestroyed. The actual demolition of the fortifications evacuatedby the Prussians
The Encyclopedia britannica; a dictionary of arts, sciences, and general literatureWith new maps, and original American articles by eminent writersWith American revisions and additions, bringing each volume up to date . ession of the duchy took place betweenFrance and Prussia ; and the matter became the object of a specialconference of the plenipotentiaries of the great powers, Holland,Belgium, and Italy, in 1867. The result was that the neutrality ofLuxemburg was guaranteed and the military importance of the towndestroyed. The actual demolition of the fortifications evacuatedby the Prussians in September 1867 did not take place till 1872. See BeJtholet, Btst. du ducli^ de Luxcmbotii-g, Luxemburg, 1741-43; Vander-maelen, 2)u7. g-ioiyr. du Luxembouffj, Brussels, 1838 ; Scllijtter, Ki it. Erortfraiigenilber die ft-iUt. Gesch. der Ovafschajt , Luxembuvs, 1859; Grijvig,Liizemburc, Land mid Volk, Luxcmbuvg, 1867. LuxEMBiTEG, the capital of the grand-duchy, lies 34 milesnorth of Metz and 25 south-west of Treves, in a positionas remarkable for natural beauty as for military main part of the town is built on a rocky table-landterminating precipitously towards the north east and south. Plan of Luxemburg,the modern portions, known as Pfaffenthal, Clausen, andGrand, lie 200 feet below, in the valley of the their demolition in terms of the treaty of 1867 thefortifications, on which the engineers of three centurieshad expended their skill, were the great feature of theplace; in point of strength they ranked, according toCarnot, second only to those of Gibraltar, and like themthey were to a great extent hewn out of the solid site is now occupied partly by a fine public park,partly by new districts of handsome houses, which give the city more of the outward appearance oi a the buildings of historical interest are the cathedralof Notre Dame, erected by the Jesuits in 1613 ; the churchof St ]\Iichel, dating from 1320; the
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