Bock Casemates
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The Bock Casemates are a vast network of historic underground fortifications and tunnels carved into the rocky promontory of Luxembourg City, renowned as a key element of the city's former fortress and a UNESCO World Heritage site.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bock Casemates canonical | 1 |
| Bock casemates | 1 |
| Petrusse casemates | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site component
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ underground fortification ⓘ |
| associatedWithEngineer | Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban ⓘ |
| builtBy | Spanish authorities ⓘ |
| capacityShelter | thousands of people ⓘ |
| carvedInto | rocky promontory of Luxembourg City ⓘ |
| constructionStartCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| constructionStartYearApproximate | 1644 ⓘ |
| country | Luxembourg ⓘ |
| demilitarizationTreaty | Treaty of London (1867) ⓘ |
| expandedBy |
Austrian military engineers
ⓘ
French military engineers ⓘ |
| expandedInCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| function |
civilian air-raid shelter
ⓘ
defensive military fortification ⓘ shelter for soldiers ⓘ storage of ammunition and supplies ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
defensive gun emplacements
ⓘ
observation openings ⓘ stairs and passageways ⓘ underground galleries ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Alzette valley in Luxembourg City
ⓘ
surface form:
Grund district of Luxembourg City
|
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| languageOfGuidedTours |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ German ⓘ |
| length | approximately 17 kilometers (original extent) ⓘ |
| lengthAccessibleToPublic | approximately 1.5 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
ⓘ
surface form:
Luxembourg City
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg ⓘ
surface form:
Ville Haute, Luxembourg City
|
| locatedOn | Bock promontory ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Alzette River ⓘ |
| managedBy | City of Luxembourg authorities ⓘ |
| material | sandstone rock ⓘ |
| nearbyLandmark |
Grand Ducal Palace, Luxembourg
ⓘ
surface form:
Grand Ducal Palace (Luxembourg)
Old Town of Luxembourg City ⓘ
surface form:
Old Quarters of Luxembourg City
Pont du Château (Castle Bridge) ⓘ |
| numberOfLevels | multiple underground levels ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Alzette
ⓘ
surface form:
Alzette valley
|
| partiallyDismantledInYear | 1867 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Luxembourg fortress
ⓘ
surface form:
Fortress of Luxembourg
|
| reasonForPartialPreservation | risk of damaging city structures if fully destroyed ⓘ |
| tourismCategory | cultural tourism ⓘ |
| touristAttractionSinceCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict |
Franco-Prussian War
ⓘ
World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| worldHeritageSiteOf |
Old Town of Luxembourg City
ⓘ
surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site "City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications"
|
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Luxembourg City
subject surface form:
Fortifications of Luxembourg City
this entity surface form:
Petrusse casemates
subject surface form:
Fortifications of Luxembourg City
this entity surface form:
Bock casemates