Fort Thüngen

Fort Thüngen is a historic fortification in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. It is located in Dräi Eechelen Park, in the Kirchberg district, in the north-east of the city. It is also colloquially known as Three Acorns (Luxembourgish: Dräi Eechelen, French: Trois glands, German: Drei Eicheln) in reference to the acorns that sit atop each of the three towers.

The fort was built in 1732-1733 and named after military commander Adam Sigmund von Thüngen. In 1836 and from 1859 to 1860, the fort was enlarged and reinforced. Most of the original fortress was demolished after the 1867 Treaty of London, which demanded the demolition of Luxembourg City's numerous fortifications. The three towers and the foundations of the rest of the fort were all that remained. During the 1990s, the site was reconstructed in its entirety, in parallel with the development of the site for the construction of the Mudam, Luxembourg's museum of modern art. After being fully restored, the building was reopened in 2012 as Musée Dräi Eechelen.

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Fort Thüngen ranks #1,861 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #8 of the 45 mapped in Luxembourg. Founded 1733, it is older than 20% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 525 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,245 times in the last 60 days, more than 54% of the atlas. 30 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Luxembourg, 1 km away. See how Luxembourg compares in the castle statistics.

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