Fort d'Embourg

The Fort d'Embourg (French pronunciation: [fɔʁ dɑ̃buʁ]) is one of twelve forts built around Liège, Belgium, in the late 19th century. The overall Fortified Position of Liège was a constituent part of the country's National Redoubt. Fort d'Embourg was built between 1881 and 1884 according to the plans of General Henri Alexis Brialmont. Contrasting with the French forts built in the same era by Raymond Adolphe Séré de Rivières, the fort was built exclusively of unreinforced concrete, a new material, rather than masonry. The fort was heavily bombarded by German artillery in the Battle of Liège in World War I and again at the opening of World War II. It has been preserved and is operated as a museum.

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Fort d'Embourg ranks #3658 of 5793 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #58 of the 83 mapped in Bélgica. Fundado en 1881, más antiguo que el 6% de los monumentos datados del atlas — uno de los 407 monumentos del atlas fundados en el siglo XIX. Compara el dato en las estadísticas de castillos.

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