Like history? Or maybe, like me, you like it better when it is made more interesting, the way this wonderful build does. I am looking forward visiting to this history lesson. Many thanks to Honour McMillan for bringing this gem to us!
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| 1867 The Virtual Pfaffenthal (general) |
I went to visit Pfaffenthal↑ in complete ignorance. I hadn’t read any blog posts at that point, so I didn’t really have any idea what I was going to find.
I came away with a renewed understanding of how much world history I don’t know. This was a very cool experience!
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| 1867 The Virtual Pfaffenthal (general) |
If, like me, you were unaware – Pfaffenthal is the name of a quarter in Luxembourg City↑. In the mid 1900s it was home to a Fortress known as the Gilbralter of the North↑, the culmination of 9 centuries of fortification.
As a result of a major kerfuffle known as the Luxembourg Crisis↑, the 1867 Treaty of London decreed that the fortifications had to be torn down.
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| 1867 The Virtual Pfaffenthal (general) |
As part of a major exhibition, the Luxembourg City Museum has…
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