Description of the attraction
Fort Tungen, better known as the "Three Acorns" fortress, is an old fortification in the city of Luxembourg. The fort is located in the northeastern part of the city in the Kihberg quarter on the territory of the Three Acorns Park. It is one of the most interesting and popular sights of Luxembourg and an important historical and architectural monument.
Fort "Three Acorns" was built by the Austrians in 1732 and became part of the historic fortifications of Luxembourg. Actually, the old fortress is practically all that remains of the once monumental defensive fortifications, most of which were destroyed in 1867 in accordance with the London Treaty, which settled the Luxembourg issue. The name "Tungen" was given to the fortress in honor of its first commandant Adam Sigmund von Tungen, but the name "three acorns" was assigned to the fortress because of the huge acorns crowning each of its three towers.
In the late 1990s, a large-scale reconstruction was carried out and the fortress was opened to the public. In 2012, a relatively small but very entertaining museum was located within its walls, the exposition of which will acquaint you with the history of Luxembourg, starting with the Burgundian conquest in 1443 and up to 1903, when the famous Adolphe Bridge was built, which connected Upper and Lower Luxembourg. The museum is run by the National Museum of History and Art of Luxembourg.
In parallel with the reconstruction of the Three Acorns fortress, the construction of the Museum of Modern Art began, the building of which was designed by the world famous architect Yu Ming Pei (winner of the prestigious Pritzker Prize and creator of the famous Louvre pyramid) and actually became a “continuation” of the old fort. It is worth noting that the stone fortress walls, combined with a modern construction of glass and metal, is a rather original sight.
