Fort Thüngen

Fort Thüngen stands in Dräi Eechelen Park on the Kirchberg plateau in north-east Luxembourg City. The fort was built in the early 1730s for Adam Sigmund von Thüngen and enlarged twice in the 19th century. After the 1867 Treaty of London ordered the demolition of the city’s defences, only the three towers and foundations survived. In the 1990s the site was rebuilt alongside the new Mudam modern art museum. Today the restored fort houses the Musée Dräi Eechelen. The fort is worth the journey for its three acorn-topped towers, which give it the local name Dräi Eechelen. The museum inside tells the story of the fortress and the 1867 treaty that shaped modern Luxembourg. The reconstruction in the 1990s linked the fort to the surrounding park and the Mudam. Visitors can walk the old ramparts and see how the fort once fitted into the city’s defences. The park itself offers wide views across the Kirchberg district. Inside the fort the museum displays objects and documents from the fortress’s history. The three towers still rise above the park, their acorns clearly visible from the paths below. The surrounding Dräi Eechelen Park is a quiet green space with lawns and trees. From the park’s edge there are long views over the modern buildings of Kirchberg. The fort’s restored walls and gateways show how the original defences once looked.