Bock Casemates

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Le château en bref

49° 36′ 42″ N, 6° 08′ 13″ E The Bock Casemates (Luxembourgish: Bockfiels or Um Bock) is a promontory in the north-east of the Ville-Haute, the historic center of Luxembourg City. Its rocky cliffs overlook the Alzette River on three sides, providing a natural fortification for the city. The Bock is where Sigefroid of Luxembourg established his castle in 963, founding the present-day grand ducal capital. Over the centuries, the fortifications were reinforced, destroyed, and rebuilt multiple times due to attacks by the Burgundians, Habsburgs, Spanish, Prussians, and French, who vied for control of the fortress of Luxembourg, one of Europe's most strategic strongholds. These conflicts lasted until 1867, when the Treaty of London called for the demolition of the fortifications. Today, the ruins of the old castle and the casemates—the underground galleries of the fortifications—remain and are a major tourist attraction in the city, part of the UNESCO World Heritage site.