Fort d'Embourg

En un regard

Le château en bref

Fort d'Embourg, on the heights of Chaudfontaine overlooking the Vesdre valley, is one of the twelve forts of the fortified position of Liège, built from 1881 to 1884 to the plans of General Brialmont. A small ouvrage in unreinforced concrete, with an irregular rectangular rather than triangular plan, it is surrounded by a ditch about 6 m deep and 8 m wide. Shelled by German heavy artillery in August 1914, it surrendered on the 13th, and was rearmed in the 1930s. In May 1940, bombarded for several days by artillery and aircraft, it held out until its turrets were put out of action. A museum there now displays uniforms and equipment from both world wars.