Fort Konstantin (Germany)
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Fort Constantin or Fort Grand Duke Constantine (German: Fort Großfürst Konstantin, Fort Konstantin) is a historical fortress in Koblenz-Karthause district of Koblenz, Germany, built in 1827/1828. It was part of the Prussian fortress system of Koblenz and Ehrenbreitstein. It was named after the Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich of Russia. Currently it is a tourist destination managed by PRO KONSTANTIN e. V.[1][2]
It is under the protection of the Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ PRO KONSTANTIN e. V.: Großfürst Constantin
- ^ Fort Konstantin. Historischer Ort mit Zukunft, Koblenz, 2013 ISBN 978-3-936436-24-2
Further reading
[edit]- Peter Kleber: Fort Konstantin – Baugeschichte und Aufgabe. In: Fort Konstantin. Historischer Ort mit Zukunft. Koblenz 2013, ISBN 9783936436242, pp. 19–42
- Klaus Weber: Die preußischen Festungsanlagen von Koblenz (1815–1834) (= Kunst- und Kulturwissenschaftliche Forschungen. Band 1). 2003, ISBN 3897393409, pp. 197–204
- Rüdiger Wischemann: Die Festung Koblenz. Vom römischen Kastell und Preußens stärkster Festung zur größten Garnison der Bundeswehr. Koblenz 1978, pp. 87–88
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