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Lion Gate (Fortress Kaiser Alexander)

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Lion Gate (Fortress Kaiser Alexander)

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    Location: Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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    September 23, 2021

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    Between 1818 and 1828 the Emperor Alexander Festival was established on the Karthauser in Koblenz. It was the largest and most important of the Koblenz fortifications. Only the so-called lion …
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    January 18, 2020

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    The fortress Kaiser Alexander was the largest fortress in the fortress and garrison town of Koblenz. After the First World War, the French insisted on the demolition of Kaiser Alexander. Only the lion gate remained.
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    January 18, 2020

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    The lion gate was the main entrance to the fortress Emperor Alexander.
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    Elevation 170 m

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