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Emperor's Ladder WW1

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Emperor's Ladder WW1

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  • Location: Folgaria, Trentino, Italy

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    March 26, 2023

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    The Emperor's Staircase is a long staircase of 183 stone steps, built by the Austro-Hungarian army in 1917, in honor of Emperor Charles of Habsburg, who came to visit the front of the Altipiani in the spring of that year.

    It allowed you to reach the military hospital of Val Fredda, located a little higher up, climbing along the steep slope in the middle of the woods: it was also called by the soldiers 'stairway of the dead', because it was used to transport the deceased from the hospital to the cemetery of Forte Cherle below.
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    November 14, 2024

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    The Emperor's Staircase takes its name in honor of the visit of Emperor Charles of Habsburg in the spring of 1917. The staircase, consisting of approximately 200 stone steps, leads to the military hospital in Val Fredda.
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    April 25, 2026

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    The staircase dedicated to the emperor of the Habsburg kingdom Franz Joseph
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    Passo Coe – Emperor's Ladder WW1 loop from Passo Coe

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    Distance 177 m

    Uphill 40 m

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    Location: Folgaria, Trentino, Italy

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