ehrenbreitstein fortification

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Massive Fortification Walls glow in the afternoon sun at Ehrenbreitstein Castle near Koblenz, Germany Royalty Free Stock Photo

Photos of some of the lords of Ehrenbreitstein Fortress near Koblenz, Germany Royalty Free Stock Photo

Fortress Ehrenbreitstein in Koblenz, Rhineland Palatinate Royalty Free Stock Photo

Tourist alone in the massive Ehrenbreitstein Fortress near Koblenz, Germany Royalty Free Stock Photo

Rear entrance to Ehrenbreitstein Fortress, middle guard on thr Felsenweg Royalty Free Stock Photo

Castle Ehrenbreitstein in Koblenz, Germany Royalty Free Stock Photo

Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Golden Evening Light on Fortress Ehrenbreitstein on the Rhine, Germany Royalty Free Stock Photo

View of Fortress Ehrenbreitstein in Koblenz Royalty Free Stock Photo

Coblenz - Fortress Ehrenbreitstein, train station Koblenz-Ehrenbreitstein, river Rhine Royalty Free Stock Photo

Fortress Ehrenbreitstein Royalty Free Stock Photo

Ehrenbreitstein Fortification (Festung Ehrenbreitstein) is a fortress on a hill on the east bank of the Rhine opposite the city of Koblenz in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Occupying the position of an earlier fortress destroyed by the French in 1801, it was built as the backbone of the regional fortification system, Festung Koblenz, by Prussia between 1817 and 1828 and guarded the middle Rhine region, an area that had been invaded by French troops repeatedly before. The Prussian fortress was never attacked. Since 2002, Ehrenbreitstein has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Upper Middle Rhine Valley.