Musée Dräi Eechelen, Military history museum in Kirchberg, Luxembourg.
The Musée Dräi Eechelen is housed in the restored Fort Thüngen and displays Luxembourg's military history through underground galleries and casemates. Visitors can see weapons, plans, and documents that record how the fortifications evolved over several centuries.
Austrian engineers built the fort in 1732 and the Prussians later expanded it. A treaty in 1867 ordered its demolition, but portions survived and were eventually converted into a museum.
The museum's name refers to three distinctive rounded turrets that catch visitors' eyes as they approach the fortification. These architectural features shape the place's appearance today and remind people of the city's military past.
The museum sits on a hill in the Kirchberg neighborhood, easily reached on foot or by public transport. The underground galleries are partly dark and narrow, so sturdy shoes and a flashlight are advisable.
The three turrets that give the museum its name are the only surviving parts of the original fortification. These rounded towers surprise many visitors as they look completely different from the later underground structures added to the site.
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