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Le Four à Chaux - The lime kiln

Le Four à Chaux - The lime kiln. The men’s entrance. The ammunition entrance. What is the "Lime Kiln" ?. The four à chaux « lime kiln » is a fortress from the french Maginot Line built before World War II. The men lived in this work in case of war about 25 meters deep under earth.

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Le Four à Chaux - The lime kiln

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  1. Le Four à Chaux - The lime kiln The men’s entrance The ammunition entrance

  2. What is the "Lime Kiln" ? The four à chaux « lime kiln » is a fortress from the french Maginot Line built before World War II. The men lived in this work in case of war about 25 meters deep under earth. We encourage you to visit this fortress to see what life was like in the 4.5 Km long underground during a exciting trip within the work. This is now a brief survey of the « Lime Kiln »...

  3. The soldiers’ entrance door The first gallery The main gallery (450m) An exciting trip within the work...

  4. The kitchen The operating room The dorms An exciting trip within the work... The life station :

  5. The main gallery up... The commander office (with genuine uniform) The command post An exciting trip within the work...

  6. The heart of the work Artillery block Number 2 upstairs The ammunition arsenal (block 2) An exciting trip within the work...

  7. The guns (block 2) An exciting trip within the work... Artillery block N°2 : The gun turret

  8. An exciting trip within the work... The Lime Kiln's distinctive feature : The Incline The Lime kiln is a work built on two levels. These two levels are linked up by a very particular Incline. From one level to the other : 120 m long, 24 m high and 215 steps…

  9. The museum The power station An exciting trip within the work...

  10. The water supply comes from an artesian well (unique in the Maginot Line) The big gallery - Railwaystation (Ammunition entrance) An exciting trip within the work...

  11. The armoured door from the ammunition entrance Views of Ammunition entrance An exciting trip within the work...

  12. Using the anti-tank gun (47mm) in the fortress Ammuntion entrance 1938 Block 6 after the bombing, june 1940 But also explanations about the battles 1940...

  13. Using the turett (block 5) The kitchen catering... But also explanations about the battles 1940...

  14. Information... • The fortress is open all over the year and at all times for booked groups. • Between beginning November and end March, the fortress is open all saturdays and sundays at 2:30 pm and between December 27th and 30th daily at 2:30 pm. • The fortress is open daily between end March and beginning November. • From end March to April 30th and from October 1st to beginning november Guided tours at 2:00 pm and 3:00 pm. • From May 1st to September 30th guided tours at 10:30 am – 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm. • Guided tours in French or German. English with booking. It’s possible to link you to an Italian interpreter. Booking and information : Tourism Office Lembach (Syndicat d’Initiative de Lembach et environs) 00.333.88.94.43.16 00.333.88.94.20.04 info@ot-lembach.com (Fortress) 00333.88.94.48.62 www.lignemaginot.fr

  15. Where is the fortress ? The fortress Four à Chaux (Lime Kiln) is in Lembach, in the North of Alsace about 60km from Strasbourg. Vers Dahn et Pirmasens (D) Vers Bitche Vers Wissembourg et Karlsruhe (D) Vers Soultz-s-F Vers Woerth et Haguenau

  16. See you soon ! The Lime Kiln guides

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