Friday, October 10, 2008

Luxembourg - Stierchen Bridge 史泰欽橋

 

Stamp Issue : 2003-05-20 

Stierchen Bridge is a small stone arch footbridge across the Alzette valley in Luxembourg.
The wall of this 14th century small stone bridge was reinforced in the 16th century to meet the needs of the artillery.
Stierchen Bridge in the lower town of Luxembourg called "Grund", is part of the Wenceslas wall (Wenzelsmauer), fortifications which have been added to the World Heritage List by UNESCO.


史泰欽橋是一個小型石拱行人橋跨越盧森堡阿爾澤特河谷。
這14世紀末葉時期的小石橋,曾於16世紀堅固牆面,以達火砲設施需求。
位於盧森堡下方的小鎮格魯德,史泰欽橋是瓦茨拉夫牆防禦設防的一部分,已被列入教科文組織世界遺產名錄。

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