A French Success – Not

Written by eklastic

On 6 September 1693 the French troops used 27,000 pounds of explosives to blow up Heidelberg Castle. In the process they arguably created one of the most pictoresque ruins ever. The tower didn’t collapse but to this day displays the thick walls and arches.

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2 thoughts on “A French Success – Not”

    1. Probably fewer than expected (although I don’t know if they remember it was them who did it) 😄 When I was a teenager it was mainly USAmericans, then Japanese. The next wave was Chinese and then Russians. At the moment I think it’s Chinese again.

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