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Fort de Flémalle

Fort of the Liège ring, the last to fall in 1914, visited with a guide and virtual reality (VR'40 experience tour).

ÅbningstiderEntré 12 € Café

Om museet

Fort de Flémalle is one of the twelve forts of the Liège fortified position designed by General Brialmont. Built between 1888 and 1892, it has a square plan and is surrounded by a moat 5 m deep and 12 m wide. In August 1914 it was bombarded from the 14th, notably by 420 mm mortars. After the explosion of Loncin fort, it surrendered on 16 August: it was the last fort in Liège to fall.

The Belgian army rearmed it between the wars: turrets, ventilation and electrical installations were renewed. In May 1940 a garrison of around 300 men was stationed there. Aerial bombardment on 15 May destroyed its turrets, and the fort was taken the next day. Traces of the bombing are still visible, notably on the air tower.

After the war the structure was partly stripped of its equipment; an association then preserved it and created a museum there in 1992. Today enthusiastic guides show visitors the galleries, the fire control room, the engine room, the cupolas and the barrack rooms. The “VR'40 experience tour” adds virtual reality headsets to show the fort as it was on 10 May 1940. A new museum is in preparation with the Musée royal de l'Armée and Belgian Battlefield of Europe.

Højdepunkter

VR'40 experience tour: guided visit with virtual reality headsets
Last Liège fort to fall, in August 1914
Galleries, engine room, cupolas and barrack rooms
Air tower marked by the 1940 bombing
3D reconstruction of the complete, armed fort

Permanente udstillinger

Visite guidée du fort – Route of about two hours through the galleries, showing soldiers' daily life, and a 3D reconstruction of the complete, armed fort.
VR'40 experience tour – Guided visit with a virtual reality headset: flashbacks show the fire control room, engine room, cupolas and barrack rooms as they were on 10 May 1940.

Ejer: ASBL Comité du Musée du Fort de Flémalle

Entrépriser & rabatter

Voksne	12 €
Børn og unge	7 €€7 per child aged 7 to 12 for the VR'40 experience tour.

VR'40 experience tour price: €12 per adult, €7 per child. Book online or at the Flémalle tourist office.

Tilgængelighed

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Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
Servicehunde tilladt: ingen oplysninger
Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger

The VR'40 experience tour is not recommended for people with balance problems.

Børn og familie

Children are welcome on the VR'40 experience tour, with a reduced rate from 7 to 12; under 12 they share an adult's headset.

Transport & parkering

Meet at the fort café, avenue du Fort in Flémalle.

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Service & spisesteder

Café

Fort café, meeting point for tours.

Arrangementer & udlejning

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Rundvisninger	ja · varighed ca. 2 t.
Godt at vide	The guided tour of the inside of the fort lasts about 2 hours and is complemented by a 3D reconstruction of the fort. The VR'40 experience tour (about 1 hour 30 minutes) takes place in groups of up to 12 adults, with one virtual reality headset per booking; headsets are not given to children under 12, who can follow the tour with an adult's headset.