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The Humfrey Affair

  • Koblenz
  • 17.05. – 12.10.2025Dates overview
  • 12:00 - 12:45

A station theater at the fortress

John Humbley Humfrey was a royal English engineering officer. As an expert in military and fortification, he managed to survey, describe in detail, and even record in plans the Prussian fortress of Koblenz in the 1830s. Join him and discover with him spicy fortification details of the Ehrenbreitstein fortress during its time of construction.

Meeting point: In front of the field gate

Duration:
45 minutes

Price:
€7.50 per person / €7.00 reduced (plus fortress admission)
€5.00 for children up to 17 years (plus fortress admission)

Limited number of participants
Tickets are available at the Online Ticket Shop or at the fortress box office.

Note: The tour is conducted only in German.

Performances for groups can also be booked (including in English).

All dates

May 2025
June 2025
July 2025
August 2025
September 2025
October 2025

On the map

Generaldirektion Kulturelles Erbe Rheinland-Pfalz

Festung Ehrenbreitstein

56077 Koblenz

DE


Phone: (+49) 0261 66 75 40 00

Fax: (+49) 0261 66 75 26 99

E-mail:

Website: www.tor-zum-welterbe.de


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