Current Status
Today, site visits are organized by l'Association AMIFORT VECKRING. The volunteers have restored one block to functionality, with a working elevator, a turret turntable and lift table. The movement of the turret is shown to visitors. One of the four generators is equipped with a post-World War II engine and is also running during sightseeing tours. The electric train in the mountain is used in the tour to transport visitors from the ammunition entry to the functional turret. Block 8 is also visited in the tour.
Guided tours are offered on weekends, opening hours on weekends are 14:00 to 17:00, varying over the year.
-
135mm howitzer of Block 9, interior view.
-
135mm howitzer of Block 9, interior view, large area.
-
135mm howitzer of Block 9, exterior view.
-
Hackenberg — top of Block 7.
-
Hackenberg — Main gallery.
-
Hackenberg — Turret for twin 135mm bomb-launchers.
-
Hackenberg — The same turret closed or "eclipsed".
Read more about this topic: Ouvrage Hackenberg
Famous quotes containing the words current and/or status:
“This is no argument against teaching manners to the young. On the contrary, it is a fine old tradition that ought to be resurrected from its current mothballs and put to work...In fact, children are much more comfortable when they know the guide rules for handling the social amenities. It’s no more fun for a child to be introduced to a strange adult and have no idea what to say or do than it is for a grownup to go to a formal dinner and have no idea what fork to use.”
—Leontine Young (20th century)
“Recent studies that have investigated maternal satisfaction have found this to be a better prediction of mother-child interaction than work status alone. More important for the overall quality of interaction with their children than simply whether the mother works or not, these studies suggest, is how satisfied the mother is with her role as worker or homemaker. Satisfied women are consistently more warm, involved, playful, stimulating and effective with their children than unsatisfied women.”
—Alison Clarke-Stewart (20th century)