Ehrenbreitstein

a Pru ian fortre of great strength situated opposite the confluence of the Moselle with the Rhine, on a precipitous rock 387 feet high and inace ible on three sides. The fortifications, erected in 1816-1826 at a cost of $6,000,000, can accommodate a garrison of 14,000 men and po e room for stores to last an army of 60,006 a year.