Pourquoi la Caverne du Dragon S’appelle-t-elle ainsi ?
La Caverne du Dragon / Die Drachenhöhle L’une des légendes ayant peut-être inspiré aux Allemands le nom de « Drachenhöhle » (Caverne du Dragon) est la présence de fumées à chaque sortie, telle l’antre du Dragon des mythes wagnériens.
Quelle est l’origine du nom Chemin des Dames ?
Pour retrouver ses origines, il faut se tourner vers le XVIIIe siècle et vers Mesdames Adelaïde et Victoire, filles de Louis XV, car c’est en effet à elles que l’on doit ce nom. Elles empruntèrent ce chemin pour se rendre au château de la Bôve, actuellement sur la commune de Bouconville-Vauclair.
Can you visit La Caverne du dragon without a guide?
- La Caverne du Dragon can only be visited with a guide for safety reasons. The quarry was exploited from the 16th century onward and the limestone used to built monuments and churches. The walls and ceilings bear the marks of the stonemasons’ tools.
What happened at the Battle of Caverne du Dragon?
- The French eventually seized the Caverne du Dragon on June 25. This was during this battle that the Germans renamed La Creute quarry Drachenhöhle – Dragon’s Lair – Caverne du Dragon. The flames of their flamethrowers coming out of the quarry’s entrances reminded them indeed of the flames coming out of a dragon’s nostrils!
What is the Dragon's Lair in France?
- On the Chemin des Dames, the Dragon’s Lair, a former limestone quarry located nearly 50 feet below ground, offers a poignant insight into the lives of soldiers during the Great War. Through sound, image and archive documents, visitors discover far below the front line what daily life must have been like for the troops.
What's happening at the Caverne Museum?
- The Caverne museum also holds temporary themed exhibitions. In light of the up and coming centenary, the existing reception building for the Caverne du Dragon will be rearranged to provide visitors with more information on the battlefields of the Chemin des Dames. Don’t think it’s possible to visit any Christmas markets in France this year?
