Luxembourg: Luxembourg Ville and The Kirchberg

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October 1st 2014

Published: June 28th 2022

Our hotel in Luxembourg, the Novotel, was located in the Kirchberg neighborhood. The Kirchberg Plateau is an area in northeast Luxembourg-Ville. It is not as well known by visitors as the historic center of the old city. Kirchberg was once part of the Luxembourg's extensive fortress complex and housed Fort Thungen. From the demolition of the fortifications in 1867 to the post-World War 2 period, K... Read Full Entry

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Andrew Lisowski

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"I haven't been everywhere, but it's on my list." I've traveled for a long time and have many memories of places and people. I enjoy travel, especially to new places I haven't seen before. Every journey, whether brief or extended, provides the opportunity for a new experience or a different way to see things. I like travel photography, too, and always have my camera with me. I look to the "4Hs of Tourism" as a guide when traveling: understanding the Habitat; Heritage; History and Handicrafts. Member of the TravBuddy travel blogging community from 2007 until its demise in 2018. [world... full info

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Cathédrale Notre-Dame

Cathédrale Notre-Dame - Luxembourg Cathedral. Altar. DSC_0478

Cathédrale Notre-Dame

Cathédrale Notre-Dame - Luxembourg Cathedral. Gothic nave. DSC_0481

Cathédrale Notre-Dame

Cathédrale Notre-Dame - Luxembourg Cathedral. The organ loft is the work of 17th century German sculptor Daniel Müller. "The Gothic cathedral of Notre Dame has a late Renaissance portal (1621) and a baroque organ-loft".--Baedeker 1910 DSC_0489

Cathédrale Notre-Dame

Cathédrale Notre-Dame - Luxembourg Cathedral. Begun in 1613 as a Jesuit church, it was made a cathedral in 1870. Rue Notre Dame. "The Gothic cathedral of Notre Dame has a late Renaissance portal (1621) and a baroque organ-loft".--Baedeker 1910 Part of the City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications UNESCO World Heritage site. DSC_0572

Grand Duchess Charlotte

Statue of Grand Duchess Charlotte (1896-1985). Bronze by Jean Cardot. Installed in 1990. Place de Clairefontaine. DSC_0499p1

Cathédrale Notre-Dame

Cathédrale Notre-Dame - Luxembourg Cathedral. Begun in 1613 as a Jesuit church, it was made a cathedral in 1870. Entrance gate from Place de Clairefontaine. DSC_0496

Palais Grand-ducal

Palais grand-ducal - Grand Ducal Palace. Official residence of the Grand Duke of Luxembourg. City hall of Luxembourg city from 1572 to 1795. Residence of the Grand Duke from 1890. 17 Rue du marché-aux-Herbes. "A little to the E. of the Place Guillaume lies the Palais Grand Ducal, a tasteful Renaissance building with two oriel windows, erected in 1580 and rebuilt in 1890 et seq.; it was originally the town-hall and later the seat of the government".--Baedeker 1910 DSC_0519p1

Palace Guard

Guard at the Grand Ducal Palace, Luxembourg. DSC_0542

Palais Grand-ducal

Hôtel de la Chambre des Députés

Hôtel de la Chambre des Députés. Meeting place of the the unicameral national legislature of Luxembourg. Built in 1857-1860. Rue du marché-aux-Herbes. "Beside the Palais is the Chambre des Députés".--Baedeker 1910 . DSC_0503p1

Grand Duke Guillaume II

Equestrian statue of grand Duke Guillaume II (William II, King of the Netherlands, 1792-1849). Erected in 1844. Place Guillaume II. "The Place Guillaume is embellished with a Statue of William II., King of the Netherlands, by Antoine Mercié of Paris (1884)".--Baedeker 1910. DSC_0522