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Europe - Luxembourg - Luxembourg City - Luxembourg City 'Gibraltar of the North'
Al & Holly Rodriguez
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Europe - Luxembourg - Luxembourg City - Luxembourg City 'Gibraltar of the North'
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We're in town! At the train station in Luxembourg City, it rained all day. |
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Pont Adolphe Adolphe Bridge (New Bridge) erected 1900-1903, Spans the Petrusse Valley. The Luxembourg National Bank is at the background right. |
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Beck Bastion Erected during the first Spanish rule by Issac von Traybach on the site of what is now Constitution Square (1644), the bastion is named after the former Governor of the Duchy of Luxembourg, Baron Johann von Beck. You can see the Luxembourg Cathedral in the far right. |
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Bock Castle Fortified crossing at the River Alzette and Saint John's Church, also named Saint John on the Stone, it is mentioned as early as 1309 in the foundation document of Count Henry VII. |
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City Palace Cercle Municipal administrative building with several festive halls, seat of the Luxembourg City Tourist Office. |
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Palace of the Grand Dukes In its function as the city residence of the Grand-Ducal family, it is situated right in the core of the old town. Since 1890 the building has been the Palace of the Grand Dukes. |
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Viaduct / Passerelle Holly and I in the Petrusse Valley with the Old Bridge - in common parlance - in the background. The bridge was built between 1859 and 1861 to span the Petrusse Valley at a height of 45 metres. |
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Bock Promontory In 963 Siegfried, Count of Ardenne, acquired this massive rocky ledge on which he built his castle and played a crucial defensive role. Surrounded on three sides by the Alzette Valley, the stronghold proved easy to defend. Inside the rock are the casemates of the Bock, which served as underground defense galleries. |
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"Gelle Fra" Memorial The Golden Lady on Constitution Square was set up in 1923 to commemorate the Luxembourgers who perished in the First World War. The memorial represents a gold-plated female figure on a stone obelisk. Today it symbolizes freedom and resistance for the Luxembourg people. |
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Luxembourg WWII Memorial The inscription above the flowers translated: Our heroes of the armed forces died for their country. |
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Monument National de Solidarite On "Canon Hill" was erected in 1971 and commemorates the Second World War. Holly stands behind the Eternal Flame. |
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Clairefontaine Square In the middle of Clairefontaine Square stands the Grand Duchess Charlotte Memorial, erected in honour of Grand Duchess Charlotte (1896-1985). |
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Beck Bastion Garden Pont Adolphe in background |
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Pont Adolphe, another view |
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The Luxembourgeois Motto "Mir wolle bleiwe wat mir sin" is inscribed on one of the houses and is central to the cultural identity of the Luxembourg people. Translation: We want to remain what we are. |
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Dicks-Lentz Monument Located on Jan Pallach Square, this monument was erected to pay homage to the two national poets Dicks (1823-1891) and Michel Lentz (1820-1893), who wrote the lyrics of the Luxembourg national anthem. |
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Luxembourg Cathedral It was originally a Jesuit church, the foundation stone of which was laid in 1613. It is a remarkable instance of late Gothic style, revealing various components and ornaments inspired by the Renaissance style. |
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Holly in the city district of Grund The lower towns of Grund, Clausen and Pfaffenthal, which were inhabited in bygone days, line the banks of the Alzette. Especially skilled workmen who needed the Alzette water to carry out their craft settled here. |
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The Petrusse Express Great way to see the lower towns of Grund, Clausen and Pfaffenthal, as well as the rest of the Petrusse Valley. |
