David in Dallas Loc: Dallas, Texas, USA

Luxembourg, Europe

The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is a very small country in Europe, bounded by France, Germany, and Belgium. It is essentially a single city with some surrounding land. The official language is Luxembourgish, but German, French, and English (among others) are also found. The original community was founded in 963 based on Roman fortifications. Over the centuries, Luxembourg has supplied four Holy Roman Emperors! In 1354, Charles IV elevated the county to the Duchy of Luxembourg, and it has been known as that ever since.
Luxembourg is a founding member of the European Union, and a part of NATO. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, governed as a representative democracy, headed by a Grand Duke constitutional monarch.

Luxembourgish, the national language, is a Franconian tongue related to High German, with many words of the French language as well. It is spoken by perhaps 600,000 persons worldwide (mostly in Luxembourg). It has been estimated that about 87% of the population is Catholic, with many other religions making up the remainder.

Enough talk, now for the pictures.

01-002.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr (entering the city)

01-007 Adolphe Bridge.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr (now in town, the Adolphe Bridge)

02-029.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr (a garden at the approach to the Adolphe Bridge)

02-012a.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr (looking down on the city)

01-010a Bank of Luxembourg.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr (the Bank of Luxembourg)

02-003.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr (the Bank of Luxembourg)

01-012a Adolphe Bridge.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr (the Ducal Palace, beyond the Adolphe Bridge)

01-019a Notre Dame Cathedral.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr (Notre Dame Cathedral)

02-026a.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr (main entrance of Notre Dame Cathedral)

02-018a.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr (front doors of Notre Dame Cathedral)

02-016a.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr (Apse exterior of Notre Dame Cathedral)

02-021.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr (rear of the Cathedral, and the Organ)

02-022.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr (the main Altar of the Cathedral)

02-023b.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr (a lovely side Altar)

02-006.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr (the National Memorial of Solidarity—for World War II dead)

02-004.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr (a pretty fountain)

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

NMGal Loc: NE NM

A nice tour.

David in Dallas Loc: Dallas, Texas, USA

Hi, Archi! (May I call you Archi?) Thanks for the thumb up!

NMGal, thank you very much, I'm glad you liked it.

anotherview Loc: California

Most impressive photographs. They do justice to the subject. The old stonework produces a strong sense of place and speaks of long Western history. Count yourself fortunate to have visited Luxembourg and taken pictures of its architectural beauty.

David in Dallas Loc: Dallas, Texas, USA

Thanks for the nice compliment! I was only in Luxembourg for a couple of hours, so my ability to be a chronicler was limited. We did visit the American Cemetery, though. It is very beautiful and inspirational. Unfortunately, my photos of it were not very good.,

angler Loc: StHelens England

Excellent set

J-SPEIGHT Loc: Akron, Ohio

Excellent set. Thanks for sharing all the facts. Enjoyed reading them

Delderby Loc: Derby UK

First class shots - enjoyed!

ELNikkor

Thanks for the info and photos of Luxembourg. It is one of those interesting small countries of Europe, such as Andorra, San Marino, Monaco, The Holy See, and Liechtenstein.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Neat!
Thanks for the tour.

ecobin Loc: Paoli, PA

Lots of noise that could easily be cleaned up. Otherwise a fine set.

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

Nice city scenes.

David in Dallas Loc: Dallas, Texas, USA

Now getting caught up on responses.

Hi, angler! Thank you very much for the nice comment.

J-SPEIGHT, thanks for your nice comment.

Hi, Delderby, I don’t think I’ve seen you before. Thanks for coming and the nice comment. I’m glad you enjoyed them.

ELNikkor, thank you very much. I’ve not been to any of those other small countries (yet).

Longshadow, I appreciate your nice comment. You’re welcome.

ecobin, I appreciate your comment. I did the best I could do with poor photos.

jaymatt, thank you very much. I’m glad you enjoyed them.

Earnest Botello Loc: Hockley, Texas

Another great series, David.