Luxembourg City, Luxembourg (November 2005)

Luxembourg City, Luxembourg cover page.	Map of Luxembourg with star indicating Luxembourg City.	View of the Adolphe Bridge which crosses the Pétrusse Valley in Luxembourg.	The Hotel Schintgen where I stayed is reasonably priced and centrally located.
Night view of Avenue de la Gare and Central Station (my train arrived at night).	The ornate ceiling at Central Station in Luxembourg.	La Place des Armes which is named after the Guards Regiment that was housed there from 1865 onwards.	Le Cercle Municipale (Municipal Palace) which was completed in 1909.
The Municipal Palace (located at la Place d'Armes) is an administrative building with several reception rooms.	The War Memorial is known as "the Golden Lady" because it is gilded.	Iron gates adorned with the coat of arms of Luxembourg.	View of Place Guillaume with a statue of William II on horseback.
William II was King of the Low Countries, the Grand Duke of Luxembourg and the founder of the Grand Duchy.	L'Hôtel de Ville (the Town Hall) was built in 1838 in the neo-classical style of architect Justin Rémont.	The two bronze lion sculptures which flank the Town Hall's staircase were installed in 1931.	People walking near Place Guillaume. You can tell that it was a rainy day.
Statue of Grand Duchess Charlotte (who reigned from 1919-1964) at la Place Clairefontaine.	A far view of the Grand Duchess' statue. The inscription on it reads "We love you" (a testiment of the peoples' love for her).	A wet view of la Place Clairefontaine.	Elegant Luxembourg architecture.
Notre Dame Cathedral (1613) is a former Jesuit Church. In 1870, it as elevated to the status of a cathedral.	The interior of Notre Dame Cathedral showing the organ pipes.	The alter of Notre Dame Cathedral.	Stained glass windows as seen inside Notre Dame Cathedral.
View of Lower Town from the Citadel ramparts.	Pathway leading from the Upper Town to Lower Town with a stone gate in the background.	View of Neumünster Abbey including the Church of St. Jean in Lower Town.	View of a defensive wall with Neumünster Abbey below in Lower Town.
Another Lower Town view from the Citadel ramparts.	A foggy view of Lower Town on a rainy day.	Another image of Lower Town.	The wet pathway that went from Upper Town to Lower Town.
I was in Lower Town when I took this photo.	Construction site (at the top) near an elevator that takes one from Lower Town to Upper Town.	When the Adolphe Bridge was built (1900-1903), it was the largest stone bridge in the world with a central arch 46 meters tall.	I went down into the Pétrusse Valley to get this photo looking up at the Adolphe Bridge.
View of Notre Dame Cathedral as seen from below in the Pétrusse Valley.	View of la Banque et Caisse d'Epargne, a prominent bank in Luxembourg.	Close-up of the clocktower of la Banque et Caisse d'Epargne.	View of the administrative offices of the ARBED Group (steel producers).
A closer view of the ARBED Group offices.	Elaborate doorway of the ARBED Group building.	"Mother and Child" sculpture by British sculptor Henry Moore in front of the ARBED Group building.	The ample-bodied woman portrayed in "La Grande Temperance" by French sculptor Niki de Saint Phalle near the main post office.