Q- (Old) Quarters in Luxembourg

Here we are in Luxembourg's Old Quarters and Fortifications, another UNESCO World Heritage site.

The city was founded in 963 and grew in size until the fifteenth century when it was taken over by the House of Burgundy.  From the 16th century until the demolition of the walls in 1867, Luxembourg was held by the Holy Roman Empire, the House of Burgundy, the Hapsburgs, the French, Spanish and Prussians.

Our first view of the area was from the parking lot looking down into the old fortifications.

The city buildings were quite stunning.  First is the current palace for the Grand Duke, built by the Spaniards in the 16th century.

Notre Dame Cathedral was originally a Jesuit Church, dating to 1613, later becoming a Roman Catholic Church and then a cathedral in 1870.  We had to do a walk-about to get views of it.

 The organ loft above

The altar.  Hard to get good pictures of stained glass with all the light.

 The City Hall - completed in 1838

 The city history museum

 In the Place d'Armes

Monument to William II, King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg, 1840-1849

I had to rewrite this post after accidentally deleting it, so I forgot to post it with a picture of flowers when I re-wrote it.

Here is Daylily Queen Regent:

Have you ever done something really stupid, like hitting 'delete' by mistake and not being able to recover your work?