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Statue of Our Lady of Consolation above the main altar in the Cathedral of
Notre Dame in Luxembourg City.
All photographs below were taken by Suzanne Bunkers. Copyright 1998.
To read an essay that I wrote about Luxembourgers' immigration to the
Midwestern United States, go to this page on my web site: http://krypton.mankato.msus.edu/~susanna/immigran.htm |
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Statue of Our Lady of Consolation above a business building in central
Luxembourg City.
A copy of this statue was brought to the U.S. by
immigrants who settled in St. Donatus, Iowa. To view photographs of
St. Donatus, Iowa, go to this page: http://krypton.mankato.msus.edu/~susanna/iowa1.htm
Another copy of the statue of Our Lady of Consolation
was brought by immigrants who settled in Carey, Ohio. Go to this URL
to learn more about the Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation in Carey: http://www.olcshrine.com/tour.htm
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Close-up view of statue of Our Lady of Consolation. |
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Pieta figure in central Luxembourg City. |
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Statue of Our Lady of Consolation in the village of Waldbredimus,
Luxembourg. |
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Examples of Luxembourg architecture in the capital city |
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Overlooking Luxembourg City |
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Statue commemorating the Luxembourgers who gave their lives in war to
preserve the country's freedom. |
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Corner in Place d'Armes, the central square in Luxembourg City |
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View of countryside surrounding the Klein and
Simmerl/Hottua ancestral village of Niederfeulen, Luxembourg,
not far from Ettelbruck. |
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Rachel and Suzanne Bunkers: riding the aerial tram above the valley in
Vianden, Luxembourg, enroute to the restored Castle of Vianden. Photo: 1993. |
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Roadside sign along the border between Luxembourg and Belgium.
Although it was once part of Luxembourg, Clairefontaine is now on the Belgian side of the
border. |
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Clairefontaine: statue of the BVM in the chapel
above the crypt where Countess Ermesinde
is buried. |
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Detail of a stained glass window in the chapel at Clairefontaine (on the
Luxembourg/Belgium border) |
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Sepulchre of Ermesinde in the crypt under the chapel at Clairefontaine. |
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Bon Voyage from Gare Central (train station) in Luxembourg City.
Photo: 1997. |