Notre-Dame Cathedral

June 29, 2014

Notre-Dame Cathedral - d'Staater Kathedral, is a Roman Catholic Cathedral in Luxembourg City. It is the only cathedral in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and it was originally a Jesuit church.
(c) Wolfgang Staudt from SCN Germany, Wikimedia Foundation
The first stone was laid on May 7, 1613 under Father François Aldenard. The constructor was Ulrich Job from Lucerne, Switzerland.
The church is a mentionable example of late gothic architecture but it also has Renaissance elements and adornments. In 1848, it received the name "Notre-Dame" under the apostolic vicar Jean-Théodore Laurent.
(c) Benh Lieu Song, Wikimedia Foundation - Choir of Notre-Dame Cathedral
(c) Benh Lieu Song, Wikimedia Foundation - Organ of Notre-Dame Cathedral
In 1870, the church was elevated by Pope Pius IX to the Cathedral of Notre-Dame. It was expanded in 1935.
The Cathedral has three towers, the west tower which contains the bells was the tower of the Jesuit church, the east tower and a central tower which is only a third of the height of the other towers.