I have promised that I will post all pictures of National Day in this thread and I will hold my promise!:)
The pictures of National Day 2001 (23.06.2001)
1. in the church
2. to 4. outside the church
5. Grand Duke Henri with (former) Minister of Army Charles Goerens and (former) Minister of Interoir Michel Wolter
6. to 10. pics of Military Parade
11. another image of the military parade
12. Maria Teresa greeting
13. presentation picture before the army
14.and 15. pictures during the Te Deum in the cathedrale
Note: This was the first National Day of Grand Duke Henri as sovereign of Luxembourg!
I probably originally stole this pics from another thread in the forum, so I hope no one minds if I use them here... I hope other people will be able to add lots more.
1. Ballroom of the Grand Ducal Palace
2. A corridor in the Grand Ducal Palace
3. Dining room in the Grand Ducal Palace
4, 5, 6. Outside views of the Grand Ducal Palace
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After all the symbols explanation I want to start new with the castles and palaces of the Grand Ducal family:
Fischbach Castle has also a long history! The men of the ancient nobility of Fischbach were named in texts of the year 1050. The original castle walls were destroyed by flames in the 30 year long war in 1635. It was rebuild in a new look from Gerhard von Schwarzenberg who sell it to Jacques-Ignace de Cassal de Bomal in 1685. Later the family Cassal de Bomal had created a humble abode (maybe this translation of Hüttenwerke in German is wrong), which was owned after the Franch Revolution by the family Collart from Dommeldange.
In 1850 the King-Grand Duke Wilhelm III bought it and since 1905the Nassau family ownes that castle (it is private property).:)
Today the former Grand Ducal couple Jean and Josephine-Charlotte are dwelling it (before the throne achievement of Grand Duke Henri it was Henri with his wife and his children who were the inhabitants) in this extraordinary building, which foundation walls are built on nearly thousand years old foundations. Underground walkings are witness of escape routes and are delight for every adventure heart! Unfortunately nobody is allowed to visit them and apart from this ban, they are closed and so nobody could enter.
After the theory it is always a delight to see some pictures of the subject. I had not have the time to scan the interior pictures, but I have some pics of outside:
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the palais is lovely, thank for the pics. and thanks for the excellent info drimal. and yes, please feel free do some scans of the interiors of the other grand ducal residences. thanks in advance :).
I'm sooo glad to see these pics. I recently bought a book on palaces in hopes to see the palace in Luxembourg. It wan't there, so I was pretty disapointed. But now, I'm much happier.
Many thanks, drimal! Fischbach Castle is so gorgeous, especially with all that ivy growing up it! Now we just need photos of Colmar-Berg!! I'll have a look for some - I have a picture of Maria Teresa standing outside Colmar-Berg but it's too big to post on here :(
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"Yes, that's it; I'm a janitor so I couldn't think of the word "sad". I was gonna say it makes me feel so mop." - The Janitor, on Scrubs
Many thanks, drimal! Fischbach Castle is so gorgeous, especially with all that ivy growing up it! Now we just need photos of Colmar-Berg!! I'll have a look for some - I have a picture of Maria Teresa standing outside Colmar-Berg but it's too big to post on here :(
I found some pictures of Colmar-Berg and I'm hoping they are correct and not just pictures of the city. If they're wrong, please let me know. :)
The Palace is the only dwelling of the Grand Ducal family which can be visited and this every summer!:) The building was the city hall of Luxembourg (city) before 11th June 1554. At that date the city hall was going up into flames by a powder explosion and this fire had kindled so many damages that nearly the whole old town with the city hall was destroyed. 18 years later it was rebuild.
By the siege of the fortress under Louis XIV (French King of Sun) the building was destroyed by bombs of French soldiers. The building was renovated and was a certain time the seat of the province.
After the French Revolution it was a Prefecture des Departements des Forêts under Napoleon I in the 19th century (who was living in it several times) and after the threaty of Vienna in 1815 the government moved into the palace, later on the parliament and the council of state joined. 1860 the parliament left the palace and moved into the right site where it is today yet!
Wilhelm II take use of the building during his rare visits in Luxembourg, he slept there and in 1883 a statue of honour to his father was inaugurated on the "Knuedler" (Knuedler= the place where the palace is)
Under the Nassau-Weilburg (the ancestors of the actual Grand Duke) it became an exclusive seat of the Grand Ducal family. Before there were large renovations of architects Bordieu and Arendt.The entry door was now in the middle, the facade had now again the ancient stile of Renaissance and in 1895 Grand Duke Adolph and Grand Duchess Marie-Adelheid moved into the castle.
The furnishings of the palace were changed several times, especially under Grand Duchess Josephine-Charlotte. On the first floor there are the represantion rooms and the second floor is privacy of the Grand Ducal family. The palace is actually the official seat of the Grand Duke.
Here is his furniture, here are the meetings of State visits, the wedding celebrations of Henri/Maria Teresa, Marie Astrid/ Carl Christian and Margaretha /Nikolaus were here and the christening of the princes.
Here are some pics of the outside! I will scan the interior pics and post them in the next days (that's promised!)!:)
Note: The soldier you see on the pics is the guardian and the soldier changing two times a day is very popular by tourists!
Fischbach Castle is so gorgeous, especially with all that ivy growing up it! Now we just need photos of Colmar-Berg!! I'll have a look for some - I have a picture of Maria Teresa standing outside Colmar-Berg but it's too big to post on here :(
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