Heritage Sites Gallery

The Chapel of Mercy, Kevelaer, Germany

Kevelaer, a municipality in the district of Kleve, in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. The most-visited Catholic pilgrimage location within north-western Europe, with more than 800, 000 pilgrims visiting every year to honour the Virgin Mary. The shrine of Mary, "Comforter of the Afflicted, " had its origins in the Thirty Years War (1618- 1648), which had devastated the region. In 1642, Heinrich Busman, a merchant, obtained an engraving of Mary pictured in front of the city of Luxembourg, and installed it in a shrine at the crossing of the Cologne-Amsterdam trade route. In 1654, the Chapel of Mercy (pictured on this card), a hexagonal structure, was erected to house the picture (inset top right); the image has remained in that shrine. Date: circa 1910s

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

Neumunster Abbey in Luxembourg at night under snow

Picture of Grund suburb, in Luxembourg Old City, during the night, in the winter and snowcapped.Building and street lights are giving a yellow tone to this long exposure shot.The inner court of Neumunster Abbey is seen in the foreground, illuminated, and next to the Alzette river

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Adolphe Bridge, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg

Adolphe Bridge and Petrusse Valley, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. The bridge was named after Grand Duke Adolphe, opened in 1903. Date: circa 1940

© Mary Evans/Pharcide

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