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Excursion of the Arts History Section of the Cultural Circle of

the European Institutions in Luxembourg

October 2016, Avioth, Marville, Montmédy

Basilica of Avioth


The Basilica with a monument in front


which hosts a Madonna


Different stories are told about why a basilica is exactly in Avioth.

One tells that - in exchange for the architect's soul, the devil helped to build it
but as one stone was missing when the
cock cried, it lost the soul of the architect

The portal of the last judgment

With the scenes of crucifixion, resurrection and meeting Maria Magdalen


The northern gate
With scenes of the massacre of the newborn by Herod and the escape of the Holy Family

The suthern front with a face between its legs
to avoid marrying in May...



The interior of the Basilica

The White Madonna



The shrine



The statue of St Ursula
(showing the cut in her head
made by the executioner)
is believed to heal the
mentally ill



Wonderful sculptures ornate the church  and also remains of some frescoes

The chancel

 and the "Ecce homo" scene



The bottom of the sculpture is
reminding of a juggler who presented
his skills to the Madonna
Montmédy
The fortress built by the governor Allamont








The church in the citadel dates 

from the 17th century


The gate of the fortress   









The outer entrance of the citadel




Main square

City Hall

Left the festive Hall, right the Finance Office
The fortress is visible form almost everywhere in town

The memorial of U.N. peacekeeping forces


Marville


The Cathedral
devoted to St Nicolas







The house of Cavalier Michel


The loggia of the house with scenes from
Roman mythology and the legend of the horse Bayard











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