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The streets around the Cathedral

Kammerzell house on the square


A house of a winegrower
and a balcony on the street facing the Cathedral


The cathedral and its clockwork










Petite France



         


The church of St Thomas is just beside Petite France


Where Albert Schweitzer was the vicar










The fortifications and barrage at the edge of the City (and Petite France) were built by Vauban



 




The European Parliament building
Architect: Architecture Studio, France


Outside the inner city
The most important part is occupied by the European institutions:
Council of Europe, European Court of Human Rights and the European Parliament (this latter is an EU institutions, the two others are not)


Posters facing the Court of Human Rights


To the right: the European Court of Human Rights
Architect: Richard Rogers
 
The building of the European Court for Human Rights


The Council of Europe Building

The Parc d'Orangerie is near
 


Other parts of the city are also spectacular:



The memorial on the site of the old Synagogue and the new Synagogue




St Peter le jeune

In spite of its name, this church houses the oldest frescoes in town