2011-07-19

abbey

Echternach Abbey

Originally founded in 698 by St. Willibrord, an English monk from Ripon, Northumbria, the region where my mother's family comes from.

5 comments:

  1. It's funny how buildings "tell" you what they are, but understanding them at a glance is not always possible if you're looking at buldings from a different coutnry. I'd never have guessed this was an abbey. A college perhaps? Interesting.

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  2. Orígenes y recuerdos...
    Belleza y nostalgia también....
    Besos amigo.

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  3. Amazing building, your picture is beautiful!Thanks for all information, I'm so curious to see more about this place!
    Hugs
    Léia

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  4. Thanks for the comments.

    Jenny Woolf: I, too, would expect something more austere and religious-lööking for an abbey.

    Remei: Graciès.

    joo: Dziękuję.

    Cezar and Léia: Yes, I think Echternach is even more worth visiting than Saarburg.

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