*Location:

   West tower spire
   Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Luxembourg
   (Liebfrauenkirche)
   Rue Notre-Dame
   Luxembourg (City), Luxembourg
   LL: N 49.60964, E 6.13158

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*Player:

   (unknown)

*Contact:

   Secrétariat Paroissiale
   30, rue du curé
   L-1368 Luxembourg
   T: 222970-1   F: 222970-31

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   The old carillon was destroyed by fire
   on 5 Apr 1985, along with four old
   church bells.  (Three of the damaged
   church bells may be on display in the
   courtyard.)

*Technical data:

   Electric-keyboard carillon of 37 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is unknown
   Keyboard range:     ----  /    ----  
   Transposition is unknown
   The arrangement of tones and semitones is unknown.
   The whole instrument was installed in 1986
     with bells made by Petit & Fritsen
   Prior history:
     In 1966, the instrument was enlarged to 38  bells
       by Petit & Fritsen   
       (0 bells remain from that work.)
     Previously, the instrument was begun with 31 bells
       by Causard         
       (0 bells remain from that work.)
   No auxiliary mechanisms known
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2025

The cathedral Website (in French) opens with a photo of the building, but has no information about these bells, and does not mention the 1985 fire in the west spire.

photos of the Cathedral (interior and exterior)

exterior photo

Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Causard bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the second phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Petit & Fritsen bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the final phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Petit & Fritsen bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.

Ranking among all European non-traditional carillons by pitch (weight).
Ranking among all European non-traditional carillons by size (number of bells).
Ranking among all European non-traditional carillons by year of completion.

Index to all tower bell instruments in Luxembourg.

   This page was built from the database on 25-Aug-25
   based on textual data last updated on 2025/08/18
   and on technical data last updated on 2025/08/18