Mont Sainte-Odile
Mont Sainte-Odile is a 2500-ft. tall peak in the Vosges Mountains southwest of Strasbourg with a convent at its top. Until the 7th century it was the site of Hohenburg Castle, the residence of the Duke of Alsace who later gave it to his daughter Odile. She made it into a convent that lasted 11 centuries until the French Revolution in 1789 when it was confiscated by the government. It was later purchased by the Bishop of Strasbourg and restored. Today it houses a hotel.
History and Facts about Mont Sainte-Odile
Entrance to Mont Ste. Odile 4714
Entrance to Mont Ste. Odile 4712
Abbey at Mont Ste. Odile 4660
Abbey at Mont Ste. Odile 4663
Abbey at Mont Ste. Odile 4666
Abbey at Mont Ste. Odile 4664
Our Lady of the Assumption Chapel 4665
Our Lady of the Assumption Chapel 4667
Our Lady of the Assumption Chapel 4669
Chapel of Tears and the Terrace 4672
The Terrace 7261
Chapel of Tears and the Terrace 7263
Abbey at Mont Ste. Odile 4673
Abbey at Mont Ste. Odile 4674
Abbey at Mont Ste. Odile 4701
Abbey at Mont Ste. Odile 4700
Abbey at Mont Ste. Odile 7262
Abbey at Mont Ste. Odile 7266
Looking northeast at Mont Ste. Odile 7264
Looking east from Mont Ste. Odile 4676
Looking southeast from Mont Ste. Odile 4704