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St. Louis Cathedral New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA

Rebuilt in 1849-51 on the site of churches dating back to 1797, St. Louis Cathedral was the center of the original settlement of New Orleans. It remains a prominent landmark in the French Quarter, where it overlooks Jackson Square.

St. Louis Cathedral and Andrew Jackson Statue, New Orleans, Loui
Andrew Jackson equestrian statue with St. Louis Cathedral. Jackson Square, French Quarter, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Image credit: Holly Hayes

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Braves Louisianais, cette cloche dont le nom est Victoire a été fondue en mémoire de la glorieuse journée du 8 Janvier 1815 (Brave people of Louisiana, this clock whose name is Victory was cast in memory of the glorious day of January 8, 1815) Fondue a Paris pour M. Jn. Delachaux de Nouvelle Orleans (Cast in Paris for Mr. John Delachaux of New Orleans)