In the foreground is the former Church of St. John, built by the Benedictine monks along with the Neumünster Abbey. Center Culturel de Rencontre Abbaye de Neumünster now houses a concert hall and theatre. On the left are part of the ruins from the 10th century Castle of Lucilinburhuc. Flowing through the Ville Basse valley, called the “Low City,” is the Alzette River. The buildings on the cliff are a section of Ville Haute. This is the “High City” or Old Town dating back to the Middle Ages.