Mansions and private mansions to visit Luxembourg

Jean-Pierre Pescatore (1793-1855) bequeathed at his death a good fortune to the city of Luxembourg, as well as a collection of works of art, with the obligation to create a museum and a charitable home. This is how the Pescatore Foundation and the retirement home located in the heart of the city came into being. It is housed in an 1892 building of neo-gothic architecture, which can be admired on the upper town side, just a stone's throw from the panoramic lift to the Pfaffenthal.

This beautiful manor house bears the name of its former owner, Pierre d'Osbourg. At the beginning of the th century, this gentleman donated all his property to the city and founded one of the first civil hospices in Luxembourg. On the wall of the perron, you can see the city's coat of arms. The building was housed in the Christian doctrine of the Christian Doctrine until 1980. There are also classrooms in the rooms. Today, the house houses the municipal music school.

The first mention of a lord of Berg dates back to 1311. Passing from the hands of King William II of the Netherlands, to the Grand Duke Adolphe and then to the Grand Duke William IV, the castle underwent important transformations until it was demolished and completely rebuilt. In 1934, the fortress became the property of the Luxembourg State. Following the Second World War, the castle will need an important restoration. It was not until 1964 that the castle became the main residence of the grand-ducal family after a long period of rehabilitation.

Now owned by the Banque Caisse d'Epargne de l'Etat (BCEE), the former headquarters of Arbed (which became Arcelor and then ArcelorMittal) is an impressive historic building with four wings grouped around a beautiful, large inner courtyard. Built between 1920 and 1922 and once a symbol of Luxembourg's steel industry and economic power, this "castle" was renovated after being bought by BCEE in 2014 and was inaugurated in 2016. The building is now an administrative building but is worth a look from the outside.