Monuments to visit Luxembourg-Ville

Inaugurated on 6 October 2008, overlooking the Lower Town on the Holy Spirit Plateau, the Judicial City is worth a visit, particularly for its buildings in the Moselle Baroque style (Youth Court, Justice of the Peace and many others). Many people also take its lift which leads directly to the Lower Town: handy to avoid going down on the sloping streets! On the forecourt, where the view is superb, especially at night, you will discover a monumental sculpture representing in an arc of a circle a series of birds taking flight.

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.

The current city hotel was completed in 1838, it is in neo-neoclassic style. The two bronze lions placed at the ends of the entrance stairs date back to 1931 and are the symbols of Luxembourg. It is in this building that major national ceremonies are held and the reception of many heads of foreign states visiting the Grand duchy.

Septfontaines Castle, which is more of a beautiful residence than a castle in itself, dates from the 18th century and was the seigneurial residence of the Boch brothers. It is located on the former site of the porcelain factory, in a huge green park, a few minutes from the town centre. Numerous receptions and major events with wide media coverage are organised there throughout the year: concerts, meetings, rally stages, Christmas market..

The birthplace of Robert Schuman, the "Father of Europe", lies on the heights of Clausen. Since 1990 it has been the seat of the European Studies and Research Centre Robert Schuman (ECRE). Its main objectives are scientific research into the history of the European integration process, on the one hand, and the contribution to an explanation of the historic position of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in the construction of a united Europe.

Directly adjacent to the National Library of Luxembourg, the media library offers a wide range of multi-media information and entertainment documents. Here you will find books, newspapers, comic strips, CDs, etc. The documents are available for home loan or on-site consultation and can be freely consulted. A reference address in Luxembourg's cultural and educational life, located on the Kirchberg plateau.

As a platform for exchange for all those involved in architecture, engineering, urban planning, landscape and land-use planning, each year LUCA puts together a wide-ranging program to address the issues and challenges posed today by the production of the built environment. Exhibitions, conferences, debates, study tours, educational workshops and guided tours are just some of the many activities on offer.

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.

Located on the Place de la Constitution, a stone's throw from the Casemates de Pétrusse, the Monument du Souvenir Gëlle Fra (meaning "golden woman" in French) was inaugurated in 1923 in memory of the Luxembourg soldiers who fell at the front during the First World War. This monument is a must in Luxembourg City and consists of a 21-meter high stone obelisk. At the top of the obelisk is a golden woman holding a laurel wreath towards two soldiers.

The House are in 2007 the base camp of the European Capital of Culture, being at the same time information centre, meeting point for all visitors, exhibition space and event venue. They are located right behind the Luxembourg-Ville railway station, at the edge of the Bonnevoie district and thus easily accessible for all visitors and tourists. Classified at National Historic Monuments by Government order in 1991, these two warehouses of 5 000 m 2 built in 1875 served until little, repair workshop for locomotives and buses of the Luxembourg Railways (CFL). In 2007, each of them has specific orientations: Rotonde 1 is more focused on exhibitions and facilities and Rotonde 2, more on performances especially for and by young people.

From 1688 to 1705, the Saint John church has beautiful Baroque furniture, including a 1710 organ and a black madone from the Talk of Cologne school.

Created a few months before the crack of 1929, the Luxembourg Stock Exchange is now one of Europe's largest financial centres. We can visit the site, but unfortunately we can no longer see traders working. The visit consists of a somewhat academic presentation of the functioning of the stock market. For investors investors.