Architectural tour of the railway station district
Discover the Plateau Bourbon and its historic buildings!
Discover the diversity of the railway station district which came to flourish in the late 19th and early 20th century, with numerous factories on the one side and the Plateau Bourbon with its historicist, Art Nouveau and Art deco buildings on the other.
Duration
3 hours
Number of participants
Max. 20
Infos
Start & Arrival
Luxembourg City Tourist Office, Place Guillaume II
Price
Individual tickets:
Book your personal guide:
Group from 1 to 20 people : 160€
Book a guided tour for your group at the date, time and in the language of your choice. Please book at least 10 working days in advance.
Central Railway Station
In 1859 the first railway station of the city started to operate; for military reasons timber was the basic construction material.Between 1907 and 1913 the German architects Rüdell, Jüsgen and Scheuff...
Place de Paris
The Place de Paris, not too far from the railway station, was transformed into a pedestrian zone in 1986.A lot of restaurants with nice patios during summer are located on this square and on Thursdays...
Adolphe Bridge
Also called New Bridge, it was erected between 1900 and 1903 during the rule of Grand Duke Adolphe. This event was followed with great interest from abroad, because the bridge had the biggest stone ar...
The State Savings Bank
The State Savings was created by law in 1856.The architect Jean-Pierre Koenig (1870-1919) started in 1910 the construction works on the new building which was finished in 1913. During the construction...
19 Liberté, administration building of the BCEE (Former ARBED Headquarters)
The impressive former Headquarters of Arcelor Mittal, the biggest steel company in the world, has been built in 1922 and previously hosted the former Luxembourg mining company ARBED before its fusion ...
Points of interest on the map
Architectural tour of the railway station district in pictures
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