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Grand Ducal Palace
Rue du Marche aux Herbes, Luxembourg 1728 - Luxembourg

Originally built as the town hall in the 1570s when the Spaniards ruled Luxembourg, the building`s facade reflects the Spanish-Moorish style. Since then many changes have taken place and the building has been extended. It was extensively restored in the...
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Attractions near Grand Ducal Palace
A selection of attractions close to Grand Ducal Palace:
Grand Ducal Palace  (< 1 Mile)
Originally built as the town hall in the 1570s when the Spaniards ruled Luxembourg, the building`s facade reflects the Spanish-Moorish style. Since then many changes...
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The Fish Market  (< 1 Mile)
Located at the former crossroads of two Roman roads, the Fish Market is the centre of the old town of Luxembourg. This is where the...
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Museum of History and Art  (< 1 Mile)
This museum is located on the Fish Market in the heart of the oldest part of the city. Extended and refurbished in the early 21st...
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St Michael`s Church  (< 1 Mile)
The Counts of Luxembourg built a castle chapel in the 10th Century on the site of the present church. Rebuilt several times, it was enlarged...
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National Library  (< 1 Mile)
The National Library is located in a former Jesuit College, founded in 1603. It was for many years a high school. Since 1970, the building...
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Luxembourg City History Museum  (< 1 Mile)
This multi-level museum is housed in a group of former dwellings that have been restored in an old part of the city. The museum traces...
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Place Clairfontaine  (< 1 Mile)
This fine square, near the Notre-Dame Cathedrale, was redesigned in the 1980s during a district restoration project. A refuge belonging to the Abbey of Clairfontaine,...
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Place d`Armes  (< 1 Mile)
Located in the heart of the old fortified city, Place d`Armes is one of the favourite places of both locals and visitors. Originally constructed in...
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Chemin de la Corniche  (< 1 Mile)
The Corniche has been described by a Luxembourg writer as`the most beauiful balcony in Europe`. This scenic promenade leads from the St Esprit plateau along...
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Place Guillaume  (< 1 Mile)
Markets are held in Place Guillaume every Wednesday and Saturday. Here you will find a mass of colourful stalls selling fresh fruit, vegetables, flowers, fish,...
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St John`s Church  (< 1 Mile)
A church was built on this site in 1606, at about the same time as Neumunster Abbey. It was the place of worship for the...
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Vauban Walk  (< 1 Mile)
The French fortress builder Sebastien le Prestre de Vauban seized the fortress of Luxembourg from the Spaniards in 1684. With the help of 3,000 workers,...
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Bock Promontory  (< 1 Mile)
The creation of the city of Luxembourg began in 963 when Count Siegfried of Ardenne acquired this precipitous rocky spur from the abbey of Trier...
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The Wenzel Walk  (< 1 Mile)
This outstanding, cultural circular itinerary has another name - `1000 years in 100 minutes`, but it is not a route to be hurried. The route...
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Capuchin Theatre  (< 1 Mile)
Originally the building was a Capuchin monastery and it functioned as such from 1623 to 1795. French Revolution troops then took possession and used it...
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Cultural Meeting Place  (< 1 Mile)
This cultural centre was formerly a Benedictine Abbey that replaced an earlier abbey destroyed during a war in the mid 16th Century. After the French...
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Natural History Museum  (< 1 Mile)
Situated in the Grund district, the National Museum of Natural History is a modern museum with lots of activities that appeal to children. Natural history...
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Notre Dame Cathedrale  (< 1 Mile)
Built in the late Gothic style, the cathedral dates from the early 17th Century and was originally a Jesuit church. Many changes have taken place...
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Place de la Constitution  (< 1 Mile)
The Place de la Constitution offers a superb view of the Petrusse Valley and the Adolphe Bridge. In the centre of the square is a...
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Petrusse Casements  (< 1 Mile)
These military tunnels were formed by hollowing out the rock on which the city of Luxembourg was built. They date back to 1644, the time...
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