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. Palais Grand-Ducal
Renovations in the 1990s
have restored the interior of
the grand duke’s palace to
GRAND RUE
the glittering elegance that it
PLACE D´ARMES
had 100 years ago.

RUE DU CURÉ
Musée d’Histoire de la Ville
de Luxembourg
RUE DU FOSSE
RUE DU MARCHÉ-AUX-HERBES

RUE DE LA CONGRÉ RUE SIGEFROI
RUE LARGE
C H E M I N D E L A C O R N I C H E Rocher du Bock is the site of the
. Casemates du Bock
original castle of Lucilinburhuc,
RUE DU ST-ESPRIT N D RUE SOSTHÉNE WEIS the centuries, were dismantled after
which gave the nation its name.
Subsequent fortifications, built over
1867, but a haunting network of
can still be seen.
G R U underground caves, the Casemates,

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Église St Jean-Baptiste
Standing in the district
called Grund by River
Alzette, this 17th-century
church formed part of the
0 metres 100 Benedictine Abbey of
0 yards 100 Neumünster, now a
vibrant arts venue.

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