L’africaine

L’africaine is a work of art in , . L’africaine is situated nearby to the park , as well as near the sports venue .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include European School Luxembourg I Kirchberg and D’Coque.

School
The European School, Luxembourg I was the first of the European Schools. It was founded in October 1953 on the initiative of officials of the European Coal and Steel Community, with the support of the Community's institutions and the government of Luxembourg. is situated 150 metres north of L’africaine.

Swimming pool
Photo: GilPe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Sports and Culture Centre d'Coque, better known simply as d'Coque, is a sporting and cultural venue with an indoor arena and Olympic-sized swimming pool, amongst other facilities, in , a district of , in . is situated 410 metres southwest of L’africaine.

Fort
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a historic fortification in , in southern . It is located in Dräi Eechelen Park, in the district, in the north-east of the city. is situated 1½ km southwest of L’africaine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Luxembourg-Kirchberg and Neudorf-Weimershof.

Suburb
Photo: Cayambe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kirchberg is a district in north-eastern , in southern . It consists of a plateau overlooking the north-east of the historical city center, , connected to the rest of the elevated city by the , which spans the valley.

Suburb
Photo: GilPe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a district in eastern , in southern . As of 31 December 2025, the district has a population of 7,178 inhabitants.

Suburb
Photo: Jwh, CC BY-SA 3.0 lu.
is a district in north-eastern , in southern . As of 31 December 2025, the district has a population of 2,471 inhabitants.

L’africaine

Latitude
49.62618° or 49° 37′ 34″ north
Longitude
6.15558° or 6° 9′ 20″ east
Inception
1993
Open location code
8FX8J5G4+F6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 476610154
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­artwork
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­sculpture
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