Alcide De Gasperi building
The Alcide De Gasperi building is a skyscraper in Kirchberg, north-eastern Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. At 77 m tall and with 23 floors, it was the first skyscraper and the tallest building in Luxembourg, and was thus dubbed Héichhaus in Luxembourgish.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Building
- Description: building in Luxembourg
- Also known as: “Alcide de Gasperi Building”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include MUDAM and Fort Thüngen.
MUDAM
Museum
The Grand Duke Jean Museum of Modern Art, abbreviated to Mudam, is a museum of modern art in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. The museum stands on the site of the old Fort Thüngen, on the southwestern edge of the Kirchberg-plateau, in close proximity to many of the European Union institutions based within the city. MUDAM is situated 330 metres southwest of Alcide De Gasperi building.
Fort Thüngen
Fort
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Fort Thüngen is a historic fortification in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. It is sited in Dräi Eechelen Park, in the Kirchberg quarter, in the north-east of the city. Fort Thüngen is situated 390 metres southwest of Alcide De Gasperi building.
Philharmonie Luxembourg
Building
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The Philharmonie Luxembourg, also known officially as the Grande-Duchesse Joséphine-Charlotte Concert Hall, is a concert hall located in the European district in the Luxembourg City quarter of Kirchberg. Philharmonie Luxembourg is situated 100 metres west of Alcide De Gasperi building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pfaffenthal and Bock.
Pfaffenthal
Suburb
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Pfaffenthal is a quarter in central Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. The quarter owes its name to the German words Pfaffen, meaning monk, and Tal, meaning valley, as the area was once administered by the Benedictine Abbey in Altmunster.
Bock
Locality
Photo: Caranorn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Bock is a promontory in the north-eastern corner of Luxembourg City's old historical district. It was here that Count Siegfried built his Castle of Lucilinburhuc in 963, providing a basis for the development of the town that became Luxembourg.
Alcide De Gasperi building
- Category: architectural structure
- Location: Luxembourg, Central Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
49.61836° or 49° 37′ 6″ northLongitude
6.14397° or 6° 8′ 38″ eastHeight
81 metres (266 feet)Open location code
8FX8J49V+8HOpenStreetMap ID
way 132316478OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q4713085
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Alcide De Gasperi building” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Alcide de Gasperi eraikina”
- Catalan: “Edifici Alcide de Gasperi”
- French: “bâtiment Alcide de Gasperi”
- French: “Bâtiment Alcide de Gasperi”
- German: “Tour Alcide de Gasperi”
- Italian: “Edificio Alcide De Gasperi”
- Luxembourgish: “Alcide-De-Gasperi-Gebai”
- Luxembourgish: “Héichhaus um Kierchbierg”
- Persian: “السید د گسپری”
- Spanish: “Edificio Alcide de Gasperi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ministère du Logement and Ministère du Développement durable et des Infrastructures.
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