Place du Luxembourg

The Place du Luxembourg or Luxemburgplein, meaning "Luxembourg Square", is a square in the European Quarter of , Belgium. It is better known by local European bureaucrats and journalists by one of its nicknames, Place Lux or Plux.
Wikipedia
Photo: JLogan, CC BY 3.0.
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Square
  • Description: square in Brussels, Belgium
  • Also known as: “Luxemburgplein”, “Place du Luxembourg - Luxemburgplein”, “Place Lux”, and “Plux”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Brussels-Luxembourg railway station and Monument to John Cockerill, Brussels.

Railway station
Photo: EmDee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a railway station in the European Quarter of , Belgium, located under the Esplanade of the European Parliament. The train services are operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium. is situated 120 metres southeast of Place du Luxembourg.

Memorial
Photo: EmDee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Monument to John Cockerill is a group of statues erected in , Belgium, in memory of the Belgian-British industrialist John Cockerill, a pioneer of the steel industry and the railways in Belgium in the 19th century, as well as the industrial workers of Belgium.

Museum
Photo: LeJC, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is the European Parliament's visitor centre, located in the Espace Léopold complex in , Belgium. Officially opened on 14 October 2011 by the Parliament's then-president, Jerzy Buzek, it hosts a permanent exhibition featuring numerous multimedia components that explain the workings of the European Parliament and other EU institutions. is situated 150 metres northeast of Place du Luxembourg.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leopold Quarter and Matonge.

Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a quarter of , Belgium. The term is sometimes confused with the European Quarter, as the area has come to be dominated by the institutions of the European Union and related organisations, although the two terms are not in fact…

Photo: Varech, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Matongé is a district in , the capital of , and home to its population originating from the Congo.

Town
Photo: Romanceor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ixelles or Elsene is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located to the south-east of , it is geographically bisected by the .

Place du Luxembourg

Latitude
50.83916° or 50° 50′ 21″ north
Longitude
4.37278° or 4° 22′ 22″ east
Named after
Luxembourg
Open location code
9F26R9QF+M4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 999270769
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­square
Wiki­data ID
Q2478731
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Place du Luxembourg from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Place du Luxembourg” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “plaça de Luxemburg”
  • Catalan: “Plaça de Luxemburg”
  • Chinese: “卢森堡广场”
  • Czech: “Place du Luxembourg”
  • Dutch: “Luxemburgplein”
  • Dutch: “Place du Luxembourg”
  • Dutch: “Place Lux”
  • Dutch: “Plux”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ميدان لوكسمبورج”
  • French: “Luxemburgplein”
  • French: “place du Luxembourg”
  • French: “Place du Luxembourg”
  • French: “Place Lux”
  • French: “Plux”
  • German: “Luxemburgplein”
  • German: “Place du Luxembourg”
  • German: “Place Lux”
  • German: “Plux”
  • Luxembourgish: “Place du Luxembourg”
  • Spanish: “Plaza de Luxemburgo”
  • “Luxemburgplein”
  • “Place du Luxembourg”
  • “Place du Luxembourg - Luxemburgplein”
  • “Place Lux”
  • “Plux”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Place du Luxembourg”.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mission of Switzerland to the European Union and Embassy of the Swiss Confederation (Switzerland).

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Luxembourg - Luxemburg and Quartier Leopold.

Belgium: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent, and Liège.

Curious Squares to Discover

Uncover intriguing squares from every corner of the globe.