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.
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  • 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 station Bruxelles-Luxembourg/Brussel-Luxemburg and Parlamentarium.

Railway station
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Brussels-Luxembourg railway station 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.

Museum
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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.

Museum
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The is a history museum and cultural institution in , Belgium, focusing on the recent history of Europe. It is an initiative by the European Parliament, and was proposed in 2007 by the Parliament's then-president, Hans-Gert Pöttering; it opened on 6 May 2017. is situated 420 metres east of Place du Luxembourg.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leopold Quarter and European Quarter.

Neighborhood
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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…

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The in , is a large office area east of the center which is mostly taken up by the European Union. The district also houses the large Parc de Cinquantenaire and a beautiful, but expensive, residential area on its northern edge.

Town
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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
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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”

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