Grand Ducal Palace, Luxembourg

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Grand Ducal Palace, Luxembourg

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Grand Ducal Palace, Luxembourg

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Location: Luxembourg Canton, Luxemburg

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July 7, 2024

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But the guards also have Sundays off… without any fairy tales

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🚴‍♀️🆘🐗Faustus Heroldus 🥨💪🦸

July 25, 2022

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The Grand Ducal Palace, city residence of the grand ducal family, is located in the heart of the old town.

The first town hall of the city of Luxembourg was once located on the site of today's palace. After being destroyed by a powder explosion (1554), the town hall was rebuilt 20 years later. In the middle of the 18th century it was extended by the former city scales; In 1859 the Chamber of Deputies was added. Since 1890, the main building has been used as a grand-ducal palace.

From 1992 to 1995 the Grand Ducal Palace was renovated.

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Katrien

October 8, 2024

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The current Grand Ducal Palace was built in 1572-74 as a town hall. Later, the building served as a prefecture and then as the seat of government. In 1890, the former town hall was converted into a grand ducal palace by the Brussels architect Gédéon Bordiau and the Luxembourg state architect Charles Arendt. After the interior renovation work of 1995, the building can now be visited again in the summer.

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