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Central Railway Station
Where? Place de la Gare, L-1616 Luxembourg
In 1859 the first railway station of the city started to operate; for military reasons timber was the basic construction material.
In 1859 the first railway station of the city started to operate; for military reasons timber was the basic construction material.
Between 1907 and 1913 the German architects Rüdell, Jüsgen and Scheuffel planned and organized the gradual replacing of the half-timbering by modern building techniques.
The monumental main building and the high clock tower are in “Moselle Baroque”.
In the entrance hall a mosaic window discloses the outline of the city; the ceiling was repainted by the Luxembourg artist Armand Strainchamps.
