Kirchberg

- Philharmonie, Cour de Justice, European Court of Justice, Infinity Shopping, Avenue John F. Kennedy, Grand Duchess Charlotte Bridge, skyline

Kirchberg is a modern business district (CBD) with tall highrises and many other futuristic buildings, situated on a plateau in Northeasst Luxembourg City, overlooking the Old Town. You can reach it by tram via the high Grand Duchess Charlotte Bridge, or take the funiculare from Pfaffenthal. In Kirchberg, that is divided in to with the Avenue John F. Kennedy, you find several EU institutions. Cour de Justice (European Court of Justice) have their headquarters in three skyscrapers, that are Luxembourg's tallest buidlings; two golden towers were built in 2008 and the tallest, tower III, is black and was built in 2019 (118m tall, 31 floors). Most highrises in the area were built in the 2000s, and it's skyline can be seen from viewpoint of the old tower. However, the buildings look shorter from afar.

Here you also find the Philharmonie Luxembourg (a futuristic concert hall that opened in 2005) and the MUDAM (modern art museum designed by IM Pei, built 2006), that is right next to the historical Fort Thüngen from 1733.

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