Kirchberg District Centre
Mixed-use building complex in Luxembourg / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Kirchberg District Centre[lower-alpha 1] (French: Centre de Quartier Kirchberg; German: Stadtteilzentrum Kirchberg) is a mixed-use building complex in northeastern Kirchberg, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg containing both an office complex and shopping mall, with their principal tenants respectively being the European Commission's statistical office, Eurostat, and an Auchan hypermarket. Those parts of the building dedicated to office use are collectively referred to as the "Joseph Bech building", after European Union (EU) pioneer and former Luxembourg prime minister, Joseph Bech.[2] The complex's shopping gallery is referred to as the "Kirchberg Shopping Centre".
Kirchberg District Centre | |
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Stadtteilzentrum Kirchberg | |
Alternative names | Forum Kirchberg Joseph Bech building (offices) Kirchberg Shopping Centre (shopping mall) |
General information | |
Type | Shopping mall and offices |
Coordinates | 49.633320°N 6.169780°E / 49.633320; 6.169780 |
Current tenants | European Commission (principal office space occupant) Auchan (principal retail space occupant) |
Named for | Joseph Bech (offices) |
Opened | 1996 and 1998 |
Renovated | 2008 to 2009 (food court addition) |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Martin Lammar |
Architecture firm | Atelier A+U |
Other information | |
Parking | 3,500 parking spaces |
Shopping mall details | |
Opening date | 26 November 1996 |
No. of stores and services | 66 shops 16 restaurants |
Public transit access | Alphonse Weicker tramstop, Luxtram |
Website | kirchberg-shopping |