A 14 metres high Eiffel Tower on the place de Paris in Luxembourg city has been drawing the attention on passers-by and those taking the tram over the last week.
“This Eiffel Tower is a nod to the close ties between Paris and Luxembourg,” said alderman (CSV). “It attracts attention and makes the train station area more lively,” he added.
A budget of €200,000
The official inauguration of this installation and the other decorations in the upper town is scheduled for Thursday 14 July--French national day. The city has spent around €200,000 on these new additions to the city's landscape.
A map of the decorations for Summer streets 2022 Photo: Luxembourg City
“Our aim is to liven up the public space during the summer and boost pedestrian flows,” explains Wilmes. He says it is away to build on on the light trail set up during the last Winterlights programme over the Christmas period which led visitors to the Christmas market to stroll between the districts of the Upper Town and the Station.
Luxembourg City has adopted summer decorations since summer 2018 in the central pedestrian streets. "This responds to a request from the UCVL and shopkeepers who are looking for elements to boost pedestrian flows,” says Wilmes.
Decorations on place de la Gare
Material shortages and supply issues have, however, limited the number of decorations on display: neither the place de Metz nor the Rousegaetchen were decorated, unlike during the end-of-year celebrations.
As for the place de la Gare, the city states that the CFL--and therefore the state--is responsible for this area, which it would also like to see decorated again. “We would like to organise a public consultation, together with the state, by autumn at the latest, in order to involve the citizens of the district,” says Wilmes.
It should be noted that the Place de la Gare will soon be enlivened by the development of the
This story was first published in French on . It has been translated and edited for Delano.