Place Émile-Hamilius

Place Émile-Hamilius is a square in the Ville Haute quarter of Luxembourg City, located between the Boulevard Royal and Rue Aldringen.

The square is named after Luxembourgish footballer and politician Émile Hamilius (1897-1971), who was mayor of Luxembourg City from 1946 to 1963.

[1] From 30 August to 28 September 1914, the school notably served as the headquarters of the German army during the First Battle of the Marne.

[5] The square was then redeveloped as part of the Royal-Hamilius [lb] project, a real estate and commercial complex designed by the British architectural firm Foster and Partners, dominated by a Galeries Lafayette department store[6] and open from 2019.

[7] The Luxembourg City tramway, which ran on Boulevard Royal until 1964, returned to it in December 2020, serving the Hamilius [lb] stop.