Palais de la Cour de Justice

Palais de la Cour de Justice
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General information
Town or cityKirchberg, Luxembourg City
CountryLuxembourg
Coordinates49°37′16″N 6°08′28″E / 49.621179°N 6.141071°E / 49.621179; 6.141071
Current tenantsSeat of the Court of Justice of the European Union and its two component courts
Inaugurated9 January 1973; 51 years ago (1973-01-09)
Renovated1986–1989, 1989–1992, 1992–1993, 2004–2008, 2013–2019
Website
curia.europa.eu

The Palais de la Cour de Justice is a building complex acting as the seat of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), located in the European district of the Luxembourg City quarter of Kirchberg. Today the Palais complex encompasses the original 1973 building, now known as the Ancien Palais, which houses the court rooms of the CJEU's Court of Justice, the Anneau building, encircling the Ancien Palais, which contains the judges chambers and deliberative rooms, the three tower buildings containing the CJEU's translation services, and the Gallery building, containing the CJEU's legal library and linking all the structures of the Palais complex with the renovated three annexes (Erasmus, Thomas More and Themis) originally constructed between 1978 and 1994 that now host the court rooms of the CJEU's General Court.

The Palais' third tower, and latest extension to the complex, is the tallest building in Luxembourg, and, according to the CJEU, boasts the only skyscraper observation deck in the world with a view over four countries: Belgium, France, Germany and Luxembourg.