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- ↑ "Vivre sans voiture", Ville de Luxembourg. (in French) Retrieved 6 February 2012.
- ↑ "Conférence de presse: résultats du concours d'architecture", Ministère des Travaux publics, 24 May 2008. (in French) Retrieved 6 February 2012.
- ↑ Marc Vandermeir, "Ville de Luxembourg : donner à la ville ses lumières sensibles", Paperjam, 24 March 2006. (in French) Retrieved 6 February 2012.
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