For over 130 years, this site wrote itself into the history books, until it closed in 2012. Around 2,600 people worked at the site.
The 60 hectare site has stood empty for the past 7 years. The one-time home of heavy industry is to receive a new lease of life as a place to live and work in the future.
However, it will be some time until the transformation occurs. In recent years nature has reclaimed the site for its own and it is barely recognisable as the former workplace for 2,600 employees.
Domingos Oliveira explored the large hall and the rest of the site in more detail.
About this series
In this popular series, RTL photographer Domingos Oliveira takes you to hidden places, lesser known locations and buildings with an interesting story.
1) The first instalment captured the last moment of the agricultural centre in Mersch.
2) We then visited Zenningen Zoo, which was closed in the early 80s.
3) Our third trip took us to Hesperange's eery swimming pool which now looks like the setting for an apocalyptic film.
4) The fourth photo series targeted the veritable ghost town "Cité Syrdall."
5) We also visited the iconic cinema Ariston in Esch, which opened in 1962 and closed in 2016. The cinema's history is an eventful one - from erotic films to youth theatre.
6) In the sixth instalment, we took a trip down memory lane and revisited pictures of Luxembourg City's former "centre Aldringen," an underground parking lot and cultural hub that gave way to Centre Hamilius.
7) The seventh gallery in the series took us to Luxembourg's former police museum.
8) And in the 8th instalment we got to take a look at a cemetery for old fire engines.
9) The 9th gallery visited the Lentilles Terres Rouges site in Esch.
