d'Coque

The National Sports and Culture Centre d'Coque (French: Centre National Sportif et Culturel d'Coque), better known simply as d'Coque, (English: The Hull or The Shell) is a sporting and cultural venue with an indoor arena and Olympic-sized swimming pool, amongst other facilities, in Kirchberg, a quarter of Luxembourg City, in Luxembourg. More recently it has expanded into providing onsite hotel services, and acting as a conference venue.

Coque
Centre National Sportif et Culturel Coque
Coque in June 2019
Full nameNational Sports and Cultural Centre Coque
Address2, rue Léon Hengen L-1745
LocationKirchberg, Luxembourg City
Coordinates49°37′25″N 06°09′15″E
Public transitCoque tram stop, Luxtram
RGTR bus stops
  • Europe
  • Erasme-d'Coque
  • Antoine de St Exupéry
AVL bus stops
  • Léon Hengen
  • Antoine de St Exupéry
OwnerPublic Building Administration, Luxembourg Government
TypeOlympic-sized swimming pool, indoor arena, sports centre, hotel and conference centre
Capacity8,300 (indoor arena)
Construction
Opened14 April 1982 (1982-04-14)
Expanded15 December 1997 – 8 June 2002
ArchitectRoger Taillibert
Website
coque.lu
Building details
Other information
Number of rooms36 double rooms (2 beds)
Website
coque.lu/en/coque-hotel
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