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The Poelaert Elevators (french: Ascenseurs Poelaert, nl, Poelaertliften), in popular language Elevators of the Marolles (french: Ascenseurs des Marolles, link=no, nl, Liften van de Marollen, link=no) is a public elevator in the Marollen, Marolles/Marollen district of Brussels, Belgium. It connects the lower and upper town at the / with the /, in the vicinity of the Palais de Justice, Brussels, Palace of Justice. The elevator consists of two independent elevators, hence the plural ''elevators'' (french: ascenseurs, link=no, nl, liften, link=no) sometimes used for its name. Construction The idea of building a means of transport connecting the Marollen, Marolles/Marollen neighbourhood and the / is much older; in the 19th century, it was proposed to build a funicular for this purpose. In the early 1990s, the architect Patrice Neirinck of AVA Architects promoted the concept of building a vertical elevator. The proposal sought to "open up the Marolles district" and "revitalise t ...
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Marollen
The (French, ) or (Dutch, ) is a popular historic neighbourhood of downtown Brussels, Belgium, situated between the Palace of Justice to its south-east, the Chapel Church to its north and the Halle Gate to its south. Its inhabitants are called ''Marolliens''. Lying at the heart of Marolles are the Place du Jeu de Balle/Vossenplein, home to the ''Old Market'', and the Cité Hellemans collective housing complex. Major arteries of the district include the /, the / and the /. This area is served by Brussels-Chapel railway station and Brussels-South railway station, as well as by the metro and ''premetro'' (underground tram) station Porte de Hal/Hallepoort on lines 2, 3, 4 and 6. The traditional Brabantian dialect of Brussels (known as Brusselian, and also sometimes referred to as Marols or Marollien) was widely spoken in the Marolles until the 20th century. It still survives among a small minority of inhabitants called ''Brusseleers'' (or ''Brusseleirs''), many of them ...
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Schindler Group
, logo = Logo-schindler.png , logo_size = 200px , image = SchindlerTestTowerHeadOfficeEbikon.jpg , image_size = 250px , image_caption = Schindler Test Tower at the Head Office in Ebikon, Switzerland , type = Public (''Aktiengesellschaft'') , traded_as = , industry = Vertical transportation , genre = , foundation = , founders = , location_city = Ebikon, Canton of Lucerne , area_served = Worldwide(Except Japan because the Minato Ward 2006 elevator accident) , key_people = Silvio Napoli (Chairman & CEO) , products = Elevators, Escalators, Moving walkways , revenue = (2021) , operating_income = (2021) , net_income = (2021) , assets = , equity = (2021) , num_employees = 69,015 (December 2021) , parent = , subsid = Atlas Schindler Brasil, Villarta Brasil , Schindler Elevator Corporation , location_country = Switzerland , homepage = Schindler Holding Ltd. is a Swiss multinational company which manufactures escalators, moving walkways, and elev ...
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Transport In Brussels
Brussels has an extensive network of both private or public transportation means. Public transportation includes Brussels buses, trams, the Brussels metro (all three operated by the STIB as well as a set of railway lines (operated by Infrabel) and railway stations served by public trains (operated by the SNCB). Bicycle-sharing and car-sharing public systems are also available. Air transport is available via one of the city's two airports (the Brussels National Airport and the Brussels-South Charleroi Airport), and boat transport is available via the Port of Brussels. The city is relatively car-dependent by northern European standards and is considered to be the most congested city in the world according to the Inrix traffic survey. The complexity of the Belgian political landscape makes some transportation issues difficult to solve. The Brussels Capital Region is surrounded by the Flemish and Walloon regions, which means that the airports, as well as many roads serving Brussels ( ...
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