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Anderlecht Gate
The Anderlecht Gate (; ) was one of the Middle Ages, medieval city gates of the Fortifications of Brussels#Second walls, second walls of Brussels, Belgium. Built in the 14th century and popularly known as ''Ter Cruyskene'', it was one of the major entry points on the city's south-western side to Anderlecht. The gatehouse was repurposed as a prison and finally demolished in 1784 during the construction of the Small Ring, Brussels, Small Ring (Brussels' inner ring road). Two pavilion-like buildings were built on the site to collect the octroi in 1836. Although redundant since 1860, these pavilions survive and one currently houses . ''Anderlecht Gate'' remains a toponym denoting the site of the former gate on the edge of the City of Brussels and the Cureghem, Cureghem/Kuregem district in Anderlecht. This area is served by Brussels-South railway station, as well as the Trams in Brussels, tram stop /, to which it gives its name. History Built in 1359, the Anderlecht Gate was one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fortifications Of Brussels
The Fortifications of Brussels (; ) refers to the Middle Ages, medieval Defensive wall, city walls that surrounded Brussels, Belgium, built primarily to defend the city but also for administrative reasons. There were two stages of fortifications of Brussels: the first walls, built in the early 13th century, and the second walls, built in the late 14th century and later upgraded. In the 19th century, the second walls were torn down and replaced with the Small Ring, Brussels, Small Ring, a series of boulevards bounding the historical city centre. Nowadays, only a few sections of each walls remain, most notably the Halle Gate. First walls The first walls of Brussels (, ) were a series of fortifications erected around Brussels in the early 13th century. The city quickly outgrew them, and starting in 1356, a second, larger set of walls was built to better enclose and defend the city. The now superfluous walls were dismantled between the 16th and 18th centuries. Isolated portions of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Serroelofs
The House or Lineage of Serroelofs or t'Serroelofs (French: ''Lignage Serroelofs'') is one of the Seven Noble Houses of Brussels, along with Sleeus, Serhuyghs, Steenweeghs, Sweerts, Coudenberg, and Roodenbeke.Baudouin Walckiers, PB, ''Filiations lignagères contemporaines'', Brussels, 1999. The Serroelofs House was charged with the defence of the Anderlecht Gate, and was assisted as of 1422 by the Nation of St Christopher. Escutcheon Gules that is Brussels, nine billets argent, positioned 4, 3 and 2. The Seven Noble Houses of Brussels The Seven Noble Houses of Brussels (, ) were the seven families of Brussels whose descendants formed the city's patrician class, to whom special privileges were granted until the end of the Ancien Régime. Together with the Guilds of Brussels, they formed the city's bourgeoisie. See also History of Brussels Brussels, officially the Brussels-Capital Region, (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brussels Tram Route 82
The tram route 82 in Brussels, Belgium, is operated by STIB/MIVB, and connects Berchem-Sainte-Agathe railway station in Berchem-Sainte-Agathe to Drogenbos Castle in the Flemish municipality of Drogenbos. After 8 p.m., the route terminates at Brussels-South railway station, with connections to Drogenbos provided by tram route 32.http://www.stib-mivb.be/irj/go/km/docs/horaires/82/Horaires/20200106/FR_HL_82_20200106_Col.pdf Route Starting from Berchem-Sainte-Agathe railway station, with the terminus on the Place de la Gare/Stationplein, the route runs on the Chaussée de Gand/Gentsesteenweg towards Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, crossing the Avenue Charles Quint/Keizer Karellaan, the Place Docteur Schweitzer/Dokter Schweitzerplein, where it crosses tram route 19 and the Boulevard Louis Mettewie/Louis Mettewielaan past Molenbeek-Saint-Jean Cemetery. The route then turns right on the Avenue Brigade Piron/Brigade Pironlaan, crosses Marie-José Park via the Avenue Joseph Baeck/Joseph Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brussels Tram Route 51
The tram route 51 in Brussels, Belgium, is operated by STIB/MIVB, and connects Heysel/Heizel metro station in Laeken in the City of Brussels to the Van Haelen stop in the southern municipality of Uccle. The route runs north–south, crossing the City of Brussels, Jette, Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, the City of Brussels again, Saint-Gilles, Forest and Uccle. Currently, service is interrupted between Brussels-South railway station and Altitude Cent/Hoogte Honderd due to construction work at Albert premetro station. Route Starting from the Stade/Stadion stop, the route runs along with tram route 23 in reserved track parallel to the Boulevard du Centenaire/Eeuwfeestlaan up to the Centenaire/Eeuwfeest stop. At this point, route 23 turns off to the left and route 51 turns right, joining tram route 19 on the Avenue Jean Sobieski/Jan Sobieskilaan. The route then follows the Boulevard de Smet de Naeyer/De Smet de Naeyerlaan, offering transit with the Metro again at Stuyvenbergh. Past Jett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bronze
Bronze is an alloy consisting primarily of copper, commonly with about 12–12.5% tin and often with the addition of other metals (including aluminium, manganese, nickel, or zinc) and sometimes non-metals (such as phosphorus) or metalloids (such as arsenic or silicon). These additions produce a range of alloys some of which are harder than copper alone or have other useful properties, such as strength, ductility, or machinability. The archaeological period during which bronze was the hardest metal in widespread use is known as the Bronze Age. The beginning of the Bronze Age in western Eurasia is conventionally dated to the mid-4th millennium BCE (~3500 BCE), and to the early 2nd millennium BCE in China; elsewhere it gradually spread across regions. The Bronze Age was followed by the Iron Age, which started about 1300 BCE and reaching most of Eurasia by about 500 BCE, although bronze continued to be much more widely used than it is in modern times. Because historica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brussels Metropolitan Area ...
The Brussels metropolitan area (; ) is the metropolitan area of Brussels. The metropolitan area covers three regions with an area of . The largest cities or towns within the metropolitan area are Brussels, Leuven and Vilvoorde. Economy In 2021 Brussels' gross metropolitan product was €163.3 billion. This puts Brussels in 8th place among cities in European Union. See also * List of EU metropolitan areas by GDP References {{Brussels Metropolitan areas of Belgium metropolitan area A metropolitan area or metro is a region consisting of a densely populated urban area, urban agglomeration and its surrounding territories which share Industry (economics), industries, commercial areas, Transport infrastructure, transport network ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Covering Of The Senne
The covering of the Senne (; ) was the covering and later diverting of the main river of Brussels, Belgium, and the construction of public buildings and Central Boulevards of Brussels, major boulevards in its place. Carried out between 1867 and 1871, it is one of the defining events in the Timeline of Brussels, history of Brussels. The Senne (river), Senne/Zenne (French/Dutch) was historically the main waterway of Brussels, but it became more polluted and less navigable as the city grew. By the second half of the 19th century, it had become a serious health hazard and was filled with garbage and decaying organic matter. It was heavily polluted, and it flooded frequently, inundating the lower town and the working class neighbourhoods that surrounded it. Numerous proposals were made to remedy this problem, and in 1865, the List of mayors of the City of Brussels, City of Brussels' mayor, Jules Anspach, selected a design by the architect Léon Suys to cover the river and build a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anderlecht City Gate Tollbooth (DSCF7492)
Anderlecht (; ) is one of the List of municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the south-western part of the region, it is bordered by the City of Brussels, Forest, Belgium, Forest, Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, and Saint-Gilles, Belgium, Saint-Gilles, as well as the Flanders, Flemish municipalities of Dilbeek and Sint-Pieters-Leeuw. In common with all of Brussels' municipalities, it is legally Multilingualism, bilingual (French–Dutch). There are several historically and architecturally distinct districts within Anderlecht. , the municipality had a population of 126,581 inhabitants. The total area is , which gives a population density of . Its upper area is greener and less densely populated. History Origins and medieval times The first traces of human activity on the right bank of the Zenne, Senne date from the Stone Age and Bronze Age. The remnants of a Ancient Rome, Roman villa and of a Franks, Frankish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferraris Map
The Ferraris map or map of the Austrian Netherlands is a historical map created between 1770 and 1778 by Count Joseph de Ferraris and includes 275 sheets published at the original scale of 1/11.5. The map was made in response to a request by Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine. It is the first systematic, large scale mapping of modern-day Belgium and parts of Western Europe. History The topographic survey was performed on a territory corresponding to today's Belgium and Luxembourg as well as some territories now belonging to Germany and the Netherlands. There are three original versions of the map. The Royal Library of Belgium, the Austrian National Library and National Library of the Netherlands each have one. Importance The Ferraris maps reflect the detailed state of the Southern Netherlands towards the end of the Ancien Régime, just before the start of the Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution, sometimes divided into the First Industrial Revolution ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Entablature
An entablature (; nativization of Italian , from "in" and "table") is the superstructure of moldings and bands which lies horizontally above columns, resting on their capitals. Entablatures are major elements of classical architecture, and are commonly divided into the architrave (the supporting member immediately above; equivalent to the lintel in post and lintel construction), the frieze (an unmolded strip that may or may not be ornamented), and the cornice (the projecting member below the pediment). The Greek and Roman temples are believed to be based on wooden structures, the design transition from wooden to stone structures being called petrification. Overview The structure of an entablature varies with the orders of architecture. In each order, the proportions of the subdivisions (architrave, frieze, cornice) are defined by the proportions of the column. In Roman and Renaissance interpretations, it is usually approximately a quarter of the height of the column. Va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auguste Payen
Auguste Payen (1801–1877) was a Belgian architect whose work included civic buildings in Brussels and railway stations for the Belgian State Railways. Life Payen was born in Brussels on 7 June 1801. His father, of the same name, was also an architect, originally from Tournai.E.J. Soil, "Payen (Auguste)", ''Biographie Nationale de Belgique'', [ vol. 16] (Brussels, 1901), 774-776. Payen studied under Bruno Renard at the drawing academy in Tournai. There he was imbued with the idea that only the Greeks and Romans provided models for architecture. He remained loyal to this Neoclassical architecture in Belgium, Belgian Neo-Classicism throughout his career, even as Gothic Revival architecture came into fashion. Between 1830 and 1841 he worked as city architect for Brussels, resigning to take up a position with the Belgian State Railways. His work on rail infrastructure included the original Brussels-South railway station. He died in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode on 16 April 1877. Honours * Kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neoclassical Architecture
Neoclassical architecture, sometimes referred to as Classical Revival architecture, is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassicism, Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy, France and Germany. It became one of the most prominent architectural styles in the Western world. The prevailing styles of architecture in most of Europe for the previous two centuries, Renaissance architecture and Baroque architecture, already represented partial revivals of the Classical architecture of Roman architecture, ancient Rome and ancient Greek architecture, but the Neoclassical movement aimed to strip away the excesses of Late Baroque and return to a purer, more complete, and more authentic classical style, adapted to modern purposes. The development of archaeology and published accurate records of surviving classical buildings was crucial in the emergence of Neoclassical architecture. In many countries, there was an initial wave essentially drawing on Roman archi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
