(
French) or (
Dutch
Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
** Dutch people as an ethnic group ()
** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship ()
** Dutch language ()
* In specific terms, i ...
) is a
Brussels Metro
The Brussels Metro ( ; ) is a rapid transit system serving a large part of the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium. It consists of four conventional metro lines and three '' premetro'' lines. The metro-grade lines are M1, M2, M5, and M6 wi ...
station
Station may refer to:
Agriculture
* Station (Australian agriculture), a large Australian landholding used for livestock production
* Station (New Zealand agriculture), a large New Zealand farm used for grazing by sheep and cattle
** Cattle statio ...
on the southern segment of lines
2 and
6. It is located under the
Small Ring (Brussels' inner ring road) at the /, at the end of
Avenue Louise/Louizalaan, in the
City of Brussels
The City of Brussels is the largest List of municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, municipality and historical City centre, centre of the Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, as well as the capital of the French Community of Belgium, the ...
, Belgium. The station takes its name from that nearby avenue, itself named after
King Leopold II
Leopold II (9 April 1835 – 17 December 1909) was the second king of the Belgians from 1865 to 1909, and the founder and sole owner of the Congo Free State from 1885 to 1908.
Born in Brussels as the second but eldest-surviving son of King Le ...
's eldest daughter,
Princess Louise Princess Louise may refer to:
People
* Louise of Denmark (disambiguation), various princesses
* Louise of Prussia (disambiguation), various princesses
* Louise of Saxe-Meiningen (disambiguation), various princesses
* Princess Louise of Schleswig-H ...
.
The metro station opened on 19 August 1985 and was the southern
terminus
Terminus may refer to:
Ancient Rome
*Terminus (god), a Roman deity who protected boundary markers
Transport
*Terminal train station or terminus, a railway station serving as an end destination
*Bus terminus, a bus station serving as an end des ...
of line 2 until the opening of an extension to
Gare du Midi/Zuidstation on 2 October 1988. Line 2 has since been extended beyond Gare du Midi to
Clemenceau in 1993,
Delacroix in 2006, and
Gare de l'Ouest/Weststation in 2009. Then, following the reorganisation of the Brussels Metro on 4 April 2009, it now lies on the joint section of lines 2 and 6.
The above station was used as a filming location for the music video for
Stromae
Paul Van Haver (; born 12 March 1985), better known by his stage name Stromae (), is a Belgian singer, rapper, songwriter and record producer. He is best known for his music, which is a blend of hip-hop and electronic music styles. Stromae came ...
's song ''
Formidable'' in 2013.
Edmond Dubrunfaut
Edmond Dubrunfaut (1920, Denain – 2007) was a Belgium, Belgian painter.
1920 births
2007 deaths
People from Denain
20th-century Belgian painters
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See also
*
Transport in Brussels
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*
History of Brussels
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References
External links
*
STIB/MIVB official website
Brussels Metro stations
City of Brussels
Railway stations in Belgium opened in 1985
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