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The Boulevard Émile Jacqmain or Émile Jacqmainlaan is a central boulevard in Brussels, Belgium.It was created following the covering of the river Senne (1867–1871), and bears the name of Émile Jacqmain, a former Alderman for Public Education.
The Rue Royale (French, pronounced [ʁy ʁwajal]; "Royal Street") or Koningsstraat (Dutch, pronounced [ˈkoːnɪŋstraːt]; "King's Street") is a street in Brussels, Belgium, running through the municipalities of Schaerbeek, Saint-Josse-ten-Noode and the City of Brussels.
Comic mural in the Stoofstraat [] depicting a scene from The Calculus Affair, featuring Tintin, Captain Haddock and Snowy. Brussels' Comic Book Route (French: Parcours BD de Bruxelles; Dutch: Striproute van Brussel) is a path composed by several comic strip murals, which cover the walls of several buildings throughout the inner City of Brussels, as well as the neighbourhoods of Laeken and ...
The City of Brussels [a] is the largest municipality and historical centre of the Brussels-Capital Region, [b] as well as the capital of the French Community of Belgium, the Flemish Region (from which it is separate) and Belgium. [2]
The covering of the Senne brought boulevards to the heart of Brussels, whereas they had hitherto been limited to the Small Ring, a series of roadways built on the site of the 14th-century walls bounding the historic city centre. The boulevards, whose initial function was to go around the capital, thus became structural urban thoroughfares.
The Boulevard Adolphe Max (French, pronounced [bul.vaʁ a.dɔlf maks]) or Adolphe Maxlaan is a central boulevard in Brussels, Belgium.It was created following the covering of the river Senne (1867–1871), and bears the name of Adolphe Max, a former mayor of the City of Brussels.
This is a list of streets in the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium: Boulevard Adolphe Max; Rue d'Aerschot; Avenue Albert; Chaussée d'Alsemberg; Boulevard Anspach;
The city is the arrival location of the Brussels Cycling Classic, formerly known as Paris–Brussels, which is one of the oldest semi classic bicycle races on the international calendar. [273] From World War I until the early 1970s, the Six Days of Brussels was organised regularly.