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A place is also made for dance, poetry, music and temporary exhibitions. The theatre is located in the Quays or Maritime Quarter, where the inner port of the City of Brussels was located until the end of the 19th century. [1] Its main façade is located on the Rue de Laeken / Lakensestraat.
The Place du Jeu de Balle (French, pronounced [plas dy ʒø d(ə) bal]; "Ball Game Square") or Vossenplein (Dutch, pronounced [ˈvɔsə(m)plɛin]; "Foxes' Square") is a square in the heart of the Marolles/Marollen district of Brussels, Belgium.
This multidisciplinary space was designed to bring together a wide range of artistic events, whether music, visual arts, theatre, dance, literature, cinema or architecture. The building housing the Centre for Fine Arts was designed by the architect Victor Horta in Art Deco style, and completed in 1929 at the instigation of the banker and patron ...
The square was originally known as the Place des Nations / Natieplein ("Nations Square") or the Place de Cologne / Keulenplein ("Cologne Square"). In 1885, following the death of the liberal statesman and former Prime Minister of Belgium, Charles Rogier, it was renamed the Place Charles Rogier / Karel Rogierplein ("Charles Rogier Square") in his honour.
The Brussels Intercommunal Transport Company (French: Société des Transports Intercommunaux de Bruxelles or STIB, Dutch: Maatschappij voor het Intercommunaal Vervoer te Brussel or MIVB) was created in 1954. The first underground tramway (or premetro) line was built between 1965 and 1969, from Schuman to De Brouckère.
FIFA has announced the Club World Cup match schedule on Saturday. The tournament begins with Lionel Messi's Inter Miami in action on June 14, 2025.
Belgium has three public broadcasters, one for each national language. The Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (VRT) for the Dutch-speaking Flemish Community (); The Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF) for the French Community of Belgium (Wallonia and Brussels)
Providing performing music and drama courses, the institution became renowned partly because of the international reputation of its successive directors such as François-Joseph Fétis, François-Auguste Gevaert, Edgar Tinel, Joseph Jongen and Marcel Poot, but more because it has been attended by many of the top musicians, actors and artists in ...