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The Central Boulevards (French: Boulevards du Centre; Dutch: Centrale Lanen) are a series of grand boulevards in central Brussels, Belgium. They were constructed following the covering of the river Senne (1867–1871), as part of the major urban works by the architect Léon Suys under the tenure of the city's then-mayor, Jules Anspach.
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 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.
The Passage du Nord or Noorddoorgang (), meaning "Northern Passage", is a glazed shopping arcade in central Brussels, Belgium.It was built in 1881–82 in an eclectic style by Henri Rieck, following the covering of the Senne and the creation of the Central Boulevards.
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 Boulevard Anspach or Anspachlaan is a central boulevard in Brussels, Belgium, connecting the Place de Brouckère/De Brouckèreplein to the Place Fontainas/Fontainasplein. It was created following the covering of the river Senne (1867–1871), and bears the name of Jules Anspach , a former mayor of the City of Brussels .
The Place Anneessens or Anneessensplein is a square in central Brussels, Belgium.It is named in honour of François Anneessens, dean of the Nation of St. Christopher (one of the Guilds of Brussels), who was beheaded on the Grand-Place/Grote Markt (Brussels' main square) during a period of uprisings within the Austrian Netherlands.
The covering of the Senne in Brussels. The covering of the Senne (French: Voûtement de la Senne; Dutch: Overwelving van de Zenne) was the covering and later diverting of the main river of Brussels, Belgium, and the construction of public buildings and major boulevards in its place.