| Marais-Jacqmain district | |
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| Place des Martyrs. | |
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| Country | .svg/20px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
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| City | Brussels |
| District | Pentagon |
| Postal code | 1000 |
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the Marais-Jacqmain district is a district of Pentagon which, itself, is the central district of city of brussels.
Understand
Unfortunately, in this district and apart from the periphery of the Martyrs Square, many buildings were victims of the haussmannization from the end of the XIXe century and Brusselsization from the 1960s and 1970s.
If the eastern part ("the Marshes") is more devoted to administrations, ministries and bank headquarters, the western part ("Jacqmain-Adolphe Max") is totally devoted to retail. This is where we find the new road who, along his 590 meters all in a straight line, is the busiest shopping street in Belgium with more than 52,000 visitors daily but also the most expensive with rents, in 2010, of 1 680 € at M2 and which has the second largest shopping center in the country, namely City 2 with an area of 51 000 m2. It is in this rue Neuve that Belgium experienced its greatest disaster, since its independence, on May 22, 1967 with the fire of the department store To Innovation (today Galeria Inno) which left 323 dead and 150 injured.
To see
Place De Brouckère after the pedestrianization with, opposite, the old hotel Continental.
- 1 Place de Brouckère (subways 15, station "De Brouckère » - 343132, "De Brouckère" station - bus 293846476366718688, “De Brouckère” stop) – Made famous by the song Brussels by Jacques Brel, this square was not inaugurated until 1897, nearly twenty years after the construction of the boulevards in the center of which it is itself the center. Until the beginning of the XXe century, it was the most prestigious square in Brussels and thanks to the many illuminated advertising signs, it was compared to a "mini Broadway". From this time, there remains the presence of two prestigious palaces: theMetropolis hotel and the Atlanta hotel. Since 2015, it is from here that the fireworks of the new year are fired and that, as in Times Square, takes place the final luminous count.
The Northern Passage.
- 2 Northern Passage (subways 15, station "De Brouckère » - 343132, "De Brouckère" station - bus 293846476366718688, “De Brouckère” stop) – This shopping gallery of eclectic style adorned with caryatids Baroque was built in 1881-1882. It connects the new road to Boulevard Adolphe Max and its name derives from the fact that the latter, when the gallery was built, was called Boulevard du Nord. If, at the beginning, it contained thirty-two stores, today and by the expansion of certain businesses which regrouped several surfaces, it lists only twenty. Among these the King's cutlery founded in 1750 and one of the two brands of Davidoff in the "Pentagon".
The astonishing pulpit of truth of Notre-Dame du Finistère.
- 3 Church of Notre-Dame du Finistère New road (subways 15, station "De Brouckère » - 343132, "De Brouckère" station - bus 293846476366718688, “De Brouckère” stop),
32 2 2175252 – This church, begun in 1708 and completed in 1730, was built in place of two other successive places of worship. It is in a classic Renaissance style with an influence of the Brabant baroque through its softened straight lines. The statue of the virgin Mary surrounded by the twelve stars of the Apocalypse which surmounts the portal was fixed there in 1857. Inside, the four paintings of brotherhood, on oak wood, dating from 1723, are the oldest works. . The pulpit of truth, dating from 1758, in carved oak and of fantastic architecture represents the fall of humanity between the tree of life and that of death. In a side chapel, built in 1854, there is a statue of Our Lady of Good Success of the XVIIe century and from the old Augustinian church. - 4 Martyrs Square (train, station "Brussels-Congress "- subways 15, station "De Brouckère ») – Built in 1775, under the odonym of Place Saint-Michel, by the architect louvanist Claude Fisco, it is the first example of neoclassical architecture in the capital. The layout of the facades is also uniform: the ground floor has split, whose depth is equal to half that of the incisions, which emphasize the horizontality of the whole; the windows have arched windows: between the ground floor and the first floor runs a stylobate ; the ground floor supports pilasters over a storey and a half; the whole is surmounted by a frieze with triglyphs and metopes and crowned with an attic; the facades have a continuous saddleback roof. In 1830, the first victims of revolutionary battles were buried there. For a long time, it was a popular place to live, sheltered from the bustle of the new road neighbor, but, after a long disaffection, the buildings with a dignified and homogeneous character made it the ideal place of investment for prestigious companies, public and private. Currently, it hosts ministerial cabinets of the Flemish community, architectural offices and a performance hall: the Place des Martyrs theater. In its center, the monument and the crypt to the martyrs of the revolution of 1830, which makes it the most sacred land in the country. To the right of this monument, coming from rue Saint-Michel, the bronze and blue stone monument to Count Frédéric de Merode, hero of the Belgian Revolution and the first member of the Belgian high nobility to be victim of the fighting. On the left, the monument to Jenneval, lyricist of the Belgian national anthem The Brabançonne and whose body rests in the central crypt.
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- Monument and crypt to the martyrs of the 1830 revolution Martyrs Square
permanently open. 
free. – The monument, inaugurated in 1838, built in blue stone and adorned with statues and panels in Carrara marble stands in the middle of a funeral crypt dug in the center of the Place des Martyrs. The main statue represents Liberty inscribing the days of 23, 24, 25 and 26 September 1830 in the guestbook with, at its feet, the Belgian Lion lying on the broken chains of slavery. Access to the funeral crypt is via two stairs located at the back of the monument. It is a gallery covered with a square plan whose arched white stone arches rest on powerful blue stone pillars. Under the arches, 27 black marble plaques on which are engraved in gold letters the names, first names and birthplace of 466 revolutionaries who fell during the fighting of September 1830.
- Monument and crypt to the martyrs of the 1830 revolution Martyrs Square
permanently open
free
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Part of the reading room of the comic strip museum.
- 5 Belgian Comic Strip Center (Comic strip museum) Rue des Sables, 20 (train, station "Brussels-Congress "- subways 26, "Botanique" station), 32 2 2191980, e-mail : [email protected] every day of 10 h - 18 h (library and documentation center closed on Sunday and Monday, reading room closed on Monday). prices. –
Housed in a former art nouveau fabric wholesale store designed by Victor Horta in 1906, the museum has been open since 1989 and has a floor area of 4 200 m2. It is devoted to European comics in general and more particularly to the Comics Belgian. It also has the largest library of comics and the largest publicly accessible documentation center in the world. - 6 Museum of the National Bank of Belgium Rue Montagne aux Herbes Potagère, 57 (trains, station "Brussels-Central "- subways 15, "Gare centrale" station - bus 293863656671, “Gare centrale” stop), 32 2 2212206, e-mail : [email protected] Monday to Friday (except public holiday): from 9 h - 17 h. free. – The Museum deals with the history and topicality of means of payment, the functions of the banking system and of the National Bank of Belgium, all in an exceptional architectural setting.
Housed in a former art nouveau fabric wholesale store designed by Victor Horta in 1906, the museum has been open since 1989 and has a floor area of 
Do
- 1 Basic-Fit Rue Saint-Michel, 29, 32 2 7267814, e-mail : [email protected] Monday to Friday: from 8 h - 22 h 30, Saturday and Sunday: from 9 h - 16 h, closed on public holidays. 19,99 € for a month with access to all sports (price details).. – Room fitness.
To buy
The rue Neuve one evening in December.
- 1 New road stores open Monday to Saturday and most of them on Sundays: from 10 h - 19 h (some up to 20 h, even 21 h, Friday). – The busiest shopping street in Belgium. It is used for pedestrian traffic and includes around a hundred stores mainly focused on clothing as well as City 2 the second largest shopping center in the country with an area of 51 000 m2
- 2 King's cutlery Northern Passage, 27, 32 2 2175494 Mon.- sat. : 9 h 30 - 19 h 30. – Quality cutlery founded in 1750 and installed in the Passage du Nord since its inauguration in 1882. Sale of exceptional cutlery items and accessories for collectors or lovers of fine cutlery.
Eat
Restaurants are listed by type of cuisine and then alphabetically.
Food Market
- 1 Wolf Rue du Fossé aux Loups, 50, e-mail : [email protected] every day of 12 h - 22 h. – Food Market, there is food for all tastes as there are a total of 16 different kiosks offering cuisine from all over the world. There is also a microbrewery there. Built in the old teller room of a bank, the CGER, many old elements of the teller hall were reused for decoration.
Brasserie cuisine
- 2 Belga Queen Rue du Fossé aux Loups, 32, 32 2 2171187 Monday to Friday: from 12 h - 14 h 30 and19 h - 24 h, the Saturday of 19 h - 24 h. menus at 18 and 22 €. – Brasserie cuisine with Belgian specialties focused on seafood.
- Café Métropole Place De Brouckère, 31 (in L'Metropole Hotel), 32 2 2142627 Monday to Friday: from 9 h - 1 h, Saturday and Sunday: from 10 h - 1 h. menus at 20 and 25 € (coffee or tea included). – Brasserie cuisine in a "turn of the century" decor. Large terrace under parasols.
- 3 B-flat Flower Street, 20, 32 2 2196378 Monday to Saturday from 19 h - 6 h (home deliveries up to 3 h 30). the map. – Brasserie cuisine, seafood specialties.
East Asian cuisine
- 4 Thai Bangkok Boulevard Emile Jacqmain, 54, 32 2 2175903 open every day until 23 h. the map. – Thai and Chinese cuisine, vegetarian dishes. Take away food. Small terrace.
Italian food
- 5 Meyboom Rue des Sables, 39, 32 2 2195599 open every day from 12 to 14 h and from 18 to 22 h 30 (closed Monday evening). Between 10 € and 20 €. – Italian food. Quality pasta at a more than democratic price. Good-natured place (sometimes a little noisy) where the Brussels spirit meets Italian cuisine.
Vegetarian cuisine
- 6 Julie pie Boulevard Emile Jacqmain, 56, 32 2 2185389 Monday to Friday from 11 h - 15 h. about 3,5 € a slice of pie with a drink. – Vegetarian cuisine. Specialty of fresh homemade pies.
Meat restaurant
- 7 Brussels Grill Place De Brouckère, 19, 32 2 2191219 every day of 12 h - 23 h. the map. – Specialty of grilled meats. Terrace.
Fast food
- 8 Exki Place De Brouckère, 20, 32 2 2199855 open every day from 7 h - 20 h (Saturday from 8 h and Sunday from 9 h). april 2015 card. – Small hot and cold catering made up of fresh and organic products.
- 9 Exki Rue Neuve, 78, 32 2 2199855 Monday to Saturday from 7 h 30 - 19 h (Saturday from 8 h). april 2015 card. – Small hot and cold catering made up of fresh and organic products.
- 10 Hector Chicken Place De Brouckère, 15, 32 2 2199855 every day of 11 h - 23 h. the map. – Fast food chain exclusively from Brussels focused on roast chicken. Take away food. Terrace.
- 11 Mac Donald Rue Neuve, 124, 32 2 2190923 every day of 9 h - 23 h. The menus. –
- 12 Quick Rue Neuve, 121, 32 2 2190362 every day of 10 h 30 - 20 h 30 (from 11 h 30 on Sunday). the map. – paying. (ground floor room and entrance from rue de la Blanchisserie). Small terrace.
- 13 Pizza Hut Boulevard du Jardin Botanique, 10, 32 2 5122194 every day of 11 h 30 - 22 h (23 h Friday and Saturday). the map. – paying.
Have a drink / Go out
Theaters and cinemas
- 1 Wallonia-Brussels National Theater (TNB) Boulevard Émile Jacqmain, 111-115, 32 2 2035303, e-mail : [email protected] 2014-2015 agenda. – This is where the major theatrical productions are played in Brussels. A hall with 750 seats and a hall with 250 seats. Two bars.
- 2 Place des Martyrs theater Place des Martyrs, 22, 32 2 2233208, e-mail : [email protected] 2014-2015 agenda. – A room with 366 seats and a room, nicknamed "The Workshop", with a variable capacity of 80 to 120 seats.
- 3 UGC De Brouckère Place De Brouckère, 38, 32 78 154321 (premium rate number) the poster. Between 5,7 € (morning sessions) and 10,2 € (“Eldorado” room for super productions). – (rooms 4,6,7 and 8). Twelve cinematographic multiplex, ranging from 92 seats to 766 seats (“Eldorado” theater).
Bars and nightclubs
- 4 Cheese Cake Cafe Place De Brouckère, 8-10, 32 2 2 2092410 open every day. the map. – Cocktail bar, snacks. Large terrace.
Housing
- 1 Maxhotel Boulevard Adolphe Max, 107, 32 2 2190060, e-mail : [email protected] room available from 15 h, to be released before 11 h. Cheap. – 63 rooms. No reception, entry and exit check-in via interactive terminals, payment only by card.
- 2 Hotel Marivaux Boulevard Adolphe Max, 98, 32 2 2270300, e-mail : [email protected] Average price. – free .. 96 rooms. Fitness room, 9 conference rooms. Brasserie type restaurant.
- 3 Queen anne Boulevard Émile Jacqmain, 110, 32 2 2171600, e-mail : [email protected] Average price (between 70 € and 180 € for a double room, breakfast included). – for a fee .. 60 single, double and twin rooms.
- 4 NH Atlanta Brussels hotel Boulevard Adolphe Max, 7, 32 2 2170120, 32 70 354772 (reservations), e-mail : [email protected] room available from 15 h, to be released before 12 h. Average prices (from 75 €). – free. Rooms and suites (including one of 70 m2). Fitness room, solarium, billiard room, 8 conference rooms. Restaurant serving Belgian, French and Italian cuisine, bar and roof terrace. Indoor parking (28 €/night).
- 5 The dome Boulevard du Jardin Botanique, 9-12-13, 32 2 2180680, e-mail : [email protected] room available from 15 h, to be released before 12 h. Average prices (from 80 €). – free. 125 single or double rooms (some for PMR. 3 conference rooms. Restaurant serving traditional cuisine, bar.
- 6 The Plaza Boulevard Adolphe Max, 118-126, 32 2 2780100, e-mail : [email protected] Luxury. –
free .. 172 rooms and 15 suites. 9 conference and reception rooms (including a theater room). Fitness room. Brasserie-type restaurant and bar. Guarded parking (30 €/night)
The Méropole hotel.
- 7 Metropole Hotel Place De Brouckère, 31, 32 2 2172300, e-mail : [email protected] Luxury (from 150 €). – free.
288 rooms including 23 en suite all arranged according to different themes. 23 conference and reception rooms, fitness center. 3 restaurants (including the Café Métropole), 1 bar. Opened in 1895, The Metropolis was the first luxury hotel in Brussels. From its opening, it was, and remains, the privileged place where celebrities and heads of state stay during their stay in the capital.
288 rooms including 23 en suite all arranged according to different themes. 23 conference and reception rooms, fitness center. 3 restaurants (including the Manage the day-to-day
Location of ATMs. For their operation, refer to the section "Cash dispensers »Of the article on Belgium.
- 1 Belfius Passage 44 gallery 24 hours a day. – Outdoor terminal. Also for credit cards.
- 2 Europabank Boulevard du Jardin Botanique, 13A 24 hours a day. – Outdoor terminal.
- 3 ING Boulevard du Jardin Botanique, 17 of 5 h - 23 h 30. – Several inland terminals. Also for credit cards.
- 4 BNP Paribas Fortis Rue Neuve, 160, 32 27626000, e-mail : [email protected] 24 hours a day. – free. (bnppf_Free_WIFI). Indoor terminals plus two outdoor terminals with voice guidance. Also for credit cards.
