Saint-Gilles Municipal Hall
| Saint-Gilles Municipal Hall | |
|---|---|
Saint-Gilles' Municipal Hall | |
Interactive map of the Saint-Gilles Municipal Hall area | |
| General information | |
| Type | Municipal hall |
| Location | Place Maurice Van Meenen / Maurice Van Meenenplein 39, 1060 Saint-Gilles, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium |
| Coordinates | 50°49′28″N 4°20′45″E / 50.82444°N 4.34583°E |
| Construction started | 1900 |
| Completed | 1904 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Albert Dumont |
The Municipal Hall (French: Hôtel communal; Dutch: Gemeentehuis) of Saint-Gilles is the municipal hall building and the seat of that municipality of Brussels, Belgium. Designed by the architect Albert Dumont in neo-Flemish Renaissance style and completed in 1904. Mayor Maurice Van Meenen, after whom the square in front of the building is named, was instrumental in bringing about its construction. It is located at 39, place Maurice Van Meenen/Maurice Van Meenenplein.[1] This site is served by the premetro (underground tram) station Horta (on lines 4 and 10), as well as the tram stop Lombardie/Lombardije (on lines 81 and 97).[2][3]
See also
- Anderlecht Municipal Hall
- Brussels Town Hall
- Forest Municipal Hall
- Molenbeek-Saint-Jean Municipal Hall
- Schaerbeek Municipal Hall
References
Citations
- ^ "Hôtel de ville de Saint-Gilles – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural". monument.heritage.brussels (in French). Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ "Line 81 direction MONTGOMERY - stib-mivb.be". www.stib-mivb.be. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ "Line 97 direction LOUISE - stib-mivb.be". www.stib-mivb.be. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
Bibliography
- Herman Stynen (red.), Het huis in het midden. Gemeentehuizen van de Brusselse agglomeratie, in Monografieën Bouwkundig Erfgoed, vol. 4 (Brussels: King Baudouin Foundation), 1988, p. 95–103
- Serge Govaert e.a., Hôtel de ville de Saint-Gilles. Centenaire 1904-2004. Approche historique et patrimoniale = Stadhuis van Sint-Gillis. Eeuwfeest 1904-2004. Geschiedkundige en patrimoniële benadering, 2004, 143 p. ill.
External links
- Media related to Town hall of Saint-Gilles at Wikimedia Commons