Place Charles Rogier
Location | Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium |
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Quarter | Northern Quarter |
Coordinates | 50°51′20″N 04°21′31″E / 50.85556°N 4.35861°E |
The Place Charles Rogier (French:
The square is located on the transition between Brussels' historic city centre (the
History
Early history
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
Until 1952, the original Brussels-North railway station was located on the Place Charles Rogier.[1] With the commissioning of the North–South connection, this terminus station was replaced, further north, by the current transit station. The old station building was demolished in 1955. The 117-metre-tall (384 ft) Rogier International Center (French: Centre International Rogier, Dutch: Internationaal Rogiercentrum), also called the Martini Tower,[1] was erected in 1960 on the former site of the station, and housed the National Theatre of Belgium until 1999. The building was demolished in 2001, and replaced by the 137-metre-tall (449 ft) Rogier Tower.[5]
Redevelopment (2008–2017)
In 2006, the
Above the station, a large parasol-shaped translucent awning was built in 2015 according to plans by the architect Xaveer De Geyter. The construction weighs 200 tonnes (440,000 lb) and has a diameter of 64 metres (210 ft).[6][7][8]
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The Place Charles Rogier before renovation, with its glass pyramid
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The square as it appears today, with its awning by Xaveer De Geyter
Location and accessibility
The Place Charles Rogier lies at the conjunction of the Avenue du Boulevard/Bolwerklaan to south with two smaller streets on its northern side: the Rue du Progrès/Vooruitgangstraat and the Rue de Brabant/Brabantstraat. Additionally, two sides streets lead into it from the north-west and north-east: the Rue des Croisades/Kruisvaartenstraat and the Rue Saint-Lazare/Sint-Lazarusstraat.
Notable buildings
The Place Charles Rogier is home to an important architectural heritage:
- the Crowne Plaza Brussels - Le Palace (formerly Palace Hôtel) (1909), Art Nouveau hotel by Adhémar Lener[9]
- the Hotel Indigo Brussels - City (formerly Hôtel Albert I) (1929), Art Deco hotel by Michel Polak and Albert Poor[10]
- the Hôtel Siru (1932), Art Deco or early modernist hotel by Marcel Chabot[11]
- the Manhattan Center (1972), functionalist building by Louis Van Hove
- the Rogier Tower (formerly Dexia Tower), completed in 2006 on the site of the Rogier International Center, by Philippe Samyn and Partners and M. & J-M. Jaspers - J. Eyers & Partners
- the Covent Garden (2004–2007), postmodern building by Henri Montois
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Palace Hôtel (Lener, 1909)
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Hôtel Albert I (Polak and Poor, 1929)
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Hôtel Siru (Chabot, 1932)
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Manhattan Center (Van Hove, 1972)
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Rogier Tower (Samyn and Jaspers-Eyers, 2006)
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Covent Garden (Montois, 2007)
See also
- Central Boulevards of Brussels
- Art Nouveau in Brussels
- Art Deco in Brussels
- History of Brussels
- Belgium in the long nineteenth century
References
Citations
- ^ a b c d Gérard 2023, p. 106.
- ^ "Rue Neuve most popular shopping street". www.xpats.com. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "Meir klopt voor het eerst Nieuwstraat als drukste winkelstraat". De Standaard (in Flemish). 7 January 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "Saint-Josse-ten-Noode - Place Charles Rogier". www.irismonument.be. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "Dexia Tower, Brussels". SkyscraperPage. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "La construction de l'auvent de la place Rogier a débuté (Xaveer de Geyter Architecten)". www.architectura.be (in French). Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Travaux place Rogier: le montage de l'auvent métallique a commencé". RTBF (in French). Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Place Rogier: le remplacement de l'auvent débute cette semaine". Le Soir (in French). 9 September 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Saint-Josse-ten-Noode - Palace Hôtel - Place Charles Rogier 22-24 - Rue Gineste 3-5 - POMPE Antoine". www.irismonument.be. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "Saint-Josse-ten-Noode - Hôtel Albert Ier - Place Charles Rogier 17-21 - Rue Saint-Lazare 20 - POLAK Michel". www.irismonument.be. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "Saint-Josse-ten-Noode - New Hôtel Siru, ancien Nord Hôtel - Rue du Progrès 1 - Rue des Croisades 2-4 - CHABOT Marcel". www.irismonument.be. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
Bibliography
- Demey, Thierry (1990). Bruxelles, chronique d'une capitale en chantier (in French). Vol. I: Du voûtement de la Senne à la jonction Nord-Midi. Brussels: Paul Legrain/CFC. OCLC 44643865.
- Demey, Thierry (1992). Bruxelles, chronique d'une capitale en chantier (in French). Vol. II: De l'Expo '58 au siège de la C.E.E. Brussels: Paul Legrain/CFC. pp. 105–169. OCLC 1009933031.
- Gérard, Hervé (2023). Bruxelles et ses places (in French). Brussels: 180° éditions. ISBN 978-2-940721-32-0.
External links
- Media related to Place Rogier/Rogierplein at Wikimedia Commons