Galerie Borthier
The Bortier Gallery (french: Galerie Bortier, nl, Bortiergalerij) is a glazed shopping arcade in Brussels, Belgium. It was designed by Jean-Pierre Cluysenaer in 1847, in a neo-Renaissance style, and opened in the following year. As well as being one of the first European shopping arcades, it is a fine example of the joint use of cast iron and glass. The gallery is situated in the centre of the City of Brussels, between the Mont des Arts/Kunstberg and the Grand-Place/Grote Markt (Brussels' main square), and not far from the more monumental Royal Saint-Hubert Galleries. It is owned by the City of Brussels and is managed by its Land Administration services. This site is served by Brussels Central Station on lines 1 and 5 of the Brussels Metro. History Early history Originally, the gallery was a part of the / complex, a covered market also designed by the architect Jean-Pierre Cluysenaer. The facade on the /, in a Flemish Baroque style, antedates the construction of the gall ...
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Arcade Galleries In Brussels
The shopping galleries in Brussels are multiple covered walkways in the center of the capital city of Belgium. The galleries form glass-roofed pedestrian streets on which shops are situated. History Most of these gallery "passages" were built in the first half of the 19th century. Brussels had about 50 such galleries around 1850, of which a few still exist. List of arcade galleries in Brussels References About the Horta GalleryHistory about Ravenstein
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