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Sablon Tower
Sablon, a French name, may refer to: * Sablon, Brussels, Sablon (in French) or Zavel (in Dutch), a square on a hill by the same name, in the old area of Brussels * Sablons (other), the name of several communes in France * Sablon diecast, a miniature toy car maker from Belgium * Northprintex, Industri sablon indonesia People with the surname Sablon: * Germaine Sablon, French singer and actress * Jean Sablon, French singer and actor * Paul Sablon (1888–1940), Belgian film director and animal trainer {{disambig, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sablon, Brussels
The () or (Dutch) is a neighbourhood and hill in the historic upper town of Brussels, Belgium. At its heart are twin squares: the larger or ("Large Sablon") square in the north-west and the smaller or ("Small Sablon") square and garden in the south-east, divided by the Church of Our Blessed Lady of the Sablon. This area is served by Brussels-Chapel railway station and Brussels Central Station, as well as the tram stop / (on lines 92 and 93). History Early history The Sablon lies near the Mont des Arts/Kunstberg neighbourhood, and lay not far outside the first walls of Brussels. It was originally an unused open space, with areas of wetlands, grassland and sand, where a hermit made his home. The words in French and in Dutch both mean a fine-grained sand, halfway between silt and sand. Saint John's Hospital (french: Hôpital Saint-Jean, link=no, nl, Sint-Jansgasthuis, link=no) used the area as a cemetery in the 13th century, having run out of space in its own cemetery. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
