Herrmann-Debroux is a

Brussels Metro The Brussels Metro (french: Métro de Bruxelles, nl, Brusselse metro) is a rapid transit system serving a large part of the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium. It consists of four conventional metro lines and three ''premetro'' lines. The me ...

station located in the

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

Auderghem Auderghem (former Dutch spelling, now used in French; pronounced ) or Oudergem () is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region (Belgium). Located to the southeast of the region, along the Woluwe valley and at the entrance to t ...

, serving as the eastern terminus of line 5. The station was opened in 1985. It is named after the Belgian politician and former Mayor of Auderghem, Carl Herrmann-Debroux. Herrmann-Debroux 2017-06 --1

Artworks

Herrmann-Debroux currently hosts three artworks from 1985; a painting named "The fall of Troy" by Jan Cox themed after the

Iliad The ''Iliad'' (; grc, Ἰλιάς, Iliás, ; "a poem about Ilium") is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still widely read by modern audiences. As with the ''Odysse ...

, a sculpture named ''L'Aviateur'' by Roel D’Haese on the arrival side, and a sculpture named "Ode aan een bergrivier" by Rik Poot on the departure side.STIB
"Art Dans Le Metro"
''STIB'', 2017-11-28 File:Herrmann Debroux metro - Art by Rik Poot (1985).jpg, ''Ode aan een bergrivier'' by Rik Poot (1985) File:The fall of Troy by Jan Cox at Herrmann Debroux metro station in Auderghem, Belgium.jpg, ''The Fall of Troy'' by Jan Cox File:Herrmann Debroux metro - Art by Roel D’Haese (1985).jpg, ''L'Aviateur'' by Roel D'Haese (1985)

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Brussels metro stations located underground Railway stations opened in 1985 Auderghem 1985 establishments in Belgium {{Brussels-metro-stub