The () or (
Dutch
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* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
Dutch may also refer to:
Places
* Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States
* Pennsylvania Dutch Country
People E ...
), meaning "Wood Square", now also known by its nickname the or ("Billionaires' Square"), is a
gated community
A gated community (or walled community) is a form of residential community or housing estate containing strictly controlled entrances for pedestrians, bicycles, and automobiles, and often characterized by a closed perimeter of walls and fences ...
in
Brussels
Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...
, Belgium, next to the
Avenue Louise/Louizalaan. It belongs to the owners who live there and who bear the cost of maintenance, development and repair.
[Charlotte Mikolajczak, 'Un clos très privé et très prisé'](_blank)
''La Libre Belgique'', 4 oktober 2008
History
The street was laid out in 1913 on the site of the former Villa Joseph Tasson (built around 1880 according to plans by Jean Baes and demolished in 1910). The first houses were the work of Léon Govaerts
and were completed in 1915, after which construction continued until the 1930s.
A 1920 regulation on co-ownership banned commercial activities on the street and the division of houses into apartments. Due to exceptions granted over the years, the 27 houses still contained 61 units in 2008.
Fences were installed around 1993 so that access to the square could be closed off. The fences' gates have been closed since about 2000 to keep the curious at bay.
File:Square du Bois Bruxelles (cropped).jpg, Entrance gates of the /
File:Les chambres de bonnes du square du Bois.jpg, Attic rooms and garages at 24–44, /, at the rear of the square
See also
*
List of most expensive streets by city
This list of most expensive streets (or neighborhoods) by city shows which areas have the highest rental costs or property values in each country.
Residential streets Residential streets in Africa
South Africa
*Cape Town: Nettleton Road, Clifto ...
*
Millionaires' Mile
*
Bois de la Cambre
References
External links
* {{Commons category-inline, Avenue Louise 535-587, Brussels, Square du Bois
Bois, square du (Avenue Louise)
City of Brussels
19th century in Brussels