Heizel Metro Station
Heysel () or Heizel () is an area in Brussels and may in particular refer to: * Heysel Plateau, a part of Brussels * Heysel/Heizel metro station, one of the metro stations on line 6 (formerly 1A) of the Brussels Metro * Heysel Stadium, see King Baudouin Stadium * Heysel Stadium disaster The Heysel Stadium disaster ( ; ; ) was a crowd disaster on 29 May 1985, when Juventus fans were escaping from an attack by Liverpool fans while they were pressed against a wall in the Heysel Stadium in Brussels, Belgium, before the start of ...

Heysel Plateau
The Heysel () or Heizel (), sometimes the Heysel Plateau (; ) or Heysel Park (; ), is a neighbourhood, park and exhibition space in Laeken, in the north-west of the City of Brussels, Belgium, where the Brussels International Exposition (1935), Brussels International Exposition of 1935 and the 1958 Brussels World's Fair (Expo 58) took place. The Atomium, a symbolic Modern architecture, modernist structure, originally built for Expo 58, is the most impressive monument on the Heysel Plateau and is now considered a landmark of Brussels. Opposite it, the Centenary Palace is one of the lasting remaining buildings of the 1935 World's Fair. It was also the venue for the Eurovision Song Contest 1987, 32nd Eurovision Song Contest in 1987. It is now home to the Brussels Exhibition Centre (Brussels Expo), the city's most important event complex in Belgium and the largest exhibition space in the Benelux. The Heysel Plateau was also the location of the Heysel Stadium, Belgium's former natio ...
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Heysel/Heizel Metro Station
( French, ) or (Dutch, ) is a Brussels Metro station on the northern branch of line 6. It is located in Laeken, in the north-west of the City of Brussels, Belgium, and serves the Heysel/Heizel Plateau, famous for the World's Fairs of 1935 and 1958, the King Baudouin Stadium (formerly known as the Heysel Stadium) and the Atomium. The Bruparck entertainment park (with among others Mini-Europe miniature park and Kinepolis Brussels cinema) and the Centenary Palace, home to the Brussels Exhibition Centre ( Brussels Expo), are also located nearby. The metro station opened on 5 July 1985 as part of the Bockstael–/ extension of former line 1A, and until 1998, it was the northern terminus of the metro. On 25 August 1998, the line was further extended to Roi Baudouin/Koning Boudewijn for the 2000 UEFA European Football Championship. Then, following the reorganisation of the Brussels Metro on 4 April 2009, it is served by line 6. It offers a connection with tram route 7, as well ...
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King Baudouin Stadium
The King Baudouin Stadium ( ; ) is a sports ground in Brussels, Belgium. Located in the north-western district of the City of Brussels, it was built to embellish the Heysel/Heizel Plateau in view of the 1935 Brussels International Exposition. It was inaugurated on 23 August 1930, with Crown Prince Leopold attending the opening ceremony. The stadium hosted 70,000 at the time. Its name honours King Baudouin, Leopold's successor as King of the Belgians from 1951 to his death in 1993. The stadium is located at 135/2, /, on the border of the Bruparck entertainment park (with the Atomium, Mini-Europe miniature park and Kinepolis cinema). It can be accessed from the metro stations Heysel/Heizel and Roi Baudouin/Koning Boudewijn on line 6. History Early history The first version of the King Baudouin Stadium was built in 1929–30 by the architect Joseph Van Neck, also chief architect of the 1935 Brussels International Exposition, in a classical modernist style. Its origina ...
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