The (
French, ; "Royal Street") or (
Dutch, ; "King's Street") is a street in
Brussels
Brussels, officially the Brussels-Capital Region, (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) is a Communities, regions and language areas of Belgium#Regions, region of Belgium comprising #Municipalit ...
, Belgium, running through the municipalities of
Schaerbeek
(French language, French, ; former History of Dutch orthography, Dutch spelling) or (modern Dutch language, Dutch, ) is one of the List of municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, 19 municipalities of the Brussels, Brussels-Capital Reg ...
,
Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
Saint-Josse-ten-Noode ( French, ) or Sint-Joost-ten-Node ( Dutch, ), often simply called Saint-Josse in French or Sint-Joost in Dutch, is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the north-eastern part o ...
and the
City of Brussels
The City of Brussels is the largest List of municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, municipality and historical City centre, centre of the Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, as well as the capital of the French Community of Belgium, the ...
. It is limited to the south by the
Place Royale/Koningsplein in the city centre and to the north by the / in Schaerbeek.
Several places of interest lie along the Rue Royale, for instance the
BELvue Museum,
Brussels Park
Brussels Park ( ; or ) is the largest urban public park in central Brussels, Belgium. The park was formerly known and is still sometimes colloquially referred to as the Royal Park ( ; ). It was the city's first public park, being originally ...
, the
Congress Column, the
Hotel Astoria, the
Botanical Garden of Brussels,
Le Botanique concert hall and
Saint Mary's Royal Church. In addition, many companies have offices on the street, for instance
Accenture
Accenture plc is a global multinational professional services company originating in the United States and headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, that specializes in information technology (IT) services and management consulting. It was founded in 1 ...
and
BNP Paribas Fortis
BNP Paribas Fortis is an international bank based in Belgium and a subsidiary of French banking group BNP Paribas. The bank was created in May 2009 after BNP Paribas acquired 75% of the Belgian Fortis Bank from the Federal Participation and Inve ...
, as well as the
French-speaking Community of Belgium.
Two
metro stations can be accessed from the Rue Royale:
Parc/Park (on lines
1 and
5) and
Botanique/Kruidtuin (on lines
2 and
6). The street is continued to the north by the / and to the south by the /. It also crosses the
Small Ring (Brussels' inner ring road) at the
Boulevard du Jardin botanique/Kruidtuinlaan crossroad.
History
The Rue Royale was laid out in 1777 between the
Place Royale/Koningsplein and the /, which required enormous levelling works. From 1822, the street was extended to the
Schaerbeek Gate on the current
Small Ring by the engineer Jean-Alexandre Werry and the architect Hendrik Partoes. Shortly afterwards, it was extended even further on the territory of
Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
Saint-Josse-ten-Noode ( French, ) or Sint-Joost-ten-Node ( Dutch, ), often simply called Saint-Josse in French or Sint-Joost in Dutch, is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the north-eastern part o ...
to the newly constructed / in Schaerbeek, where
Saint Mary's Royal Church closes the kilometre-long perspective.
In November 1902, King
Leopold II was attacked by the Italian
anarchist
Anarchism is a political philosophy and Political movement, movement that seeks to abolish all institutions that perpetuate authority, coercion, or Social hierarchy, hierarchy, primarily targeting the state (polity), state and capitalism. A ...
Gennaro Rubino on the Rue Royale and escaped death. However, his Grand Marshall, Count Charles d'Oultremont, was almost killed.
[''Journal De Charleroi'', 16 November 1902]
Gallery
File:Brussels, standbeeld Augustin Daniel Graaf Belliard in de Koningsstraat foto3 2015-06-07 09.09.jpg, Statue of Augustin Daniel Belliard ( Geefs, 1836) on the Rue Royale
File:Brussels, la Colonne du Congrès in straatzicht (Rue Royale) foto2 2015-06-07 09.50.jpg, The Congress Column and the Finance Tower seen from the Rue Royale
File:Brussel-Schaerbeek, église Royale Sainte-Marie oeg2264-00030 foto5 2015-06-07 14.46.jpg, Saint Mary's Royal Church from the Rue Royale
See also
*
List of streets in Brussels
*
Neoclassical architecture in Belgium
Neoclassical architecture appeared in Belgium during the period of Austrian Netherlands, Austrian occupation in the mid-18th century and enjoyed considerable longevity in the country, surviving through periods of French and United Kingdom of the ...
*
History of Brussels
Brussels, officially the Brussels-Capital Region, (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital ...
*
Belgium in the long nineteenth century
In the history of Belgium, the period from 1789 to 1914, dubbed the "Long nineteenth century, long 19th century" by the historian Eric Hobsbawm, includes the end of Habsburg monarchy, Austrian rule and periods of French First Republic, French ...
References
Citations
Bibliography
*
*
External links
* {{Commons category-inline, Rue Royale/Koningsstraat, Brussels
Royale
City of Brussels
19th century in Brussels