Belgian Building
The Belgian Building, also known as the Belgian Friendship Building and Belgian Pavilion, is a historic building complex located in Richmond, Virginia, United States.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Building
- Description: sports venue in Richmond, United States of America
- Also known as: “Belgian Friendship Building”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Virginia Union University and Hovey Field.
Virginia Union University
University
Photo: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0.
Virginia Union University is a private historically black university in Richmond, Virginia. Virginia Union University is situated 370 feet southwest of Belgian Building.
Hovey Field
Pitch
Photo: Packer1028, CC0.
Hovey Field is a stadium in Richmond, Virginia. It is primarily used for American football, and is the home field of the Virginia Union Panthers. Historic Hovey Field has been the home to Virginia Union University football since 1907. Hovey Field is situated 420 feet southeast of Belgian Building.
Maggie L Walker Governor’s School
School
Photo: Masawchak, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Maggie L. Walker Governor's School for Government and International Studies is a public regional magnet high school in Richmond, Virginia. One of the 18 Virginia Governor's Schools, it draws students from 14 jurisdictions: the counties of Chesterfield… Maggie L Walker Governor’s School is situated 1,800 feet southwest of Belgian Building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barton Heights and Jackson Ward.
Barton Heights
Neighborhood
Photo: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0.
Barton Heights is a streetcar suburb neighborhood and former town in the Northside area of Richmond, Virginia. The area was primarily developed between 1890 and the 1920s.
Jackson Ward
Neighborhood
Photo: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0.
Jackson Ward, previously known as Central Wards, is a historically African-American district in Richmond, Virginia, with a long tradition of African-American businesses.
The Fan
Photo: Bruce Emmerling, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Fan is a district in Richmond, Virginia. It is named The Fan because of the way the roads fan out to the west from N. Belvidere St. It is easy to find a variety of boundaries that "define" the Fan, just ask a variety of Richmonders.
Belgian Building
- Category: sports venue
- Location: Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.56208° or 37° 33′ 44″ northLongitude
-77.44981° or 77° 26′ 59″ westElevation
177 feet (54 metres)Open location code
8794HH62+R3OpenStreetMap ID
way 253547174OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to French—“Belgian Building” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “比利时馆”
- Chinese: “比利時館”
- French: “Belgian Building”
Localities in the Area
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