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Tour & Taxis

Tour & Taxis is a large former industrial site in , Belgium. It is situated on the embankment of the in the , just north-west of the .
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  • Type: Neighborhood
  • Description: former railway station, now mixed-use neighbourhood in Brussels, Belgium
  • Also known as: “T&T”, “Thurn & Taxis”, “Thurn and Taxis”, “Thurn en Taxis”, “Tour et Taxis”, and “Tour et Taxis - Thurn en Taxis”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Human Rights Monument and Herman Teirlinckgebouw.

Obelisk
Photo: Beireke1, CC0.
The is a monument in Tour & Taxis Park, in the , Belgium, commemorating the 70th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Government building
Photo: Romaine, CC0.
is a government building.

Park
Photo: Izaakgauze, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maritime Quarter and Business District.

Neighborhood
The is a quarter of , Belgium. Located in the north of the municipality of , with a piece extending into the , it lies adjacent to the and forms part of the broader Canal Zone, an area that has long served as a logistical and economic artery for the city.

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The is a district in , .

Neighborhood
Photo: Lmangiat, CC BY 4.0.
The is the central business district of , Belgium. Like in , the in or the Zuidas in , the consists of a concentration of high-rise buildings where many Belgian and multinational companies have their headquarters.

Tour & Taxis

Latitude
50.86651° or 50° 51′ 59″ north
Longitude
4.34709° or 4° 20′ 50″ east
Elevation
24 metres (79 feet)
Named after
House of Thurn and Taxis
Open location code
9F26V88W+JR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9170351736
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
11592437
Wiki­data ID
Q2320851
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Satellite Map

Discover Tour & Taxis from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Slovenian—“Tour & Taxis” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “图恩和塔克西斯”
  • Dutch: “T&T”
  • Dutch: “Thurn & Taxis”
  • Dutch: “Thurn en Taxis”
  • French: “T&T”
  • French: “Tour & Taxis”
  • French: “Tour et Taxis”
  • German: “T&T”
  • German: “Thurn & Taxis”
  • German: “Thurn und Taxis”
  • Luxembourgish: “T&T”
  • Luxembourgish: “Thurn & Taxis”
  • Luxembourgish: “Thurn an Taxis”
  • Luxembourgish: “Tour et Taxis”
  • Slovenian: “T&T”
  • Slovenian: “Thurn & Taxis”
  • Slovenian: “Thurn en Taxis”
  • Slovenian: “Thurn in Taxis”
  • Slovenian: “Tour et Taxis”
  • “T&T”
  • “Thurn & Taxis”
  • “Thurn en Taxis”
  • “Tour & Taxis”
  • “Tour et Taxis”

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