Kanal Architecture
Kanal Architecture, formerly CIVA, Centre for Information, Documentation and Exhibitions on the City, Architecture, Landscape and Urban Planning in the Brussels-Capital Region is a public research and cultural institution in Brussels, Belgium, devoted to architecture, urbanism, landscape, and ecological thinking.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Arts center
- Description: architectural center in Brussels, Belgium
- Also known as: “CIVA” and “Fondation CIVA - Stichting CIVA”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Manneken Pis and Grand Place.
Manneken Pis
Photo: Myrabella, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Manneken Pis is a landmark 55.5 cm bronze fountain sculpture in central Brussels, Belgium, depicting a puer mingens: a nude boy urinating into the fountain's basin. Manneken Pis is situated 1½ km south of Kanal Architecture.
Grand Place
Square
Photo: Celuici, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Grand-Place or Grote Markt is the central square of Brussels, Belgium. It is surrounded by opulent Baroque guildhalls of the former Guilds of Brussels and two larger edifices; the city's Flamboyant Town Hall, and the neo-Gothic King's House or Bread House building, containing the Brussels City Museum. Grand Place is situated 1½ km south of Kanal Architecture.
KANAL – Centre Pompidou
Photo: Marc-AntoineV, CC BY-SA 4.0.
KANAL – Centre Pompidou is a museum for modern and contemporary art located in Brussels, Belgium, near the Brussels–Charleroi Canal, in the former Citroën Garage buildings.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Business District and Northern Quarter.
Business District
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Business District is a district in Brussels, Belgium.
Northern Quarter
Neighborhood
The Northern Quarter is the central business district of Brussels, Belgium. Like La Défense in Paris, the Docklands in London or the Zuidas in Amsterdam, the Northern Quarter consists of a concentration of high-rise buildings where many Belgian and multinational companies have their headquarters.
Tour & Taxis
Neighborhood
Tour & Taxis is a large former industrial site in Brussels, Belgium. It is situated on the embankment of the Brussels Canal in the City of Brussels, just north-west of the city centre.
Kanal Architecture
- Categories: architectural center, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Brussels, Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital, Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.85967° or 50° 51′ 35″ northLongitude
4.34922° or 4° 20′ 57″ eastOpen location code
9F26V85X+VMOpenStreetMap ID
node 13514985008OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=arts_centreWikidata ID
Q55753387
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Kanal Architecture” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “CIVA”
- Catalan: “Kanal Architecture”
- Dutch: “CIVA”
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- French: “CIVA”
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- German: “CIVA”
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- Italian: “CIVA”
- Italian: “Kanal Architecture”
- Spanish: “CIVA”
- Spanish: “Kanal Architecture”
- “CIVA”
- “Kanal Architecture”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ferme du Parc Maximilien - Boerderij van het Maximiliaanpark and Kaaitheater.
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