Porte de Namur metro station

Porte de Namur or Naamsepoort is a Brussels Metro station on the southern segment of lines 2 and 6. It is located under the Small Ring at the Square du Bastion/Bolwerksquare, next to the Chaussée d'Ixelles/Elsense Steenweg, in the municipality of , south of the , Belgium.
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  • Type: Metro station
  • Description: metro station in Brussels, Belgium
  • Also known as: “Naamsepoort metro station”, “Naamsepoortin metroasema”, “Porte de Namur - Naamsepoort”, “Porte de Namur/Naamsepoort metro station”, and “Porte de Namurin metroasema”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Zuid and Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium.

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Bruxelles-Midi or Brussel-Zuid is the hub of train network in the south of . The station lacks a single common English term, and it's usually common to see both native names used interchangeably.

Government office
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The are a group of art museums in , Belgium. They are part of the institutions of the Belgian Federal Science Policy Office and consist of six museums: the , the , the , the Modern Museum, the and the . is situated 450 metres northwest of Porte de Namur metro station.

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is a landmark 55.5 cm bronze fountain sculpture in central , Belgium, depicting a puer mingens: a nude boy urinating into the fountain's basin. is situated 1 km northwest of Porte de Namur metro station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Matonge and Royal Quarter.

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Matongé is a district in , the capital of , and home to its population originating from the Congo.

Neighborhood
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The is a quarter in the historic upper town of , Belgium. It is situated between , the , the and the . It is an excellent example of 18th-century urban architecture.

Town
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Ixelles or Elsene is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located to the south-east of , it is geographically bisected by the .

Porte de Namur metro station

Latitude
50.83826° or 50° 50′ 18″ north
Longitude
4.36169° or 4° 21′ 42″ east
Wheelchair access
yes
Operator
Brussels Intercommunal Transport Company
Network
IBXL
Named after
Namur Gate
Open location code
9F26R9Q6+8M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 142758834
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Wiki­data ID
Q2153197
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Porte de Namur metro station” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Square du Bastion - Bolwerksquare and Square Patrice Lumumba - Patrice Lumumbasquare.

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