Fountain of Neptune
Fountain of Neptune is a work of art in Brussels, Belgium. Fountain of Neptune is situated nearby to Chinese Pavilion, as well as near the historic building Japanese Tower.Photo: Michel wal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Description: fountain in Laeken, Brussels, Belgium
- Also known as: “Fontaine de Neptune - Neptunusfontein” and “Neptune Fountain”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chinese Pavilion and Garden of the Chinese Pavilion.
Chinese Pavilion
Photo: Flouze, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chinese Pavilion is situated 120 metres east of Fountain of Neptune.
Garden of the Chinese Pavilion
Park
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
Garden of the Chinese Pavilion is a park, which is situated 150 metres east of Fountain of Neptune.
Japanese Tower
Historic building
Photo: Moyaertsd, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Japanese Tower is a Japanese pagoda in Laeken, in the north-west of the City of Brussels, Belgium. The five-storey tall pagoda measures nearly 50 metres in height, and is part of the Museums of the Far East three-museum complex. Japanese Tower is situated 210 metres east of Fountain of Neptune.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mutsaard and Neder-Over-Heembeek.
Mutsaard
Village
Mutsaard or Mutsaert, also known as the Pagoda Quarter or De Wand, is an old hamlet and a historic neighbourhood of Brussels, Belgium. Located between Laeken and Neder-over-Heembeek and centred around the Place du Mutsaert/Mutsaertplaats or Mutsaardplein, it is separated from the rest of Laeken by the Royal Domain and is the site of the Museums of the Far East.
Neder-Over-Heembeek
Village
Photo: Ben2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Neder-Over-Heembeek is a former municipality of Brussels, Belgium, that was merged into the City of Brussels in 1921. Nowadays, it is a northern section of that municipality, and a predominantly industrial zone, especially known for the Queen Astrid Military Hospital, which is the National Burns and Poisons Centre.
Laken
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Laeken or Laken is a residential suburb in the north-western part of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. It belongs to the municipality of the City of Brussels and is mostly identified by the Belgian postal code: 1020.
Fountain of Neptune
- Categories: fountain and tourism
- Location: Brussels, Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital, Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.89351° or 50° 53′ 37″ northLongitude
4.35842° or 4° 21′ 30″ eastOpen location code
9F26V9V5+C9OpenStreetMap ID
node 7008288129OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculptureWikidata ID
Q63197236
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Fountain of Neptune” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Neptunusfontein (Laken)”
- Dutch: “Neptunusfontein”
- French: “fontaine de Neptune”
- French: “Fontaine de Neptune”
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