Rocking on a barrel
Rocking on a barrel is a fountain in Sint-Gillis, Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital. Rocking on a barrel is situated nearby to the square Place Albert - Albertplein, as well as near Albert premetro station.- Type: Fountain
- Description: Breughelian fountain in Brussels
- Also known as: “Bascule sur un tonneau - Schommelspel op een vat”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Zuid and Albert premetro station.
Zuid
Photo: Ingolf, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bruxelles-Midi or Brussel-Zuid is the hub of Belgium's train network in the south of Brussels. The station lacks a single common English term, and it's usually common to see both native names used interchangeably.
Albert premetro station
Metro station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Albert is a premetro station located on the border between the municipalities of Saint-Gilles and Forest in Brussels, Belgium. The station is at the crossroad between the Avenue Albert/Albertlaan on the Greater Ring and the Chaussée d'Alsemberg/Alsembergsesteenweg, between Forest Park and Saint-Gilles Prison.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Gilles and Altitude Cent.
Saint-Gilles
Town
Photo: M0tty, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Gilles or Sint-Gillis is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the southern part of the region, it is bordered by the City of Brussels, Anderlecht, Forest and Ixelles.
Altitude Cent
Neighborhood
Photo: charles lecompte, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Altitude Cent or Hoogte Honderd, also known as Altitude 100 and Hoogte 100, meaning "Height One Hundred", is a district of Forest, a municipality of Brussels, Belgium.
Rocking on a barrel
- Category: Brueghelian fountain
- Location: Sint-Gillis, Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital, Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.82161° or 50° 49′ 18″ northLongitude
4.34249° or 4° 20′ 33″ eastInception
1993Open location code
9F26R8CR+JXOpenStreetMap ID
node 8883969703OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=fountainWikidata ID
Q107392813
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Rocking on a barrel” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Schommelspel op een vat”
- French: “Bascule sur un tonneau”
- French: “Jeu de la Balançoire sur un tonneau”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Place Albert - Albertplein and Théâtre Ô Plus.
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