Northern Quarter
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.- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: neighbourhood in Brussels, Belgium
- Also known as: “Espace Nord”, “Noordruimte”, “Noordwijk”, “Northern Quarter, Brussels”, “Quartier Nord”, and “Quartier Nord - Noordwijk”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Brussels-North Railway Station and Communication Centrum North.
Brussels-North Railway Station
Railway station
Brussels-North railway station is one of the three major railway stations in Brussels, Belgium; the other two are Brussels-Central and Brussels-South. Every regular domestic and international train passing there has a planned stop.
Communication Centrum North
Government office
Photo: Varech, Public domain.
Communication Centrum North is a government office.
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, housing the Brussels City Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Business District and Little Anatolia.
Business District
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Business District is a district in Brussels, Belgium.
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.
Northern Quarter
- Category: locality
- Location: Brussels, Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital, Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.86084° or 50° 51′ 39″ northLongitude
4.3578° or 4° 21′ 28″ eastOpen location code
9F26V965+84OpenStreetMap ID
node 9970544269OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodWikidata ID
Q2407620
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Northern Quarter” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “barri Nord”
- Dutch: “Noordruimte”
- Dutch: “Noordwijk”
- French: “Espace Nord”
- French: “quartier Nord”
- French: “Quartier Nord”
- German: “Espace Nord”
- German: “Noordruimte”
- German: “Noordwijk”
- German: “Northwijk”
- German: “Quartier Nord”
- Indonesian: “Quartier Nord”
- Spanish: “Quartier Nord”
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