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”, “Northern Quarter, Brussels”, and “Quartier Nord - Noordwijk”
Places of Interest
Highlights: 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
Manneken Pis
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.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Business District and Little Anatolia.
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
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Latitude
50.86084° or 50° 51′ 39″ north
Longitude
4.3578° or 4° 21′ 28″ east
Open location code
9F26V965+84
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Northern Quarter” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “barri Nord”
- Dutch: “Noordwijk”
- French: “quartier Nord”
- French: “Quartier Nord”
- German: “Northwijk”
- Indonesian: “Quartier Nord”
- Spanish: “Quartier Nord”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Brabant Quarter and Alhambra Quarter.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: 150 years of Railways in Belgium and Statistics Flanders.
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