Simone de Beauvoir Park

Simone de Beauvoir Park is a park in Brussels, Belgium. Simone de Beauvoir Park is situated near the sports venue Salle omnisports Fontainas - Omnisportzaal Fontainas, as well as near the community center Maison de Quartier Van Artevelde - Buurthuis Van Artevelde.

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Type: Park
Description: park in Brussels, Belgium
Also known as: “Fontainas Park”, “Fontainaspark”, “Parc Fontainas”, “Parc Fontainas - Fontainaspark”, and “Parc Simone de Beauvoir - Simone de Beauvoirpark”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Zuid and Manneken Pis.

Zuid

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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.

Manneken Pis

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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. Manneken Pis is situated 370 metres east of Simone de Beauvoir Park.

Grand Place

Square

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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. Grand Place is situated 540 metres east of Simone de Beauvoir Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint James‘ Quarter and Pentagon.

Saint James‘ Quarter

Neighborhood

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Saint James‘ Quarter is a neighborhood.

Pentagon

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The Pentagon is the historical center of Brussels. It derives its name from the pentagonal shape of the inner beltway that surrounds the area. The Pentagon of Brussels encompasses many charming and beautiful attractions, with deeply ornate buildings on the Grand-Place/Grote Markt, and a fish-and-crustacean overdose of St.