Bortier Gallery

The Bortier Gallery is a glazed shopping arcade in central Brussels, Belgium. It was designed by Jean-Pierre Cluysenaer in 1847, in a neo-Renaissance style, and opened in the following year.

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Type: Shopping center
Description: covered passageway in Brussels, Belgium
Also known as: “Bortierdoorgang”, “Bortiergalerij”, “Galerie Bortier”, “Galerie Bortier - Bortiergalerij”, and “Passage Bortier”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Zuid and Grand Place.

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.

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 280 metres northwest of Bortier Gallery.

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 350 metres west of Bortier Gallery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mont des Arts - Kunstberg and Pentagon.

Mont des Arts - Kunstberg

Locality

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Mont des Arts - Kunstberg is a locality.

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.