Monument to John Cockerill, Brussels

The Monument to John Cockerill is a group of statues erected in , Belgium, in memory of the Belgian-British industrialist John Cockerill, a pioneer of the steel industry and the railways in Belgium in the 19th century, as well as the industrial workers of Belgium.
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  • Type: Memorial
  • Description: memorial in Brussels, Belgium
  • Also known as: “John Cockerill” and “John Cockerill Monument”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Place du Luxembourg and Brussels-Luxembourg railway station.

Square
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The or Luxemburgplein, meaning "Luxembourg Square", is a square in the European Quarter of , Belgium. It is better known by local European bureaucrats and journalists by one of its nicknames, Place Lux or Plux.

Railway station
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is a railway station in the European Quarter of , Belgium, located under the Esplanade of the European Parliament. The train services are operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium. is situated 130 metres southeast of Monument to John Cockerill, Brussels.

Museum
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The is the European Parliament's visitor centre, located in the Espace Léopold complex in , Belgium. Officially opened on 14 October 2011 by the Parliament's then-president, Jerzy Buzek, it hosts a permanent exhibition featuring numerous multimedia components that explain the workings of the European Parliament and other EU institutions. is situated 150 metres northeast of Monument to John Cockerill, Brussels.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leopold Quarter and Matonge.

Neighborhood
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The is a quarter of , Belgium. The term is sometimes confused with the European Quarter, as the area has come to be dominated by the institutions of the European Union and related organisations, although the two terms are not in fact…

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Matongé is a district in , the capital of , and home to its population originating from the Congo.

Town
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Ixelles or Elsene is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located to the south-east of , it is geographically bisected by the .

Monument to John Cockerill, Brussels

Latitude
50.83918° or 50° 50′ 21″ north
Longitude
4.37266° or 4° 22′ 22″ east
Inception
1872
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
9F26R9QF+M3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 237013374
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Wiki­data ID
Q16509720
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Luxembourgish—“Monument to John Cockerill, Brussels” goes by many names.

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Highlights include Mission of Switzerland to the European Union and Embassy of the Swiss Confederation (Switzerland).

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