Forest Municipal Hall
The Municipal Hall of Forest is the municipal hall building and the seat of that municipality of Brussels, Belgium. Built between 1935 and 1938, and qualified as a prototype of Brussels' Art Deco, this building illustrates the leading role the style played in public architecture during the interwar period.Photo: Falken, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours: Monday—Friday 8:30 AM—12:45 PM and Wednesday 1:45 PM—3:45 PM and Thursday 5:00 PM—6:45 PM
- Type: Town hall
- Description: municipal hall in Forest, Brussels, Belgium
- Also known as: “Forest Town Hall”, “Hôtel Communal de Forest - Gemeentehuis Vorst”, “Vorst Municipal Hall”, and “Vorst Town Hall”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Forest Abbey and Church of St. Denis.
Forest Abbey
Garden
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Forest Abbey or Vorst Abbey is a former Benedictine abbey located in the Brussels municipality of Forest, Belgium. It was founded in 1105 and existed for nearly 700 years, until its partial destruction by fire in 1764. Forest Abbey is situated 160 metres west of Forest Municipal Hall.
Church of St. Denis
Church
Photo: Karmakolle, CC0.
Church of St. Denis is situated 110 metres west of Forest Municipal Hall.
Forest-East railway station
Railway stop
Photo: Japplemedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Forest-East railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Forest in Brussels, Belgium. The station, operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium, is located on line 124, between Brussels-South and Uccle-Stalle railway stations. Forest-East railway station is situated 210 metres southeast of Forest Municipal Hall.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Forest and South Brussels.
Forest
Town
Photo: EmDee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Forest or Vorst, is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the southern part of the region, it is bordered by Anderlecht, Ixelles, Uccle, and Saint-Gilles, as well as the Flemish municipality of Drogenbos.
South Brussels
Photo: M0tty, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The South district in the Belgian capital of Brussels comprises the municipalities of Saint-Gilles / Sint-Gillis, Forest / Vorst and Uccle / Ukkel.
Uccle
Town
Photo: Michel wal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Uccle or Ukkel is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the southern part of the region, it is bordered by the City of Brussels, Forest, Ixelles, and Watermael-Boitsfort, as well as the Flemish municipalities of Drogenbos, Linkebeek and Sint-Genesius-Rode.
Forest Municipal Hall
- Categories: city hall, building, public building, and government building
- Location: Vorst, Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital, Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.81123° or 50° 48′ 40″ northLongitude
4.31927° or 4° 19′ 9″ eastInception
July 9th, 1938Operator
ForestOpen location code
9F26R869+FPOpenStreetMap ID
way 242173872OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=townhallOpenStreetMap feature
building=publicOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q2834825
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In Other Languages
From Basque to French—“Forest Municipal Hall” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Foresteko udaletxea”
- Chinese: “福雷市政廳”
- Dutch: “Gemeentehuis van Vorst”
- Dutch: “Gemeentehuis Vorst”
- Dutch: “Stadhuis van Vorst”
- French: “hôtel communal de Forest”
- French: “Hôtel Communal de Forest”
- French: “hôtel de ville de Forest”
- French: “maison communale de Forest”
- French: “Maison communale de Forest”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Square Omer Denis - Omer Denissquare and Plaine de Jeux de l’Abbaye de Forest.
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