Solvay Institute of Sociology

The Solvay Institute of Sociology is a sociology institute in , Belgium. It assumed its first "definitive form" on 16 November 1902, when its founder Ernest Solvay, a wealthy Belgian chemist, industrialist, and philanthropist, inaugurated the original edifice of SIS in .
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  • Type: Event venue
  • Description: library building in Brussels, Belgium
  • Also known as: “Bibliothèque Solvay - Solvaybibliotheek”, “Institut de Sociologie”, “Institut de Sociologie Solvay”, and “Solvay Library”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include House of European History and Leopold Park.

Museum
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The is a history museum and cultural institution in , Belgium, focusing on the recent history of Europe. It is an initiative by the European Parliament, and was proposed in 2007 by the Parliament's then-president, Hans-Gert Pöttering; it opened on 6 May 2017. is situated 150 metres north of Solvay Institute of Sociology.

Park
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is a public park of 6.43 ha located within the of , Belgium. It is adjacent to the Paul-Henri Spaak building, the seat of the European Parliament.

Museum
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The Museum of Natural Sciences is a museum in , Belgium, dedicated to natural history. It is a part of the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, itself part of the institutions of the Belgian Federal Science Policy Office. is situated 270 metres southwest of Solvay Institute of Sociology.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leopold Quarter and European Quarter.

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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The in , is a large office area east of the center which is mostly taken up by the European Union. The district also houses the large Parc de Cinquantenaire and a beautiful, but expensive, residential area on its northern edge.

Town
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is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the eastern part of the region, it is bordered by the municipalities of , the , , , and .

Solvay Institute of Sociology

Latitude
50.83857° or 50° 50′ 19″ north
Longitude
4.37848° or 4° 22′ 43″ east
Operator
Edificio
Open location code
9F26R9QH+C9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 26619980
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­events_venue
Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q2442171
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Walloon—“Solvay Institute of Sociology” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Bibliotheek Solvay”
  • Dutch: “Bibliothèque Solvay”
  • Dutch: “Institut de Sociologie Solvay”
  • Dutch: “Institut de Sociologie”
  • Dutch: “Solvaybibliotheek”
  • French: “Bibliothèque Solvay”
  • French: “Institut de Sociologie Solvay”
  • French: “Institut de Sociologie”
  • German: “Institut de Sociologie Solvay”
  • German: “Institut de Sociologie”
  • German: “Solvay-Bibliothek”
  • Italian: “Biblioteca Solvay”
  • Latin: “Institut de Sociologie Solvay”
  • Latin: “Institut de Sociologie”
  • Limburgan: “Institut de Sociologie Solvay”
  • Limburgan: “Institut de Sociologie”
  • Picard: “Institut de Sociologie Solvay”
  • Picard: “Institut de Sociologie”
  • Vlaams: “Institut de Sociologie Solvay”
  • Vlaams: “Institut de Sociologie”
  • Walloon: “Institut de Sociologie Solvay”
  • Walloon: “Institut de Sociologie”

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