Yser - IJzer

Yser - IJzer is a station in Brussels, Belgium. Yser - IJzer is situated nearby to the sauna L’évasion, as well as near the health club Basic-Fit.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Yser metro station and Grand Place.

Yser metro station

Metro station

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Yser or IJzer is a Brussels Metro station on the northern segment of lines 2 and 6. It is located under the Small Ring, between the Place de l'Yser/IJzerplein and the Porte d'Anvers/Antwerpsepoort, in the City of Brussels, Belgium.

Grand Place

Square

Photo: Celuici, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 1¼ km south of Yser - IJzer.

Manneken Pis

Photo: Myrabella, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 1¼ km south of Yser - IJzer.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Northern Quarter and Business District.

Northern Quarter

Neighborhood

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The Northern Quarter is the central business district of Brussels, Belgium. Like La Défense in Paris, the Docklands in London or the Zuidas in Amsterdam, the Northern Quarter consists of a concentration of high-rise buildings where many Belgian and multinational companies have their headquarters.