Namur Gate Tunnel
Namur Gate Tunnel is a tunnel in Ixelles, Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital. Namur Gate Tunnel is situated nearby to Square Patrice Lumumba - Patrice Lumumbasquare, as well as near Square du Bastion - Bolwerksquare.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Tunnel
- Description: road tunnel in Brussels, Belgium
- Also known as: “Naamsepoorttunnel”, “Tunnel Porte de Namur”, and “Tunnel Porte de Namur - Naamsepoorttunnel”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium and Porte de Namur metro station.
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
Government office
Photo: Suicasmo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium are a group of art museums in Brussels, Belgium. They are part of the institutions of the Belgian Federal Science Policy Office and consist of six museums: the Oldmasters Museum, the Magritte Museum, the Fin-de-Siècle Museum, the Modern Museum, the Wiertz Museum and the Meunier Museum. Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium is situated 430 metres northwest of Namur Gate Tunnel.
Porte de Namur metro station
Metro station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Porte de Namur or Naamsepoort is a Brussels Metro station on the southern segment of lines 2 and 6. It is located under the Small Ring at the Square du Bastion/Bolwerksquare, next to the Chaussée d'Ixelles/Elsense Steenweg, in the municipality of Ixelles, south of the City of Brussels, Belgium.
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 1 km northwest of Namur Gate Tunnel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Royal Quarter and Matonge.
Royal Quarter
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Royal Quarter is a quarter in the historic upper town of Brussels, Belgium. It is situated between Brussels Park, the Royal Palace, the Mont des Arts/Kunstberg and the Sablon/Zavel. It is an excellent example of 18th-century urban architecture.
Matonge
Photo: Varech, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Matongé is a district in Brussels, the capital of Belgium, and home to its African population originating from the Congo.
Ixelles-Elsene
Town
Photo: Romanceor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ixelles or Elsene is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located to the south-east of Brussels' city centre, it is geographically bisected by the City of Brussels.
Namur Gate Tunnel
- Categories: road tunnel and transportation
- Location: Ixelles, Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital, Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.83867° or 50° 50′ 19″ northLongitude
4.36206° or 4° 21′ 43″ eastOpen location code
9F26R9Q6+FROpenStreetMap ID
way 543990052OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=tunnelWikidata ID
Q2454656
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Namur Gate Tunnel” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Naamsepoorttunnel”
- Dutch: “Tunnel Porte de Namur”
- French: “Naamsepoorttunnel”
- French: “tunnel Porte de Namur”
- French: “Tunnel Porte de Namur”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Square Patrice Lumumba - Patrice Lumumbasquare and Square du Bastion - Bolwerksquare.
Nearby Places
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