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.

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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 Zuid and Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium.

Zuid

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Bruxelles-Midi or Brussel-Zuid is the hub of Belgium's train network in the south of Brussels. The station lacks a single common English term, and it's usually common to see both native names used interchangeably.

Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium

Government office

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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

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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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Matonge and Royal Quarter.

Matonge

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

Royal Quarter

Neighborhood

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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.