Parvis De Saint-Gilles Premetro Station
The station forms part of a southerly extension to the North–South Axis, a tram tunnel crossing the city centre between Brussels-North railway station and Albert premetro station. The underground station serves the 4, 10 and 51 trams and there is also a surface connection to the 48 bus route.
The walls of the station are covered with blue tiles inscribed with the text of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in French and Dutch. This work, entitled Dyad, was undertaken by the artist Françoise Schein.
Area
The Church of St. Gilles, which dominates the site, was designed in eclectic style by the architect Victor Besme and built in the 1860s. It replaced an earlier church, on which work commenced in 1595 but did not finish until 1765, which itself had replaced a 13th-century building that was demolished in 1578 to strengthen the fortifications of Brussels.
See also
References
- ^ "FRANÇOISE SCHEIN - DYADE". STIB-MIVB. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
External links
- Media related to Sint-Gillisvoorplein/Parvis de Saint-Gilles premetro station at Wikimedia Commons
- STIB/MIVB official website
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