Boulevard Anspach

Boulevard Anspach (in French)
Anspachlaan (in Dutch)
	View along the boulevard towards Place de Brouckère
Location	City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Coordinates	50°50′52″N 04°20′57″E / 50.84778°N 4.34917°ECoordinates: 50°50′52″N 04°20′57″E / 50.84778°N 4.34917°E
Construction
Completion	c. 1871

Boulevard Anspach (French) or Anspachlaan (Dutch) is a major boulevard in the city centre of Brussels, Belgium, connecting De Brouckère Square to Fontainas Square.

History

Boulevard Anspach in 1880 (etching from L'Illustration nationale)

Boulevard Anspach was built, between 1868 and 1871, over the river Senne, covering it up, although the river no longer runs underneath it. Prior to 1879, it was named Boulevard Central,^[1] when it was renamed after Jules Anspach, the former mayor of Brussels who instigated these works.

As of 2015, the city plans to pedestrianise the boulevard between the Bourse and De Brouckère Square as part of a broader pedestrianisation of the city centre.^[2]^[3]

Places of interest

Many places of interest lie along Boulevard Anspach, for instance the Brussels Stock Exchange, the Ancienne Belgique concert hall, as well as many shops and restaurants.

Accessibility

The boulevard is continued to the north by both Boulevard Emile Jacqmain/Emile Jacqmainlaan and Boulevard Adolphe Max/Adolphe Maxlaan, forming a "Y" crossroad. To the south, it is continued by Boulevard Maurice Lemonnier/Maurice Lemonnierlaan.

The De Brouckère metro station on lines 1 and 5 of the Brussels metro is accessible from Boulevard Anspach, as well as the Bourse/Beurs premetro (underground tram) station.

References

↑ http://www.ebru.be/Streets/bruxelles-1000-boulevard-anspach.html
↑ O'Sullivan, Feargus (7 January 2014). "Europe's Most Congested City Contemplates Going Car-Free". City Lab. The Atlantic. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
↑ Vermeersch, Laurent (6 February 2015). "Centrale lanen: twee fonteinen en twee fietsparkings" (in Dutch). Brussel Nieuws. Retrieved 9 February 2015.

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[1] ttp://www.ebru.be/Streets/bruxelles-1000-boulevard-anspach.html

[2] O'Sullivan, Feargus (7 January 2014). "Europe's Most Congested City Contemplates Going Car-Free". City Lab. The Atlantic. Retrieved 9 February 2015.

[3] Vermeersch, Laurent (6 February 2015). "Centrale lanen: twee fonteinen en twee fietsparkings" (in Dutch). Brussel Nieuws. Retrieved 9 February 2015.