Mont des Arts
Coordinates: 50 ° 50 ′ 38 " N , 4 ° 21 ′ 24.2" E
The Mont des Arts or Kunstberg is a historical place on an elevation in the center of Brussels surrounded by the Albertina Garden, the Namenstrasse as well as the Sabelplatz and the Königsplatz.
history
The area around Mont des Arts has always been densely populated. The seat of government of the Duchy of Brabant with the palace and library of Burgundy was already located on Mont des Arts in the Middle Ages. After the palace burned down in 1731, King Leopold II had the idea of converting Mont des Arts into an art center as an art center by the end of the 19th century and redesigned the square.
The center of the square is the garden with numerous seats and the 9-jet fountain, which was temporarily created for the 1910 World's Fair by the landscape architect Pierre Vacherot . The square is surrounded by numerous museums, the so-called Brussels Museum Mile . There you will find the collections of paintings and sculptures of the Royal Museums of Fine Arts , the Royal Library of Belgium , the Museum of Musical Instruments , the BELvue Museum , the Museum of the National Bank of Belgium as well as the General State Archives and the Royal Belgian Film Archive. There is also a church and a chapel. At the beginning there is the statue of King Albert I on horseback, and it ends with a monumental staircase leading to the Coudenberg.
Remains of the Palace of Coudenberg are still underground today under the Royal Square in the Coudenberg excavation site .
The temporary park was to be demolished as part of urban renewal in the 1930s . In the 1950s, the course was redesigned by the landscape architect René Pechère to its present-day appearance.
View of the King Albert monument
Views of the gardens, fountain and stairs
The Royal Library of Belgium and the King Albert Monument
The Brussels Congress Palace
Current situation
The Mont des Arts offers one of the most popular views over Brussels. The tower of Brussels City Hall on Grand Place is clearly visible from the elevated vantage point . When the weather is nice, you can see the National Basilica of the Sacred Heart and the Atomium .
Web links
- Kunstberg - Mont des Arts
- The Mont des Arts at the Brussels Tourist Board website
- Garden of the Mont des Arts
- Mont des Arts events
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- ↑ the Brussels Museum Mile ( Memento of the original from December 20, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
