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ILLUSTRATED MAP OF BRUSSELS – CAPITAL OF A YOUNG BELGIUM<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Plan illustr\u00e9 de la ville de Bruxelles, comprenant les quartiers nouveaux & tous les agrandissements d\u00e9cr\u00e9t\u00e9s & projet\u00e9s<\/em><\/strong>” [Illustrated map of the city of Brussels, including the new districts and all decreed and planned extensions], lithograph made by Louis Floren<\/strong> in 1858<\/strong> on the basis of the design by Louis Mols-Marchal<\/strong>. Coloured by a later hand. Size: 50 x 68 cm.<\/p>\n

Following Belgian independence in 1830, Brussels underwent many changes. It became a financial centre, thanks to the dozens of companies launched by the Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 G\u00e9n\u00e9rale de Belgique<\/a><\/i>. The Industrial Revolution<\/a> and the opening of the Brussels\u2013Charleroi Canal<\/a> in 1832 brought prosperity to the city through commerce and manufacturing. <\/sup>The Free University of Brussels<\/a> was established in 1834 and Saint-Louis University<\/a> in 1858. In 1835, the first passenger railway<\/a> built outside England linked the municipality of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean<\/a> with Mechelen.<\/p>\n

In 1844, the construction of the North railway station<\/a> started at Place Charles Rogier<\/a>. In 1847 a new warehouse<\/a> was opened with better connections to the new railways. In 1853, the Leopold Quarter<\/a> and Quartier des Squares<\/a> were annexed with the eastern extension of Brussels<\/a>, and in 1864 Avenue Louise<\/a> and the Bois de la Cambre<\/a> (municipality of Ixelles) followed in the southern extension of Brussels<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The railway lines and its stations in Brussels, which were so important for the development of Belgium, are clearly shown on the map: Brussels-Luxembourg<\/a> station, Brussels-North station and Brussels-All\u00e9e-Verte<\/a> station (\u201cstation des marchandises\u201d), as well as Bruxelles-Midi<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The map is surrounded with images of places and buildings that the young nation was proud of: the Place des Martyrs<\/a> with its Pro Patria monument as a tribute to the fallen during the Belgian Revolution<\/a>, the Maison du Roi<\/a> on the Grand-Place<\/a>, the old palace of Justice (demolished in 1892), the Royal Palace<\/a>, the Town Hall<\/a> on the Grand-Place, Manneken Pis<\/a><\/em>, the Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula<\/a>, <\/span>the palace of the Prince of Orange (the current Palais des Acad\u00e9mies<\/i><\/a>), the Grand Hospice\/Hospice Pach\u00e9co<\/a>, the covered Saint-Hubert galleries<\/a>, the statue of the French general Belliard<\/a> who played an important role in the establishment of the Belgian monarchy, the statue of Brussels born Andreas Vesalius<\/a> one of the founders of human anatomy, the church of <\/a>Saint John the Baptist at the B\u00e9guinage, <\/span>the Botanical Garden<\/a> laid out in 1826, Saint-Joseph’s Church<\/a>, the Petit Chateaux barracks<\/a>, the s<\/a>tatue of Godfrey of Bouillon<\/a> on the Place Royal the first equestrian statue to adorn Brussels (1848), <\/span>the interior of the Galerie du Roi<\/a>, the church of <\/a>Saint-Boniface in Ixelles built in 1849, <\/span>the second warehouse, Saint Mary’s Church<\/a> in Schaerbeek which was consecrated in 1853, the Pailas de Nation<\/a>, the temple of the Augustinians<\/a> (demolished in 1893) and the statue of Prince Charles of Lorraine<\/a> (former governor of the Southern Netherlands) on the Place Royale.<\/p>\n

Price: Euro 1.650,-<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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