place Saint Géry
1000 Bruxelles
Belgium
The Place Saint-Géry is the heart of the very first Brussels settlement. In 979, Charles, Duke of Lower Lorraine, allegedly founded a castrum on an island in the Senne as well as a chapel dedicated to Saint Géry, which housed the relics of Gudule of Brussels. This island, Saint-Géry, was at the top of the current Place Saint-Géry.
In the 16th century, the chapel was rebuilt as the late Gothic-style Saint-Géry Church, which was demolished under French rule around 1797, after which the current rectangular square was formed. Until 1832, it was called the Place de la Fontaine after an old fountain in the region. In 1802, this old fountain was replaced by another one from the former Abbey of Grimbergen. Today, it is in the center of the Saint-Géry Halls, Neo-Renaissance style halls built by architect Adolphe Vanderheggen during the covering of the Senne River in 1881, and which served as a vegetable market until 1977. The Saint-Géry Halls are a protected monument that has been transformed into an exhibition space and café.
After the decline of the Dansaert neighborhood in the 1980s, the Saint-Géry neighborhood has become one of the trendiest entertainment areas in Brussels.
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(in Dutch: Sint-Gorikshallen) are a former covered market located in the heart of Brussels' historic district. The Halles Saint-Géry are an iconic Agora dedicated to what has made and continues to make the Brussels-Capital Region unique. As a center for exhibitions and events located in the heart of the city center, this classified monument embodies one of the major symbols of the region. The institution that manages it aims to enhance the characteristics that distinguish the Brussels urban environment and its identity. It contributes to the knowledge of both tangible and intangible heritage, promoting the conservation of tangible assets as well as the meanings that individuals attach to them and what they represent.
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