Place Fontainas - Fontainasplein

Bruxelles - Brussel, Italy

The Place Fontainas (French, pronounced [plas fɔ̃.tɛ.nas]) or Fontainasplein (Dutch, pronounced [fɔnˈtɛinɑsˌplɛin]) is a square in central Brussels, Belgium. It was created following the covering of the river Senne (1867–1871). It is named in honour of André-Napoléon Fontainas, a former mayor of the

City of Brussels. The square lies at the conjunction of the Boulevard Anspach/Anspachlaan to the north with the Boulevard Maurice Lemonnier/Maurice Lemonnierlaan to the south, in the Midi–Lemonnier or Stalingrad Quarter (southern part of the City of Brussels). It is served by the premetro (underground tram) station Anneessens on lines 4 and 10.

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place Rouppe - Rouppeplein square · 0.3 km away
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