The Cinquantenaire Park is a park located in the city of Brussels in Belgium. The park is built around a city gate with three arches, called the Arcades du Cinquantenaire.
The Cinquantenaire Park is a park located in the city of Brussels in Belgium. The park is built around a city gate with three arches, called the Arcades du Cinquantenaire.
It was at the end of the 19th century that King Leopold II wished to endow Brussels with prestigious infrastructures, parks and monuments. For the 50th anniversary of the revolution that brought independence, the city organized a national exhibition. It was chosen to build two buildings with the aim of concentrating all the knowledge of the country in one place.
Later on, infrastructures were installed for other events such as the World’s Fair of 1897. In 1905, the three arches were inaugurated.
Today, the park is 30 hectares, hosting the palaces of the Cinquantenaire, the Royal Institute of Artistic Heritage, the Great Mosque and the Pavilion of Human Passions.
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