Cinquantenaire Arcade

Cinquantenaire Arcade
Arcade(s) du Cinquantenaire (French) Arcade(s) van het Jubelpark (Dutch)
The Cinquantenaire/Jubelpark memorial arch
General information
Type	Colonnade and memorial arch
Architectural style	Neoclassical
Address	Parc du Cinquantenaire / Jubelpark
Town or city	1000 City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region
Country	Belgium
Coordinates	50°50′25″N 4°23′34″E / 50.84028°N 4.39278°E / 50.84028; 4.39278
Construction started	4 January 1905 (4 January 1905)
Completed	27 September 1905 (27 September 1905)
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Gédéon Bordiau, Charles Girault
Designations	Protected (29/06/1984)
Other information
Public transit access	Metro: Schuman and Merode (lines 1 and 5)
References
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The Cinquantenaire Arcade (French: Arcade(s) du Cinquantenaire; Dutch: Arcade(s) van het Jubelpark) is a memorial arcade in the centre of the Parc du Cinquantenaire/Jubelpark in Brussels, Belgium. The centrepiece is a monumental triple arch known as the Cinquantenaire Arch (French: Arc du Cinquantenaire; Dutch: Triomfboog van het Jubelpark). It is topped by a bronze quadriga sculptural group with a female charioteer, representing the Province of Brabant personified raising the national flag.^[2]

The monument is oriented facing Brussels' city centre, on one side in the axis of the Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat, which, crossing the Leopold Quarter, ends in the Royal Quarter, seat of the Belgian Parliament, the Belgian Government and the Royal Palace; and on the other side, in the axis of the Avenue de Tervueren/Tervurenlaan, leads to the former Palace of the Colonies [fr] (today's Royal Museum for Central Africa). This area is served by the metro stations Schuman and Merode on lines 1 and 5.