Botanical Garden of Brussels
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The Botanical Garden of Brussels (
French : Jardin botanique de Bruxelles,
Dutch : Kruidtuin van Brussel) is a former
botanical garden in
Brussels , Belgium. It was created in 1826 and stood on the
Rue Royale/Koningsstraat in
Saint-Josse-ten-Noode , near Brussels’
Northern Quarter financial district, until its relocation in 1938 to the
National Botanic Garden of Belgium in
Meise ,
Flemish Brabant . Since 1984, the main
orangery building has been a cultural complex and music venue of the
French Community of Belgium known as
Le Botanique . It can be accessed from
Brussels-North railway station and
Botanique/Kruidtuin metro station on lines
2 and
6 of the
Brussels Metro .
The main orangery building (Le Botanique ) is one-story high and its south-facing neoclassical facade is preceded by two terraces. It consists of a central rotunda with a dome, and is flanked by two wings lined with windows, each ending in a slightly offset pavilion with Ionic columns. Access to the first terrace is done from the garden via four ramps: two facing the side pavilions and two others, converging, facing the rotunda. In addition, two straight lateral staircases and a central convex staircase lead to the second terrace. Greenhouses are attached to the two side wings. Others are located below the level of the second terrace, between the stairs giving access to it. Though it has been transformed to meet its new function as a cultural centre (including concert halls and showrooms), the interior of the building retains most of its original appearance. The former herbarium room in the west wing was transformed into a cafeteria, and the two pavilions into the entrance hall and a multipurpose room. The transit between the different rooms is done through the former greenhouses attached to the side wings and the rotunda.
The main orangery buiding © Edison McCullen/cc-by-sa-4.0
Heavily damaged by work on the
North–South connection , the gardens, as they appear today, are the work of the landscape architect René Pechère The
French-style formal garden , planted with flowering shrubs, is laid out in front of the cultural centre’s greenhouses and orangery. The middle section, inspired by
Italian designs , features a star-shaped rose garden and a flowerbed containing forty different species of
iris . The third, lower section of the park is designed in the style of an
English landscape garden , with winding pathways, ornamental lakes and shrub-lined lawns.
Fifty-two sculptures were executed between 1894 and 1898, a project overseen by two well-known sculptors:
Constantin Meunier and
Charles van der Stappen . The sculptures portray
allegorical figures of plants, animals, and seasons. Some of the 43 sculptors involved include
Albert Desenfans ,
Julien Dillens ,
Paul Du Bois ,
Jules Lagae ,
Léon Mignon ,
Victor Rousseau ,
François Rude , and
Charles Samuel .
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