Tour & Taxis
Former industrial site, now mixed-use neighbourhood in Brussels, Belgium / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tour & Taxis (French: Tour et Taxis; Dutch: Thurn en Taxis) is a large former industrial site in Brussels, Belgium. It is situated on the Brussels Canal in the City of Brussels, just north-west of the city centre, immediately adjacent to Laeken and Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, and about 1 kilometre (0.62 miles) west from the Northern Quarter business district.
Location | City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium |
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Coordinates | 50°51′51″N 04°20′55″E |
Website | Official website |
The site is composed of large warehouses and offices surrounding a former freight station called the Maritime Station (French: Gare Maritime; Dutch: Maritiem Station), and its spacious central hall known as the Royal Depot [fr] (French: Entrepôt Royal; Dutch: Koninklijk Pakhuis). The main buildings on the site are made of brick, glass and wrought iron, and are prime examples of 19th-century industrial architecture.
Though the site was long disused following its loss of importance as a shipping and customs hub, it has been partially restored, and is now used for large cultural events, which have included Couleur Café Festival, the Brussels Design Market, BRAFA Art Fair [fr], Art Brussels, The Color Run Belgium and Salon du Chocolat, as well as for office space.