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The Northern Passage was erected in 1881–82 according to the plans of the architect Henri Rieck at the request of the ''Société anonyme du Musée et du Passage du Nord''. The project focused on the development of the ] and the new shopping gallery was to constitute a direct and covered link between the ] and the {{lang|fr|Boulevard du Nord|italic=no}}/{{lang|nl|Noordlaan|italic=no}} (today's ]) with the ].{{sfn|Mardaga|1989|p=35}} The Northern Passage was erected in 1881–82 according to the plans of the architect Henri Rieck at the request of the ''Société anonyme du Musée et du Passage du Nord''. The project focused on the development of the ] and the new shopping gallery was to constitute a direct and covered link between the ] and the {{lang|fr|Boulevard du Nord|italic=no}}/{{lang|nl|Noordlaan|italic=no}} (today's ]) with the ].{{sfn|Mardaga|1989|p=35}}


Executed in an ] style and inaugurated on 25 May 1882, the gallery was lined at that time with 34 shops and a museum on the ground floor, while the upper floors were reserved for all kinds of cultural activities.<ref name="monument">{{Cite web|last=Région de Bruxelles-Capitale|title=Passage du Nord|location=Brussels|language=fr|year=2016|url=https://monument.heritage.brussels/fr/Bruxelles_Pentagone/Passage_du_Nord/1/33747|access-date=3 July 2022}}</ref> The monumental facades are richly decorated, notably with sculptures by Joseph Berteux and Albert Desenfants.{{sfn|Paquot|2019|p=138–141}} At the beginning of the 21st century, there are only twenty stores left as a result of some amalgamations of stores. The halls of the museum are now used as seminar rooms, a fitness room and rooms of the ].<ref name="monument" /> Executed in an ] style and inaugurated on 25 May 1882, the gallery was lined at that time with 34 shops and a museum on the ground floor, while the upper floors were reserved for all kinds of cultural activities.<ref name="monument">{{Cite web|last=Région de Bruxelles-Capitale|title=Passage du Nord|location=Brussels|language=fr|year=2016|url=https://monument.heritage.brussels/fr/Bruxelles_Pentagone/Passage_du_Nord/1/33747|access-date=3 July 2022}}</ref> The monumental façades are richly decorated, notably with sculptures by Joseph Berteux and Albert Desenfants.{{sfn|Paquot|2019|p=138–141}} At the beginning of the 21st century, there are only twenty stores left as a result of some amalgamations of stores. The halls of the museum are now used as seminar rooms, a fitness room and rooms of the ].<ref name="monument" />


Certain parts of the Northern Passage, namely the facades on the street side, the interior facades, the domed glass roof and the floors, received ] on 13 April 1995.<ref name="monument" /> Certain parts of the Northern Passage, namely the façades on the street side, the interior façades, the domed glass roof and the floors, received ] on 13 April 1995.<ref name="monument" />


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Covered passageway in Brussels, Belgium

Northern Passage
LocationCity of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Coordinates50°51′07″N 4°21′15″E / 50.85194°N 4.35417°E / 50.85194; 4.35417
AddressRue Neuve / Nieuwstraat 40
Opening date1882
ArchitectHenri Rieck
Public transit access
WebsiteOfficial website

The Passage du Nord (French) or Noorddoorgang (Dutch), meaning "Northern Passage", is a glazed shopping arcade in central Brussels, Belgium. It was built in 1881–82 in an eclectic style by Henri Rieck, following the covering of the Senne and the creation of the Central Boulevards. It is decorated with 32 caryatids in the neoclassical style by Jean-François-Joseph Bertheux and sculptures and putti by Constant Albert Desenfants.

The gallery is located between the Rue Neuve/Nieuwstraat and the Boulevard Adolphe Max/Adolphe Maxlaan. It is served by the metro and premetro (underground tram) station De Brouckère on lines 1, 3, 4 and 5.

History

The Northern Passage was erected in 1881–82 according to the plans of the architect Henri Rieck at the request of the Société anonyme du Musée et du Passage du Nord. The project focused on the development of the Central Boulevards and the new shopping gallery was to constitute a direct and covered link between the Place De Brouckère/De Brouckèreplein and the Boulevard du Nord/Noordlaan (today's Boulevard Adolphe Max/Adolphe Maxlaan) with the Rue Neuve/Nieuwstraat.

Executed in an eclectic style and inaugurated on 25 May 1882, the gallery was lined at that time with 34 shops and a museum on the ground floor, while the upper floors were reserved for all kinds of cultural activities. The monumental façades are richly decorated, notably with sculptures by Joseph Berteux and Albert Desenfants. At the beginning of the 21st century, there are only twenty stores left as a result of some amalgamations of stores. The halls of the museum are now used as seminar rooms, a fitness room and rooms of the Hotel Métropole.

Certain parts of the Northern Passage, namely the façades on the street side, the interior façades, the domed glass roof and the floors, received protected status on 13 April 1995.

Gallery

See also

References

Citations

  1. ^ Paquot 2019, p. 138–141.
  2. Mardaga 1989, p. 35. sfn error: no target: CITEREFMardaga1989 (help)
  3. ^ Région de Bruxelles-Capitale (2016). "Passage du Nord" (in French). Brussels. Retrieved 3 July 2022.

Bibliography

  • Eggericx, Laure (1997). Les Boulevards du Centre. Bruxelles, ville d'Art et d'Histoire (in French). Vol. 20. Brussels: Centre d'information, de Documentation et d'Etude du Patrimoine.
  • Paquot, Michel (2019). Le passage du Nord (in French). Brussels: L'Eventail.
  • Willaumez, Marie-France (1983). Les passages-galeries du XIXe siècle à Bruxelles (in French). Brussels: Ministère de la Communauté française. pp. 66–76.
  • Willaumez, Marie-France (1994). Trois visages de passages au XIXe siècle. Bruxelles, ville d'Art et d'Histoire (in French). Vol. 7. Brussels: Éditions de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale.
  • Le Patrimoine monumental de la Belgique: Bruxelles (PDF) (in French). Vol. 1C: Pentagone N-Z. Liège: Pierre Mardaga. 1994.

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