Cinquantenaire Arcade
| Cinquantenaire Arcade | |
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Interactive map of the Cinquantenaire Arcade area | |
| General information | |
| Type | Colonnade and memorial arch |
| Architectural style | Neoclassical |
| Location | Parc du Cinquantenaire / Jubelpark, 1000 City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium |
| Coordinates | 50°50′25″N 4°23′34″E / 50.84028°N 4.39278°E |
| Construction started | 4 January 1905 |
| Completed | 27 September 1905 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architects | Gédéon Bordiau, Charles Girault |
| Designations | Protected (29/06/1984) |
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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.
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, today's Royal Museum for Central Africa, in the suburb of Tervuren. The Cinquantenaire area is served by Brussels-Schuman railway station, as well as by the metro stations Schuman and Merode on lines 1 and 5.