Square Maréchal Montgomery
View of the Square Montgomery roundabout | |
Location within Brussels Square Maréchal Montgomery (Belgium) | |
| Namesake | Bernard Montgomery |
|---|---|
| Type | Square |
| Location | Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium |
| Postal code | 1150 |
| Nearest metro station | 1 Montgomery |
| Coordinates | 50°50′15″N 04°24′27″E / 50.83750°N 4.40750°E |
| Construction | |
| Completion | c. 1870 |
The Square Maréchal Montgomery (French, pronounced [skwaʁ ma.ʁe.ʃal mɔ̃.ɡɔm.ʁi]) or Maarschalk Montgomeryplein (Dutch, pronounced [ˈmaːrsxɑlk ˈmɔntɡɔmərɪˌplɛin]), usually shortened to the Square Montgomery, or Montgomery by locals, is a major intersection in the Woluwe-Saint-Pierre municipality of Brussels, Belgium. It is named in honour of Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, a senior British Army officer who served in the First World War, the Irish War of Independence and the Second World War. It is situated on the intersection of the Avenue de Tervueren/Tervurenlaan, the Boulevard Brand Whitlock/Brand Whitlocklaan and the Boulevard Saint-Michel/Sint-Michielslaan.
Below the square, Montgomery metro station serves as the first station on the eastern branch of line 1 of the Brussels Metro. The station is also a stop for trams 7, 25, 39 and 44, while tram 81 and various Brussels Intercommunal Transport Company (STIB/MIVB) bus services stop at surface level.