Saint-Gilles Municipal Hall

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LocationPlace Maurice Van Meenen / Maurice Van Meenenplein 39, 1060 Saint-Gilles, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Coordinates50°49′28″N 4°20′45″E / 50.82444°N 4.34583°E / 50.82444; 4.34583
Construction started1900 (1900)
Saint-Gilles Municipal Hall
  • Hôtel communal de Saint-Gilles (French)
  • Gemeentehuis van Sint-Gillis (Dutch)
Saint-Gilles' Municipal Hall
Interactive map of the Saint-Gilles Municipal Hall area
General information
TypeMunicipal hall
LocationPlace Maurice Van Meenen / Maurice Van Meenenplein 39, 1060 Saint-Gilles, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Coordinates50°49′28″N 4°20′45″E / 50.82444°N 4.34583°E / 50.82444; 4.34583
Construction started1900 (1900)
Completed1904 (1904)
Design and construction
ArchitectAlbert Dumont [fr]

The Municipal Hall (French: Hôtel communal; Dutch: Gemeentehuis) of Saint-Gilles is the municipal hall building and the seat of that municipality of Brussels, Belgium. Designed by the architect Albert Dumont [fr] in neo-Flemish Renaissance style and completed in 1904. Mayor Maurice Van Meenen, after whom the square in front of the building is named, was instrumental in bringing about its construction. It is located at 39, place Maurice Van Meenen/Maurice Van Meenenplein.[1] This site is served by the premetro (underground tram) station Horta (on lines 4 and 10), as well as the tram stop Lombardie/Lombardije (on lines 81 and 97).[2][3]

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