Arcade galleries in Brussels
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The shopping galleries in Brussels are multiple covered walkways in the center of the capital city of Belgium. The galleries form glass-roofed pedestrian streets on which shops are situated.
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History
Most of these gallery "passages" were built in the first half of the 19th century. Brussels had about 50 such galleries around 1850, of which a few still exist.
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List of arcade galleries in Brussels
| Name | Construction finished | Image |
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| Bortier Gallery | 1847 | 200px |
| Center Gallery (Centrumgalerij / Galerie du centre) | 1952 | 200px |
| Horta Gallery | Officially designed by Victor Horta, but re-opened in 2009. | 200px |
| Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert | 1846 | 200px |
| Northern Passage (Passage du Nord / Noorddoorgang) | 1882 | 200px |
| Galleries Ravenstein | 1958 | 200px |
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Geschiedenis
De meeste van de Brusselse galerijen werden gebouwd in de eerste helft van de 19e eeuw. Brussel heeft ongeveer 50 passages gehad rond 1850, waarvan een beperkt aantal nog bestaat.
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Galerijen in de 21e eeuw
Galerijen die in de 21e eeuw nog bestaan zijn de:
- Anspachgalerij
- Bortiergalerij
- Centrumgalerij
- Hortagalerij
- Koninklijke Sint-Hubertusgalerijen
- Noorddoorgang
- Ravensteingalerij
- Sint-Honorédoorgang
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