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Marolles - Marollen
The ' (French, ) or ' (Dutch, ) is a popular historic neighbourhood of downtown Brussels, Belgium. It is situated between the Palace of Justice to its south-east, the Church of Our Lady of the Chapel to its north and the Halle Gate to its south. Its inhabitants are called in French and in Dutch.
Key facts
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- Marollen
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- Neighbourhood
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- Marolles from Place Poelaert, Brussels (DSCF6759).jpg
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- View of Brussels' / with the Chapel Church from the Palace of Justice
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- Belgium Brussels#Belgium
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- Location within Brussels
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- Belgium
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- Brussels-Capital Region
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Article
10 sectionsContents
- History
- Early history
- 19th century
- 20th and 21st centuries
- Sights
- See also
- References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- External links
The ' (French, ) or ' (Dutch, ) is a popular historic neighbourhood of downtown Brussels, Belgium. It is situated between the Palace of Justice to its south-east, the Church of Our Lady of the Chapel to its north and the Halle Gate to its south. Its inhabitants are called in French and in Dutch.
Lying at the heart of the Marolles are the Place du Jeu de Balle/Vossenplein, home to the Old Market, and the Cité Hellemans collective housing complex. Major arteries of the district include the /, the / and the /. This area is served by Brussels-Chapel railway station and Brussels-South railway station, as well as by the metro and premetro (underground tram) station Porte de Hal/Hallepoort on lines 2, 4, 6 and 10.