Open in Google MapsTable of Contents
69 relations: Abstract art, Aimé Leon Meyvis, Albert premetro station, Anderlecht, Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital, Art Nouveau in Brussels, Association football, Avenue Louise, Belgian Pro League, Bordet railway station, Bourgeois of Brussels, Brussels, Brussels-North railway station, Brussels-South railway station, Cabbage, Charleroi, Chaussée de Charleroi, Château, City of Brussels, Dutch language, Ecolo, Expressionism, Forest Abbey, Forest Park, Brussels, Forest, Belgium, Fortifications of Brussels, Founding fathers of the European Union, French First Republic, French language, Gothic Revival architecture, Groen (political party), Hôtel Hannon, Horta Museum, Ixelles, Jef Lambeaux, Jules Brunfaut, List of municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Media proprietor, Multilingualism, Parish, Patron saint, Paul Delvaux, Paul Hankar, Paul-Henri Spaak, Pierre Paulus, Prime Minister of Belgium, R.W.D. Molenbeek (2015), Rob Redding, Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, Saint-Gilles Municipal Hall, ... Expand index (19 more) »
- Populated places in Belgium
- World Heritage Sites in Belgium
Abstract art
Abstract art uses visual language of shape, form, color and line to create a composition which may exist with a degree of independence from visual references in the world.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Abstract art
Aimé Leon Meyvis
Aimé Leon Meyvis (1877 in Sint-Gillis-Waas, Flanders – 1932) was a Flemish landscape painter who immigrated to East Rochester, New York in 1902.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Aimé Leon Meyvis
Albert premetro station
Albert premetro station is a premetro (underground tram) station located on the border between the municipalities of Saint-Gilles and Forest in Brussels, Belgium.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Albert premetro station
Anderlecht
Anderlecht is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Anderlecht are Populated places in Belgium.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Anderlecht
Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital
The Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital (Arrondissement Brussel-Hoofdstad; Arrondissement de Bruxelles-Capitale; Verwaltungsbezirk Brüssel-Hauptstadt) is the only administrative arrondissement in the Brussels Capital Region in Belgium.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital
Art Nouveau in Brussels
The Art Nouveau movement of architecture and design first appeared in Brussels, Belgium, in the early 1890s, and quickly spread to France and to the rest of Europe.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Art Nouveau in Brussels
Association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players each, who primarily use their feet to propel a ball around a rectangular field called a pitch.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Association football
Avenue Louise
The italic or italic (Dutch) is a major thoroughfare in Brussels, Belgium.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Avenue Louise
Belgian Pro League
The Belgian Pro League, officially the Jupiler Pro League, due to sponsorship reasons with Jupiler, is the top league competition for association football clubs in Belgium.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Belgian Pro League
Bordet railway station
Bordet railway station (Gare de Bordet; Station Bordet) is a railway station in the municipality of Evere in Brussels, Belgium, operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS/SNCB).
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Bordet railway station
Bourgeois of Brussels
In Brussels, as in most European cities, one needed the capacity of bourgeois (equivalent to German burgher or English burgess; in French bourgeois or citoyen de Bruxelles; in Dutch poorter or borger van Brussel; in Latin civis or oppidanus Bruxellensis) in order to not only exercise political rights, but also to practice a trade, which, in Brussels, meant to be a member of the Guilds or of the Seven Noble Houses.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Bourgeois of Brussels
Brussels
Brussels (Bruxelles,; Brussel), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest), is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Brussels
Brussels-North railway station
Brussels-North railway station (Gare de Bruxelles-Nord; Station Brussel-Noord) is one of the three major railway stations in Brussels, Belgium; the other two are Brussels-Central and Brussels-South.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Brussels-North railway station
Brussels-South railway station
Brussels-South railway station (Gare de Bruxelles-Midi; Station Brussel-Zuid) is a major railway station in Brussels, Belgium.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Brussels-South railway station
Cabbage
Cabbage, comprising several cultivars of Brassica oleracea, is a leafy green, red (purple), or white (pale green) biennial plant grown as an annual vegetable crop for its dense-leaved heads.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Cabbage
Charleroi
Charleroi (Tchålerwè) is a city and a municipality of Wallonia, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Charleroi are world Heritage Sites in Belgium.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Charleroi
Chaussée de Charleroi
The italic or italic (Dutch) is a major street in Brussels, Belgium, running through the municipalities of Saint-Gilles and the City of Brussels.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Chaussée de Charleroi
Château
A château (plural: châteaux) is a manor house, or palace, or residence of the lord of the manor, or a fine country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortifications, originally, and still most frequently, in French-speaking regions.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Château
City of Brussels
The City of Brussels is the largest municipality and historical centre of the Brussels-Capital Region, as well as the capital of the Flemish Region (from which it is separate) and Belgium. Saint-Gilles, Belgium and City of Brussels are Populated places in Belgium.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and City of Brussels
Dutch language
Dutch (Nederlands.) is a West Germanic language, spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million as a second language and is the third most spoken Germanic language.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Dutch language
Ecolo
Ecolo, officially Écologistes Confédérés pour l'organisation de luttes originales (English: Confederate Ecologists for the Organisation of Original Struggles) is a French-speaking political party in Belgium based on green politics.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Ecolo
Expressionism
Expressionism is a modernist movement, initially in poetry and painting, originating in Northern Europe around the beginning of the 20th century.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Expressionism
Forest Abbey
Forest Abbey (Abbaye de Forest) or Vorst Abbey (Abdij van Vorst) was a Benedictine abbey located in the Brussels municipality of Forest, Belgium.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Forest Abbey
Forest Park, Brussels
Forest Park (Parc de Forest) or Vorst Park (Park van Vorst) is a public park located in and named after the municipality of Forest in Brussels, Belgium.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Forest Park, Brussels
Forest, Belgium
italic (French) or italic (Dutch), is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Forest, Belgium are Populated places in Belgium.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Forest, Belgium
Fortifications of Brussels
The Fortifications of Brussels (Fortifications de Bruxelles; Vestingwerken van Brussel) refers to the medieval city walls that surrounded Brussels, Belgium, built primarily to defend the city but also for administrative reasons.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Fortifications of Brussels
Founding fathers of the European Union
The founding fathers of the European Union are men who are considered to be major contributors to European unity and the development of what is now the European Union.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Founding fathers of the European Union
French First Republic
In the history of France, the First Republic (Première République), sometimes referred to in historiography as Revolutionary France, and officially the French Republic (République française), was founded on 21 September 1792 during the French Revolution.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and French First Republic
French language
French (français,, or langue française,, or by some speakers) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and French language
Gothic Revival architecture
Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic or neo-Gothic) is an architectural movement that after a gradual build-up beginning in the second half of the 17th century became a widespread movement in the first half of the 19th century, mostly in England.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Gothic Revival architecture
Groen (political party)
Groen, founded as Agalev, is a green Flemish political party in Belgium.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Groen (political party)
Hôtel Hannon
The Hôtel Hannon (Hôtel Hannon; Hotel Hannon) is a historic town house in Brussels, Belgium.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Hôtel Hannon
Horta Museum
The Horta Museum (Musée Horta; Hortamuseum) is a museum in Brussels, Belgium, dedicated to the life and work of the architect Victor Horta and his time. Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Horta Museum are world Heritage Sites in Belgium.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Horta Museum
Ixelles
italic (French) or italic (Dutch) is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Ixelles are Populated places in Belgium.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Ixelles
Jef Lambeaux
Jef Lambeaux or Josef Lambeaux (14 January 18525 June 1908) was a Belgian sculptor.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Jef Lambeaux
Jules Brunfaut
Jules Brunfaut (Brussels, 16 November 1852 – 4 January 1942) was a Belgian architect and engineer who worked around the turn of the twentieth century.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Jules Brunfaut
List of municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region
The 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) are the political subdivisions of Belgium's central region.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and List of municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region
Media proprietor
A media proprietor, also called a media executive, media mogul or media tycoon, is an entrepreneur who controls any means of public or commercial mass media, through the personal ownership or holding of a dominant position within a media conglomerate or enterprise.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Media proprietor
Multilingualism
Multilingualism is the use of more than one language, either by an individual speaker or by a group of speakers.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Multilingualism
Parish
A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Parish
Patron saint
A patron saint, patroness saint, patron hallow or heavenly protector is a saint who in Catholicism, Lutheranism, Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodoxy and Oriental Orthodoxy is regarded as the heavenly advocate of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, clan, family, or person.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Patron saint
Paul Delvaux
Paul Delvaux (23 September 1897 – 20 July 1994) was a Belgian painter noted for his dream-like scenes of women, classical architecture, trains and train stations, and skeletons, often in combination.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Paul Delvaux
Paul Hankar
Paul Hankar (11 December 1859 – 17 January 1901) was a Belgian architect and furniture designer, and an innovator in the Art Nouveau style.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Paul Hankar
Paul-Henri Spaak
Paul-Henri Charles Spaak (25 January 1899 – 31 July 1972) was an influential Belgian Socialist politician, diplomat and statesman who thrice served as the prime minister of Belgium and later as the second secretary general of NATO.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Paul-Henri Spaak
Pierre Paulus
Pierre Paulus (1881–1959), later Baron Pierre Paulus de Châtelet, was a Belgian expressionist painter.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Pierre Paulus
Prime Minister of Belgium
The prime minister of Belgium (Eerste minister van België; Premier ministre de Belgique; Premierminister von Belgien) or the premier of Belgium is the head of the federal government of Belgium, and the most powerful person in Belgian politics.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Prime Minister of Belgium
R.W.D. Molenbeek (2015)
Racing White Daring Molenbeek, also known as RWD Molenbeek and often referred to as RWDM, is a Belgian professional football club based in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, Brussels.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and R.W.D. Molenbeek (2015)
Rob Redding
Robert "Rob" Redding Jr. is an American podcaster, journalist, author and artist.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Rob Redding
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, commonly referred to as Union Saint-Gilloise and abbreviated as RUSG, is a Belgian professional football club originally located in the municipality of Saint-Gilles, in Brussels, although since the 1920s, it has been based at the Joseph Marien Stadium in the neighbouring municipality of Forest.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
Saint-Gilles Municipal Hall
The Municipal Hall (Hôtel communal; Gemeentehuis) of Saint-Gilles is the municipal hall building and the seat of that municipality of Brussels, Belgium.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Saint-Gilles Municipal Hall
Saint-Gilles Prison
Saint-Gilles Prison (Prison de Saint-Gilles, Gevangenis van Sint-Gillis) is a prison in Brussels, Belgium, that opened in 1884.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Saint-Gilles Prison
Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
Saint-Josse-ten-Noode (French) or Sint-Joost-ten-Node (Dutch), often simply called Saint-Josse in French or Sint-Joost in Dutch, is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Saint-Josse-ten-Noode are Populated places in Belgium.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
Secretary General of NATO
The secretary general of NATO is the chief civil servant of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), an intergovernmental military alliance with 32 member states.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Secretary General of NATO
Socialism
Socialism is an economic and political philosophy encompassing diverse economic and social systems characterised by social ownership of the means of production, as opposed to private ownership.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Socialism
Socialist Party (Belgium)
The Socialist Party (Parti socialiste,, PS) is a social democratic French-speaking political party in Belgium.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Socialist Party (Belgium)
Spanish Netherlands
The Spanish Netherlands (Países Bajos Españoles; Spaanse Nederlanden; Pays-Bas espagnols; Spanische Niederlande) (historically in Spanish: Flandes, the name "Flanders" was used as a pars pro toto) was the Habsburg Netherlands ruled by the Spanish branch of the Habsburgs from 1556 to 1714.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Spanish Netherlands
Surrealism
Surrealism is an art and cultural movement that developed in Europe in the aftermath of World War I in which artists aimed to allow the unconscious mind to express itself, often resulting in the depiction of illogical or dreamlike scenes and ideas.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Surrealism
Tenement
A tenement is a type of building shared by multiple dwellings, typically with flats or apartments on each floor and with shared entrance stairway access.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Tenement
Théodore Pilette
Théodore Eugène Pilette (8 September 1883 – 13 May 1921) was a Belgian racing driver.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Théodore Pilette
Trams in Brussels
The Brussels tramway network is a tram system serving a large part of the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Trams in Brussels
Uccle
Uccle (French) or Ukkel (Dutch) is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Uccle are Populated places in Belgium.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Uccle
UCLouvain
UCLouvain (Université catholique de Louvain. also known as the Catholic University of Louvain, the English translation of its French name, and the University of Louvain, its official English name) is Belgium's largest French-speaking university.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and UCLouvain
UCLouvain Faculty of Architecture, Architectural Engineering and Urban Planning
The Faculty of Architecture, Architectural Engineering and Urban Planning (in French: Faculté d'architecture, d'ingénierie architecturale, d'urbanisme), often called LOCI, is the 14th faculty of the University of Louvain, Belgium.
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO; pronounced) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and UNESCO
Urban planning
Urban planning, also known as town planning, city planning, regional planning, or rural planning in specific contexts, is a technical and political process that is focused on the development and design of land use and the built environment, including air, water, and the infrastructure passing into and out of urban areas, such as transportation, communications, and distribution networks, and their accessibility.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Urban planning
Venice
Venice (Venezia; Venesia, formerly Venexia) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto region.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Venice
Victor Horta
Victor Pierre Horta (Victor, Baron Horta after 1932; 6 January 1861 – 8 September 1947) was a Belgian architect and designer, and one of the founders of the Art Nouveau movement.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Victor Horta
Waterloo, Belgium
Waterloo (Waterlô) is a municipality in Wallonia, located in the province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium, which in 2011 had a population of 29,706 and an area of.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and Waterloo, Belgium
World Heritage Site
World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection by an international convention administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance.
See Saint-Gilles, Belgium and World Heritage Site
See also
Populated places in Belgium
- Anderlecht
- Auderghem
- Berchem-Sainte-Agathe
- Cities in Belgium
- City of Brussels
- Etterbeek
- Evere
- Forest, Belgium
- Ganshoren
- Haren, Belgium
- Ixelles
- Jette
- Koekelberg
- Laeken
- List of twin towns and sister cities in Belgium
- Metropolitan areas of Belgium
- Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
- Municipalities of Belgium
- Names of Belgian places in other languages
- Neder-Over-Heembeek
- Saint-Gilles, Belgium
- Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
- Schaerbeek
- Uccle
- Watermael-Boitsfort
- Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
- Woluwe-Saint-Pierre
World Heritage Sites in Belgium
- Aalst, Belgium
- Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe
- Atuatuca
- Beguinage
- Belfries of Belgium and France
- Belfry of Mons
- Belfry of Namur
- Belfry of Tournai
- Boat Lifts on the Canal du Centre
- Bruges
- Brussels City Museum
- Brussels Town Hall
- Charleroi
- Dendermonde
- Diksmuide
- Eeklo
- Funerary and memory sites of the First World War (Western Front)
- Grand-Hornu
- Grand-Place
- Groot Begijnhof, Leuven
- Hôtel Solvay
- Hôtel Tassel
- Hôtel van Eetvelde
- Horta Museum
- La Louvière
- Leuven
- List of World Heritage Sites in Belgium
- List of houses of the Grand-Place
- Major Mining Sites of Wallonia
- Major town houses of the architect Victor Horta (Brussels)
- Mechelen
- Mons, Belgium
- Namur
- Neolithic flint mines of Spiennes
- Oudenaarde
- Plantin–Moretus Museum
- Roeselare
- Saint-Gilles, Belgium
- Sint-Truiden
- Stoclet Palace
- Ten Wijngaerde (Begijnhof Brugge)
- The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier
- Thuin
- Tielt
- Tongeren
- Tournai
- Tournai Cathedral
- Turnhout
- Veurne
References
Also known as Obbrussel, Saint-Gilles - Sint-Gillis, Saint-Gilles / Sint-Gillis, Saint-Gilles ~ Sint-Gillis, Sint-Gillis, Sint-Gillis / Saint-Gilles, Sint-Gillis, België.