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Quays Quarter

Quays Quarter
  • Quartier Sainte-Catherine (French)
  • Sint-Katelijnewijk (Dutch)
Quai au Foin/Hooikaai
Quai au Foin/Hooikaai
Quays Quarter is located in Brussels
Quays Quarter
Quays Quarter
Location within Brussels
Quays Quarter is located in Belgium
Quays Quarter
Quays Quarter
Quays Quarter (Belgium)
Coordinates: 50°51′15″N 4°20′51″E / 50.85417°N 4.34750°E / 50.85417; 4.34750
CountryBelgium
RegionBrussels-Capital Region
ArrondissementBrussels-Capital
MunicipalityCity of Brussels
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
1000
Area codes02

The Quays Quarter (French: Quartier des Quais; Dutch: Kaaienwijk), also known as the Sainte-Catherine/Sint-Katelijne Quarter (French: Quartier Sainte-Catherine; Dutch: Sint-Katelijnewijk), is a quarter of Brussels, Belgium.[1] It is served by the metro stations Sainte-Catherine/Sint-Katelijne (on lines 1 and 5) and Yser/IJzer (on lines 2 and 6).

History

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The Quays Quarter is that of the old Port of Brussels, which for a long time played the role of "belly" of the city. Boats coming from the river Scheldt entered through the former Shore Gate (French: Porte du Rivage, Dutch: Oeverpoort), on the site of the present-day Place de l'Yser/Ijzerplein, to join one of the canals, whose docks were each reserved for one type of goods.[2]

Filled in the late 19th century with the opening of Brussels' new port, these basins were replaced by wide boulevards, whose names on both sides still recall their former function: the Quai aux Briques/Baksteenkaai ("Brick Wharf"),[3] the Quai au Bois à Brûler/Brandhoutkaai ("Firewood Wharf"),[4] the Quai aux Pierres de Taille/Arduinkaai ("Quarry Stone Wharf"),[5] the Quai au Foin/Hooikaai ("Hay Wharf"),[6] etc., or references to the neighbourhood's commercial activities: the Rue du Magasin/Pakhuisstraat ("Warehouse Street"),[7] the Rue des Commerçants/Koopliedenstraat ("Traders Street"),[8] the Rue du Marché aux Porcs/Varkensmarktstraat ("Pig Market Street")[9] and the Quai du Commerce/Handelskaai ("Trade Wharf").[10]

Along the quaysides, numerous bourgeois houses, once belonging to wealthy merchants, have preserved the entrances to the warehouses. On the Boulevard d'Ypres/Ieperlaan, one can still cross food wholesalers, now supplied by trucks that have replaced the boats.[11] The district also includes the Great Beguinage of Brussels, with the Church of St. John the Baptist[12] and the remarkable Grand Hospice Pachéco.[13]

See also

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References

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Citations

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  1. ^ "Anciens quais - Quartier Sainte-Catherine / Kaaienwijk | screen.brussels". screen.brussels. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Place de l'Yser – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural". monument.heritage.brussels (in French). Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Quai aux Briques – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural". monument.heritage.brussels (in French). Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Quai au Bois à Brûler – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural". monument.heritage.brussels (in French). Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Quai aux Pierres de Taille – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural". monument.heritage.brussels (in French). Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Quai au Foin – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural". monument.heritage.brussels (in French). Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Rue du Magasin – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural". monument.heritage.brussels (in French). Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Rue des Commerçants – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural". monument.heritage.brussels (in French). Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Rue du Marché aux Porcs – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural". monument.heritage.brussels (in French). Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  10. ^ "Quai du Commerce – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural". monument.heritage.brussels (in French). Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  11. ^ "Boulevard d'Ypres – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural". monument.heritage.brussels (in French). Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  12. ^ "Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste au Béguinage – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural". monument.heritage.brussels (in French). Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  13. ^ "Ancien Grand Hospice / Institut Pacheco – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural". monument.heritage.brussels (in French). Retrieved 26 October 2023.

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