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Poelaert Elevators
Public elevator at Marolles, Brussels, Belgium / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Poelaert Elevators (French: Ascenseurs Poelaert, Dutch: Poelaertliften),[1][2] in popular language Elevators of the Marolles (French: Ascenseurs des Marolles,[3][4] Dutch: Liften van de Marollen[5]) is a public elevator in the Marolles/Marollen district of Brussels, Belgium. It connects the lower and upper town at the Square Breughel l'Ancien/Breughel de Oudeplein with the Place Poelaert/Poelaertplein,[1] in the vicinity of the Palace of Justice. The elevator consists of two independent elevators, hence the plural elevators (French: ascenseurs, Dutch: liften) sometimes used for its name.
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Poelaert Elevators | |
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Alternative names | Ascenseurs des Marolles (French) Liften van de Marollen (Dutch) |
General information | |
Location | Marollen |
Town or city | City of Brussels |
Country | Belgium |
Coordinates | 50°50′16.9″N 4°21′04″E |
Inaugurated | June 2002 |
Renovated | 2021 |
Cost | 78 million Belgian francs |
Owner | STIB/MIVB |
Height | 27.7 m (91 ft) |
Technical details | |
Lifts/elevators | 2 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Patrice Neirinck |
Architecture firm | AVA Architects |
Main contractor | CFE |
Renovating team | |
Structural engineer | Van Eycken Metal Construction |
Other information | |
Seating capacity | 32 |
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