Ravenstein Gallery

Ravenstein Gallery
LocationCity of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Coordinates50°50′41.438″N 4°21′30.179″E / 50.84484389°N 4.35838306°E / 50.84484389; 4.35838306
Opened15 February 1958
DeveloperL’immobilière Electrobel
Architect
Public transit

The Ravenstein Gallery (French: Galerie Ravenstein; Dutch: Ravensteingalerij) is a glazed shopping arcade in central Brussels, Belgium. It was designed by Alexis [fr; nl] and Philippe Dumont [fr] between 1954 and 1958. The gallery was inaugurated on 15 February 1958 by mayor Lucien Cooremans. It was designed in a International Style.

The gallery is situated between the Centre for Fine Arts and Brussels-Central railway station, to which it is connected. It is located next to Central Gate and not far from the Mont des Arts. It connects Rue Ravenstein/Ravensteinstraat with Cantersteen/Kantersteen [nl], serving as an important pedestrian link between the upper and lower parts of the city.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Onze geschiedenis". Galerie Ravenstein (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Besluit van de Brusselse Hoofdstedelijke Regering tot instelling van de procedure tot bescherming als monument van bepaalde delen van de Ravensteingalerij te Brussel" [Decision of the Brussels-Capital Region Government to initiate the procedure for the listing of certain parts of the Ravenstein Gallery in Brussels] (PDF). doc.erfgoed.brussels (in Dutch and French). Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 October 2026. Retrieved 28 October 2026.
  3. ↑ "plaque inaugurale (Galerie Ravenstein)" [commemorative plaque (Ravenstein Gallery)]. ReflexCity (in French). Archived from the original on 28 October 2026. Retrieved 28 October 2026.
  4. ↑ "Ravensteingalerij" [Ravenstein Gallery]. Inventory of Architectural Heritage of the Brussels-Capital Region (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 28 October 2026. Retrieved 28 October 2026.