Robert Schuman Roundabout

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The Robert Schuman roundabout in Brussels
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Robert Schuman Roundabout (Belgium)
Location City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Quarter Leopold Quarter
Coordinates 50°50′33″N04°23′02″E / 50.84250°N 4.38389°E / 50.84250; 4.38389

The Robert Schuman Roundabout (French : Rond-point Robert Schuman; Dutch : Robert Schumanplein), sometimes called Robert Schuman Square, is a roundabout in the European Quarter of Brussels, Belgium. It lies at the end of the Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat and serves as a focus for major institutions of the European Union (EU). It is named after Robert Schuman, one of the founding fathers of the European Union, the Council of Europe and NATO, and gives its name to the surrounding district (also known as the European Quarter) and Brussels-Schuman railway station.

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Location and buildings

The Robert Schuman Roundabout is in the centre of Brussels' European Quarter. The major buildings next to it are the Berlaymont building (headquarters of the European Commission), the Justus Lipsius building (used to hold low-level meetings of the Council of the European Union and provide office space to the Council's Secretariat) and numerous other EU offices.

Accessibility and future

The roundabout is above the eastern end of the metro segment of Schuman station. In 2016 the station was renovated to connect it by rail with Brussels Airport via the Schuman-Josaphat tunnel. There are already a web of rail and road tunnels running under and around the roundabout. The area is to see some major rebuilding as EU offices are converted into shops and other civilian uses and the roundabout will be converted into one of three pedestrian squares, the theme of the new Schuman Square will concentrate on "policy and politics" (see Brussels and the EU#Future for details). [1] [2]

Roads meeting at the roundabout

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References

  1. "Réaménagement du rond-point Schuman". Beliris (in French). Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  2. "Le rond-point Schuman transformé en place urbaine quasi sans voiture, Etterbeek envisage un recours". RTBF (in French). Retrieved 19 November 2022.