Square Maréchal Montgomery
 View of the Square Montgomery roundabout | |
  Location within Brussels | |
| Location | Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium |
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| Coordinates | 50°50′15″N 04°24′27″E / 50.83750°N 4.40750°E |
| Construction | |
| Completion | c. 1870 |
The Square Maréchal Montgomery (Dutch: Maarschalk Montgomeryplein), usually shortened to the Square Montgomery, or Montgomery by locals, is a major intersection in the Brussels municipality of Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Belgium. It is named in honour of Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, a senior British Army officer who served in the First World War, the Irish War of Independence and the Second World War.[1] It is situated on the intersection of the Avenue de Tervueren/Tervurenlaan, the Boulevard Brand Whitlock/Brand Whitlocklaan and the Boulevard Saint-Michel/Sint-Michielslaan.
Below the square, Montgomery metro station serves as the first station on the eastern branch of line 1 of the Brussels Metro. The station is also a stop for trams 7, 25, 39 and 44, while tram 81 and various Brussels Intercommunal Transport Company (STIB/MIVB) bus services stop at surface level.
Description
[edit]At surface level, the traffic intersection takes the form of a multi-lane roundabout. Traffic not turning is routed through two tunnels; the Tervuren Tunnel takes vehicles travelling on the Avenue de Tervueren/Tervurenlaan under the junction, while traffic on the Greater Ring (from the Boulevard Brand Whitlock/Brand Whitlocklaan and the Boulevard Saint-Michel/Sint-Michielslaan) is routed away from the intersection via the Montgomery Tunnel.
The centre of the roundabout is occupied by a large fountain, while a statue of Montgomery stands on the Avenue de Tervueren facing it.[1]
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Statue of Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery -
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See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Montgomery - Square Montgomery". Woluwe Saint Pierre. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
External links
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Media related to Square Montgomery/Montgomeryplein at Wikimedia Commons
