Central Boulevards of Brussels
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The Central Boulevards (French: Boulevards du Centre; Dutch: Centrale Lanen) are a series of grand boulevards in central Brussels, Belgium. They were constructed following the covering of the river Senne (1867–1871), as part of the major urban works by the architect Léon Suys under the tenure of the city's then-mayor, Jules Anspach.[1][2] They are from south to north and from west to east: the Boulevard Maurice Lemonnier/Maurice Lemonnierlaan, the Boulevard Anspach/Anspachlaan, the Boulevard Adolphe Max/Adolphe Maxlaan, and the Boulevard Émile Jacqmain/Émile Jacqmainlaan.[3]
The covering of the Senne and the completion of the Central Boulevards allowed the construction of the modern public buildings that are focal to downtown Brussels today, including the former Brussels Stock Exchange[4][5] and the Midi Palace,[6][7] as well as the reconstruction of the Greater Sluice Gate, south of the city.