Historical Dictionary of Brussels. Paul F. State.
Port of Brussels — The Port of Brussels originated on the Senne River and dates from the city s origin. Once the economic heart of the city, the old port has been supplanted by the modern facility located in the northwestern environs. The completion of the Wille … Historical Dictionary of Brussels
Brussels Conference Act of 1890 — The Brussels Conference Act of 1890 was a collection of anti slavery measures to, as the act itself puts it, put an end to Negro Slave Trade by land as well as by sea, and to improve the moral and material conditions of existence of the native… … Wikipedia
Moscow Canoeing and Rowing Basin — The venue in March 2008. The Moscow Canoeing and Rowing Basin is a canoe sprint and rowing venue located in the Krylayskote Sports Complex in Moscow, Russia. Constructed in 1973, the venue hosted the canoeing and rowing competitions for the 1980… … Wikipedia
Utilities — Electricity. Communal service was implemented by an act of the city council of 4 August 1892. A concession was given to the India Rubber Company to establish an electrical works, which began operations in 1896. A trial run was made in… … Historical Dictionary of Brussels
Quays — The old inner city harbor extended southwest in a series of basins from the Marché au Porcs (pork market), where the Wille broeck Canal entered, to the present site of the church of Sainte Catherine and east to where the Koninklijke Vlaamsche… … Historical Dictionary of Brussels
Meunier, Constantin-Émile — (1831 1905) The sculptor and painter Constantin Émile Meunier was born in Etterbeek on 12 April 1831. Following training as a sculptor at the Académie royale des Beaux Arts, he made his reputation first as a naturalist painter. Known… … Historical Dictionary of Brussels
Sainte-Catherine, Place/Sint-Katelijneplein — This square was laid out in 1870 after the Sainte Catherine basin, one of the great docks servicing vessels plying the Willebroeck Canal, was filled in. The square was built over the old salt and seed quays, and it served as the site for the… … Historical Dictionary of Brussels
France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… … Universalium
Congo — • An account written before the annexation of the state by the Belgian government Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Congo Congo † … Catholic encyclopedia
Belgium — /bel jeuhm/, n. a kingdom in W Europe, bordering the North Sea, N of France. 10,203,683; 11,779 sq. mi. (30,508 sq. km). Cap.: Brussels. French, Belgique /bel zheek /; Flemish, België /bel khee euh/. * * * Belgium Introduction Belgium Background … Universalium
