 The Place Charles Rogier/Karel Rogierplein in Brussels | |
  Location within Brussels   Place Charles Rogier (Belgium) | |
| Location | Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium |
|---|---|
| Quarter | Northern Quarter |
| Coordinates | 50°51′20″N 04°21′31″E / 50.85556°N 4.35861°E |
The Place Charles Rogier (French: [plas ʃaʁl ʁɔ.ʒje]) or Karel Rogierplein (Dutch), usually shortened to the Place Rogier, or Rogier by locals, is a major square in the Brussels municipality of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Belgium. It is named in honour of Charles Rogier, a former Prime Minister of Belgium who played a great political role during the Belgian Revolution of 1830.[1]
The square is located on the transition between Brussels' historic city centre (the Pentagon) and the Northern Quarter business district (also called Little Manhattan), an exponent of modern Brussels. It is an important communication node in the city both in terms of road network and public transport. Many hotels, offices and shops adjoin it. The Rue Neuve/Nieuwstraat, Belgium's second busiest shopping street, also ends there.[2][3] It is served by the metro and premetro (underground tram) station Rogier on lines 2, 3, 4 and 6.
- ^ Gérard 2023, p. 106.
- ^ "Rue Neuve most popular shopping street". www.xpats.com. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "Meir klopt voor het eerst Nieuwstraat als drukste winkelstraat". De Standaard (in Flemish). 7 January 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2020.