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Comte de Flandre metro station

Coordinates: 50°51′17″N 4°20′24″E / 50.85472°N 4.34000°E / 50.85472; 4.34000
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Comte de Flandre/Graaf van Vlaanderen metro station
General information
LocationRue Sainte-Marie / Sint-Mariastraat
1080 Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Coordinates50°51′17″N 4°20′24″E / 50.85472°N 4.34000°E / 50.85472; 4.34000
Owned bySTIB/MIVB
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
History
Opened8 May 1981; 43 years ago (1981-05-08)
Services
Preceding station The icon for Brussels Metro. A white letter 'M' on top of a pink circle. Brussels Metro Following station
Étangs Noirs/Zwarte Vijvers Line 1 Sainte-Catherine/Sint-Katelijne
Étangs Noirs/Zwarte Vijvers Line 5 Sainte-Catherine/Sint-Katelijne

Comte de Flandre (French) or Graaf van Vlaanderen (Dutch) is a Brussels Metro station on lines 1 and 5. It is located in the municipality of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, in the western part of Brussels, Belgium. The station takes its name from the nearby street Rue du Comte de Flandre/Graaf van Vlaanderenstraat.

The metro station opened on 8 May 1981 as part of the Sainte-Catherine/Sint-KatelijneBeekkant extension of former east–west line 1 (further split in 1982 into former lines 1A and 1B). Then, following the reorganisation of the Brussels Metro on 4 April 2009, it now lies on the joint section of east–west lines 1 and 5.[1][2]

Under the name 16 X Icarus, sixteen apparently flying dolls made of plaster and bronze are suspended from the ceiling at different heights in the station hall and above the platforms. The artwork is by Paul Van Hoeydonck.[3][4]

Entrance to the station

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References

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  1. ^ "Line 1 direction GARE DE L'OUEST - stib-mivb.be". www.stib-mivb.be. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Line 5 direction ERASME - stib-mivb.be". www.stib-mivb.be. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  3. ^ "16 x Icarus / Brussels Metro Art Gallery – Inventaire du patrimoine mobilier". collections.heritage.brussels (in French). Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  4. ^ "PAUL VAN HOEYDONCK - 16 X ICARUS". STIB-MIVB. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
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