Gare Schaerbeek

The Schaarbeek train station is a splendid work of architecture that was built in a Flemish Neo-Renaissance style between 1864 and 1913. Once an important international railway station it now serves but a few small regional routes and gives basic service for commuters during peak hours for getting in and out of Brussels. The access to the main building itself is closed daily at 13:30 and during the week-end. The interior would definitely need some work. Located at 5 Place Princesse Elisabeth, 1030 Brussels

The front of the Shaarbeek train station

View from behind the station where the train tracks are

Commuters running late trying to still catch that train

Close up on the back of the railway station building

Most Belgian trains just pass by without coming to a halt

Eglise Saint-Servais

Église Saint-Servais or in English the Saint Servatius church of Neo-Gothic style was built in between 1871 to 1876 and is located in the municipality of Schaarbeek.

 

Saint Servatius church

Saint Servatius church from one of its sides

From the back

the base

The upper portion

The tower

Eglise Sainte-Marie

Eglise Royale Sainte-Marie, or in English St. Mary’s Church is located in the municipality of Schaarbeek. Built in 1845 it is somewhat of an oddity since it’s the only Romanesque-Byzantine style church in Brussels. The architect Louis Van Overstraeten who designed it found inspiration from the Basilica di San Vitale in Ravenna, Italy.

 

Approaching the church from rue Royale

Right in Front of it

A view of the many towers

The impressive dome has been decorated with stars

From the side

Large back tower

directly from the back

Schaarbeek Town Hall

La Maison communale de Schaerbeek or in English the Town Hall of Schaarbeek is a building of Neo-Gothic style that was finished being built in 1887.

 

 

Approaching the town hall

Just in from of the Schaerbeek town hall from the square

From one corner

And the other

From the back

Town hall of Schaerbeek tower

Statue on a corner