Avenue Franklin Roosevelt

Avenue Franklin Roosevelt (French) or Franklin Rooseveltlaan (Dutch) is an avenue in Brussels. It runs parallel to the Bois de la Cambre/Ter Kamerenbos. Many of the houses on the avenue date to the Second World War. It is known as one of the most beautiful avenues in Brussels.[1][2][3] It houses many embassies and residences of ambassadors.

Avenue Franklin Roosevelt
Art Deco apartment building at 110, Avenue Franklin Roosevelt, by architect Antoine Varlet

History

Before 1945, the avenue was called Avenue des Nations/Natiënlaan ("Nations Avenue"). Its name was then changed to Avenue Franklin Roosevelt/Franklin Rooseveltlaan in honour of American President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

Notable buildings
  • The Villa Empain, a private house in the Art Deco style, is notable as the home of the Boghossian Foundation.[4]
  • The Villa Bernheim was occupied by Émile Bernheim, former President of the group À l'Innovation and now is an art gallery.[5]
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References
  1. "Bruxelles et ses plus belles avenues | Klare Lijn". www.klarelijn.be. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
  2. "L'avenue Franklin Roosevelt". Quefaire.be (in French). Retrieved 2020-05-20.
  3. Libre.be, La (2017-02-01). "Bruxelles: Le réaménagement de l'avenue Franklin Roosevelt contesté". www.lalibre.be (in French). Retrieved 2020-05-20.
  4. "Home". Villa Empain - Fondation Boghossian.
  5. "Villa Bernheim". Foursquare.

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