Square Maréchal Montgomery
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The Square Maréchal Montgomery (Dutch: Maarschalk Montgomeryplein), usually shortened to the Square Montgomery, or Montgomery by locals, is a major intersection in the Brussels municipality of Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Belgium. It is named in honour of Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, a senior British Army officer who served in the First World War, the Irish War of Independence and the Second World War.[1] It is situated on the intersection of the Avenue de Tervueren/Tervurenlaan, the Boulevard Brand Whitlock/Brand Whitlocklaan and the Boulevard Saint-Michel/Sint-Michielslaan.
Location | Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium |
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Coordinates | 50°50′15″N 04°24′27″E |
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Completion | c. 1870 |
Below the square, Montgomery metro station serves as the first station on the eastern branch of line 1 of the Brussels Metro. The station is also a stop for trams 7, 25, 39 and 44, while tram 81 and various Brussels Intercommunal Transport Company (STIB/MIVB) bus services stop at surface level.