Avenue Franklin Roosevelt

Avenue Franklin Roosevelt

Avenue Franklin Roosevelt

Avenue Franklin Roosevelt (Dutch: Franklin Rooseveltlaan) is a street in Brussels, Ixelles. It is next parallel to Bois de la Cambre, a forest in Brussels. Many houses there were built during the Interwar period. It is known as one of the most beautiful boulevards in Brussels. The Ixelles community opposes that people build shops or hotels and apartment buildings have to be no bigger than 16 meters high. There are many embassies and residences of ambasadors located on Avenue Franklin Roosevelt.

History

The avenue was named "Avenue des Nations" (Dutch: Natiënlaan) in 1922, after Leopold II came the visit de Universal Exposition from 1910. He said it should be a residential area.

In 1945, de "Avenue des Nations" becomes Avenue Franklin Roosevelt, in honor of the president of the United States, Franklin Roosevelt, who led his country during the Second World War and who died that year.

Notable buildings

• The villa Empain is notable art déco villa hosting different art exhibitions.
• The villa Bernheim was occupied by Émile Bernheim, former President of the group À l'Innovation and now is an art gallery.