Avenue de Tervueren

This artery, like the /, owes much to the initiative of King Leopold II. It was designed in connection with the Brussels International Exhibition of 1897, in order to link the two sites of the exhibition: the Parc du Cinquantenaire/Jubelpark and the Palace of the Colonies, in the suburb of Tervuren. The work was carried out by the contractor , based on plans by the architect and urbanist , and was completed in 1897. The Cinquantenaire railway tunnel passes under the Avenue de Tervueren; the of tunnel located under the avenue and the neighbouring houses have the particularity of having been built at the same time as the avenue, in 1896. The rest of the tunnel was built in stages between 1910, 1911 and from 1924 to 1926. ==Events==

The annual Festival of the Avenue de Tervueren takes place each May. The road is closed to motor traffic from Merode down to Woluwe Park, market stalls and a flea market are set up and various family attractions and amusements draw crowds. In past years, the celebration has included fireworks, live music and events such as the cooking of a giant omelette. The celebration marks the anniversary of the road's opening. ==Notable buildings==

The Avenue de Tervueren is home to many buildings in Beaux-Arts, Art Nouveau, Art Deco and eclectic styles, as well as the Brussels Tram Museum. • No. 68–70: Former Institute for the Treatment of Eye Diseases of Doctor Coppez (1912) by • No. 110: Beaux-Arts apartment building (1927) by Antoine Varlet • No. 166: Beaux-Arts hôtel particulier (1913) by Franz D'Ours • No. 279–281: Stoclet Palace, a private mansion in the Vienna Secession style (1905–1911) by Josef Hoffmann, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site File:Belgique - Bruxelles - Institut Coppez - 01.jpg|Former Institute for the Treatment of Eye Diseases of Doctor Coppez (Dewin, 1912) File:110 Avenue de Tervuren, Brussels by Antoine Varlet 02.jpg|Apartment building (Varlet, 1927) File:Façade de maison remarquable, avenue de Tervueren, 162.JPG|Hôtel particulier (D'Ours, 1913) File:20120923 Brussels PalaisStoclet Hoffmann DSC06725 PtrQs.jpg|The Stoclet Palace (Hoffmann, 1905–1911) ==See also==