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Equestrian statue of Albert I, Brussels
 Statue of King Albert I | |
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| 50°50′39″N 4°21′22.5″E / 50.84417°N 4.356250°E | |
| Location | Place de l'Albertine / Albertinaplein 1000 City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium |
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| Designer | Alfred Courtens |
| Type | Equestrian statue |
| Completion date | 1951 |
| Dedicated to | King Albert I |
The equestrian statue of Albert I (French: Statue équestre d'Albert I; Dutch: Ruiterstandbeeld van Albert I) is a bronze equestrian statue erected in Brussels, Belgium, in memory of King Albert I, third King of the Belgians. It was created by the sculptor Alfred Courtens in 1951.[1][2][3]
The statue stands on the Place de l'Albertine/Albertinaplein, at the point where the Mont des Arts/Kunstberg joins the Boulevard de l'Empereur/Keizerslaan, and a few tens of metres from the Royal Library of Belgium (KBR).[4][2][3] This area is served by Brussels-Central railway station.
- ^ "Mont des Arts – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural". monument.heritage.brussels (in French). Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Equestrian statue of Albert I in Brussels Belgium". 6 April 2016.
- ^ a b Statue équestre d’Albert Ier – Bruxelles, be-monumen.be
- ^ "Albert I at place de l'Albertine". Brussels Remembers.
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