Avenue Franklin Roosevelt

  • Avenue Franklin Roosevelt (French)
  • Franklin Rooseveltlaan (Dutch)
The Avenue Franklin Roosevelt/Franklin Rooseveltlaan in Brussels
Location within Brussels
Avenue Franklin Roosevelt (Belgium)
LocationCity of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Coordinates50°48′23″N 04°23′08″E / 50.80639°N 4.38556°E / 50.80639; 4.38556
Construction
Construction start1922

The Avenue Franklin Roosevelt (French) or Franklin Rooseveltlaan (Dutch) is a major thoroughfare in Brussels, Belgium. It is located in the southern part of the City of Brussels, near the border with the municipality of Ixelles, where it runs parallel to the Bois de la Cambre/Ter Kamerenbos. It is named in honour of the 32nd president of the United States, Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

The Avenue Franklin Roosevelt is known as one of the most beautiful avenues in Brussels. Many of the houses on the avenue date from the 1920s to the Second World War. It also houses many embassies and residences of ambassadors.

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