Urbain art – Place Verte loop from Charleroi-Central

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Urbain art – Place Verte loop from Charleroi-Central

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Urbain art – Place Verte loop from Charleroi-Central

01:51

7.02km

60m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 30, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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680 m

Passage De La Bourse

Highlight • Monument

At the end of the 19th century, the city authorities wanted to give Charleroi the appearance of a large city, with its parks, alleys, boulevards and monuments.
Schools, a stock exchange and a covered passageway leading to it were built. It is therefore natural that this gallery was baptized Passage de la Bourse.
It is one of the few, perhaps the only gallery drawing a curve. In neoclassical style, it was built in 1890 on the site of a Capuchin convent, following the Parisian fashion for large covered passages.

Bron: pivotmedia.tourismewallonie.be/ANX-09-013I-00TQ/ANX-09-013I-00TQ.pdf

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1.60 km

Urbain art

Highlight • Monument

This is a work of Alalata asbl & Art Mural asbl

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2.52 km

Totor and Tutur Lion Statues

Highlight • Monument

The two animals still have traces of scratches from bullets fired by the Germans in August 1914.
Source: charleroi-discovery.be | Totor and Tutur / F. Dierick

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2.76 km

View of La Tour Bleue

Highlight • Monument

La Tour Bleue: Designed by Ateliers Jean Nouvel and MDW Architecture, an internationally renowned group of architects, this tower houses the city's police station. The project was awarded the 'Best Futura Project' category at the MIPIM Awards in 2012. These awards are presented in the context of the 'Marché international des professionnels de l'immobilier', a prestigious architecture and real estate fair.

Source: belgiantrain.be/nl/travel-ideas/inspiration/discover-belgium/walks/charleroi

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5.10 km

Queen Astrid Park

Highlight • Natural

The demolition of the fortifications at the end of the sixties of the nineteenth century gave Charleroi a lot of space. The municipal government decided in 1867 to construct several parks, but only the Queen Astrid Park has actually been realised. The park was inaugurated in 1882. On this occasion, the electric street lighting installed in Charleroi by Julien Dulait was turned on for the first time. The park was designed by city architect Auguste Cador and landscape architect J. Duquesne. Both architects were inspired by English parks. In the middle of the park is a music kiosk. This one was built in 1882; burned down during World War I and was rebuilt in 1920. Near the kiosk is a memorial to the Rwandan Genocide.

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5.75 km

Gaston Lagaffe Statue and Car

Highlight • Monument

The comic images are currently not available for viewing. They had to be repaired after only 2 years.

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5.78 km

Place Verte

Highlight • Settlement

In 2016, this square got its historic name back, namely place Verte. That name dates back to the time of Louis XIV when this square was just a grassland, surrounded by a lane with linden trees.

Source: pivotmedia.tourismewallonie.be/OTH-A0-006O-5HIE/OTH-A0-006O-5HIE.pdf

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5.86 km

The post office

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As with the railway, in the postal sector, Charleroi was an avant-garde administrative city. As early as 1905, a central post office was built in Ville-Haute, which has now disappeared. Two years later, the Hôtel des Postes was established in the Lower Town. The building is today occupied by the Librairie Molière, one of the largest in Belgium.

Bron: pivotmedia.tourismewallonie.be/ANX-09-013I-00TQ/ANX-09-013I-00TQ.pdf

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7.02 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.29 km

2.80 km

912 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.27 km

2.47 km

1.04 km

230 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Monday 12 October

21°C

13°C

60 %

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Max wind speed: 20.0 km/h

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Comments

November 13, 2022,Stadswandeling Charleroi

For this city walk we based ourselves on the "Historic route 350 years Charleroi". This walk forms a loop along 21 places, signposted with arrows and hexagonal signs, reminiscent of the shape of the fortress of Charleroi.
But since the day before yesterday we already came across historical spots (especially in Ville-Basse) during our street art walk, we made our …

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