{{Short description|Neighbourhood in Brussels, Belgium}} {{Use British English|date=June 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Quays Quarter | native_name = {{small|{{unbulleted list|{{native name|fr|Quartier des Quais}}|{{native name|nl|Kaaienwijk}}}}}} | native_name_lang = | other_name = {{small|{{unbulleted list|{{native name|fr|Quartier Sainte-Catherine}}|{{native name|nl|Sint-Katelijnewijk}}}}}} | settlement_type = Neighbourhood | image_skyline = Bruxelles, Quai au Foin vers le théâtre flamand - panoramio.jpg | imagesize = | image_alt = | image_caption = {{lang|fr|Quai au Foin|italic=no}}/{{lang|nl|Hooikaai|italic=no}} | etymology = | nickname = | pushpin_map = Belgium Brussels#Belgium | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location within Brussels | coordinates = {{coord|50|51|15|N|4|20|51|E|type:city_region:BE|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Belgium | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Brussels-Capital Region | subdivision_type2 = Arrondissement | subdivision_name2 = Brussels-Capital | subdivision_type3 = Municipality | subdivision_name3 = City of Brussels | area_total_km2 = | population_density_km2 = | population_as_of = | population_total = | timezone1 = CET | utc_offset = +1 | timezone_DST = CEST | utc_offset_DST = +2 | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 1000 | area_code = 02 | area_code_type = Area codes | website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} --> | references = }}
The '''Quays Quarter''' ({{langx|fr|Quartier des Quais}}, {{IPA|fr|kaʁtje de kɛ|pron}}; {{langx|nl|Kaaienwijk}}, {{IPA|nl|ˈkaːiə(ɱ)ˌʋɛik|pron}}), also known as the '''{{lang|fr|Sainte-Catherine|italic=no}}/{{lang|nl|Sint-Katelijne|italic=no}} Quarter''' ({{langx|fr|Quartier Sainte-Catherine|link=no}}; {{langx|nl|Sint-Katelijnewijk|link=no}}), is a quarter of Brussels, Belgium.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anciens quais - Quartier Sainte-Catherine / Kaaienwijk {{!}} screen.brussels |url=http://screen.brussels/en/movieset/anciens-quais-quartier-sainte-catherine-kaaienwijk |access-date=2025-06-27 |website=screen.brussels |language=en}}</ref> It is served by the metro stations Sainte-Catherine/Sint-Katelijne (on lines 1 and 5) and Yser/IJzer (on lines 2 and 6).
==History== The Quays Quarter is that of the old Port of Brussels, which for a long time played the role of "belly" of the city. Boats coming from the river Scheldt entered through the former Shore Gate ({{langx|fr|Porte du Rivage|link=no}}, {{langx|nl|Oeverpoort|link=no}}), on the site of the present-day {{lang|fr|Place de l'Yser|italic=no}}/{{lang|nl|Ijzerplein|italic=no}}, to join one of the canals, whose docks were each reserved for one type of goods.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Place de l'Yser – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural |url=https://monument.heritage.brussels/fr/Bruxelles_Extension_Nord/Place_de_l_Yser/10003176 |access-date=2023-10-26 |website=monument.heritage.brussels |language=fr}}</ref>
Filled in the late 19th century with the opening of Brussels' new port, these basins were replaced by wide boulevards, whose names on both sides still recall their former function: the {{lang|fr|Quai aux Briques|italic=no}}/{{lang|nl|Baksteenkaai|italic=no}} ("Brick Wharf"),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Quai aux Briques – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural |url=https://monument.heritage.brussels/fr/streets/10003028 |access-date=2023-10-26 |website=monument.heritage.brussels |language=fr}}</ref> the {{lang|fr|Quai au Bois à Brûler|italic=no}}/{{lang|nl|Brandhoutkaai|italic=no}} ("Firewood Wharf"),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Quai au Bois à Brûler – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural |url=https://monument.heritage.brussels/fr/Bruxelles_Pentagone/Quai_au_Bois_a_Bruler/10003021 |access-date=2023-10-26 |website=monument.heritage.brussels |language=fr}}</ref> the {{lang|fr|Quai aux Pierres de Taille|italic=no}}/{{lang|nl|Arduinkaai|italic=no}} ("Quarry Stone Wharf"),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Quai aux Pierres de Taille – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural |url=https://monument.heritage.brussels/fr/Bruxelles_Pentagone/Quai_aux_Pierres_de_Taille/10003125 |access-date=2023-10-26 |website=monument.heritage.brussels |language=fr}}</ref> the {{lang|fr|Quai au Foin|italic=no}}/{{lang|nl|Hooikaai|italic=no}} ("Hay Wharf"),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Quai au Foin – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural |url=https://monument.heritage.brussels/fr/Bruxelles_Pentagone/Quai_au_Foin/10003067 |access-date=2023-10-26 |website=monument.heritage.brussels |language=fr}}</ref> etc., or references to the neighbourhood's commercial activities: the {{lang|fr|Rue du Magasin|italic=no}}/{{lang|nl|Pakhuisstraat|italic=no}} ("Warehouse Street"),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rue du Magasin – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural |url=https://monument.heritage.brussels/fr/0/Rue_du_Magasin/10003096 |access-date=2023-10-26 |website=monument.heritage.brussels |language=fr}}</ref> the {{lang|fr|Rue des Commerçants|italic=no}}/{{lang|nl|Koopliedenstraat|italic=no}} ("Traders Street"),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rue des Commerçants – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural |url=https://monument.heritage.brussels/fr/Bruxelles_Pentagone/Rue_des_Commercants/10003046 |access-date=2023-10-26 |website=monument.heritage.brussels |language=fr}}</ref> the {{lang|fr|Rue du Marché aux Porcs|italic=no}}/{{lang|nl|Varkensmarktstraat|italic=no}} ("Pig Market Street")<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rue du Marché aux Porcs – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural |url=https://monument.heritage.brussels/fr/Bruxelles_Pentagone/Rue_du_Marche_aux_Porcs/10003097 |access-date=2023-10-26 |website=monument.heritage.brussels |language=fr}}</ref> and the {{lang|fr|Quai du Commerce|italic=no}}/{{lang|nl|Handelskaai|italic=no}} ("Trade Wharf").<ref>{{Cite web |title=Quai du Commerce – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural |url=https://monument.heritage.brussels/fr/Bruxelles_Pentagone/Quai_du_Commerce/10003047 |access-date=2023-10-26 |website=monument.heritage.brussels |language=fr}}</ref>
Along the quaysides, numerous bourgeois houses, once belonging to wealthy merchants, have preserved the entrances to the warehouses. On the {{lang|fr|Boulevard d'Ypres|italic=no}}/{{lang|nl|Ieperlaan|italic=no}}, one can still cross food wholesalers, now supplied by trucks that have replaced the boats.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Boulevard d'Ypres – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural |url=https://monument.heritage.brussels/fr/Bruxelles_Pentagone/Boulevard_d_Ypres/10003175 |access-date=2023-10-26 |website=monument.heritage.brussels |language=fr}}</ref> The district also includes the Great Beguinage of Brussels, with the Church of St. John the Baptist<ref>{{Cite web |title=Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste au Béguinage – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural |url=https://monument.heritage.brussels/fr/Bruxelles_Pentagone/Place_du_Beguinage/A001/36908 |access-date=2023-10-26 |website=monument.heritage.brussels |language=fr}}</ref> and the ''Grand Hospice Pachéco''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ancien Grand Hospice / Institut Pacheco – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural |url=https://monument.heritage.brussels/fr/Bruxelles_Pentagone/Rue_du_Grand_Hospice/5/32578 |access-date=2023-10-26 |website=monument.heritage.brussels |language=fr}}</ref>
==See also== {{Portal|Belgium}} * Neighbourhoods in Brussels * History of Brussels * Culture of Belgium * Belgium in the long nineteenth century
==References==
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===Bibliography=== * {{cite book|last1=Huberty|first1=Colette|last2=Valente Soares|first2=Paulo|title=Le quartier Sainte-Catherine et les anciens quais|series=Bruxelles, ville d'Art et d'Histoire|volume=11|location=Brussels|language=fr|publisher=Éditions de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale|year=1994|url=https://patrimoine.brussels/liens/publications-numeriques/versions-pdf/bvah/le-quartier-sainte-catherine-et-les-anciens-quais}}
==External links== * {{Commons category-inline|Quays Quarter}}
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