Everything about Brussels Stock Exchange totally explained
The
Brussels Stock Exchange (BSE) () was founded in
Brussels,
Belgium by
Napoleonic decree in
1801. On
September 22,
2000, the BSE merged with
Paris Bourse,
Lisbon Stock Exchange and the
stock exchanges of
Amsterdam, to form
Euronext N.V., the first pan-
European exchange for
equities and
derivatives, with common trading and clearing of all products, and was renamed
Euronext Brussels. The most well known index on the Brussels Stock Exchange is the
BEL20.
The building
The building that houses the Brussels Stock Exchange doesn't have a distinct name, though it's usually called simply the Bourse. It is located on
Anspach Boulevard, and is the namesake of the
Beursplein/Place de la Bourse, which is, after the
Grand Place, the second most important square in Brussels.
As part of the
covering of the river Senne for health and aesthetic reasons in the
1860s and
1870s, a massive program of beautification of the city centre was undertaken. Architect
Léon-Pierre Suys, as part of his proposal for covering of the Senne, designed a building to become the centre of the rapidly expanding business sector. It was to be located on the former butter market, (itself situated on the ruins of the
former Recollets Franciscan convent) on the newly created Anspach Boulevard (then called Central Boulevard).
The building was erected from
1868 to
1873, and mixes elements of the
Neo-Renaissance and
Second Empire architectural styles. It has an abundance of ornaments and sculptures, created by famous artists, including
Auguste Rodin.
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