Ixelles Ponds

Ixelles Ponds

The Ixelles Ponds (French: [Étangs d'Ixelles] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) or Elsene Ponds (Dutch: [Vijvers van Elsene] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) are two ponds in the Brussels municipality of Ixelles. They are between the Abbey of La Cambre and Flagey Square.

With the surrounding park, the Ixelles Ponds reach from the Sonian Forest to the center of Brussels. The ponds are a very popular place for local residents. However, the water is polluted and signs are all around the ponds. The total lengths are 700 metres (2,200 feet), and widths are 50 metres (170 feet). The ponds are separated by land.

Ixelles Ponds Media

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  Church of the Holy Cross on the eastern shore of the north pond

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  North pond with the Place Eugène Flagey/Eugène Flageyplein in the background

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  Ixelles. Avenue des Klauwaerts The Avenue des Klauwaerts 37-37a-38 building. Arch. Paul Hamesse in association with his brothers Georges and Léon 1928.

Other websites

• Visitbrussels page about the ponds Archived 2014-11-26 at the Wayback Machine
• Description of the ponds on the Belgian Tourism website Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine