Poelaert Elevators

Poelaert Elevators
Ascenseurs Poelaert (French)
Poelaertliften (Dutch)
View of the lift from the Square Breughel l'Ancien/Breughel de Oudeplein
Alternative namesAscenseurs des Marolles (French)
Liften van de Marollen (Dutch)
General information
LocationMarollen
Town or cityCity of Brussels
CountryBelgium
Coordinates50°50′16.9″N 4°21′04″E / 50.838028°N 4.35111°E / 50.838028; 4.35111
InauguratedJune 2002
Renovated2021
Cost78 million Belgian francs
OwnerSTIB/MIVB
Height27.7 m (91 ft)
Technical details
Lifts/elevators2
Design and construction
Architect(s)Patrice Neirinck
Architecture firmAVA Architects
Main contractorCFE
Renovating team
Structural engineerVan Eycken Metal Construction
Other information
Seating capacity32

The Poelaert Elevators (French: Ascenseurs Poelaert; Dutch: Poelaertliften), in popular language Elevators of the Marolles (French: Ascenseurs des Marolles; Dutch: Liften van de Marollen) is a public elevator in the Marolles/Marollen district of Brussels, Belgium. It connects the lower and upper town at the Square Breughel l'Ancien/Breughel de Oudeplein with the Place Poelaert/Poelaertplein, in the vicinity of the Palace of Justice. The elevator consists of two independent elevators, hence the plural elevators (French: ascenseurs; Dutch: liften) sometimes used for its name.