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Schuman roundabout

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Robert Schuman roundabout, Brussels
Robert Schuman roundabout, Brussels

Schuman Roundabout (Dutch: Schumanplein, French: Rond-point Schuman), sometimes called Schuman Square, is a roundabout at the end of the Wetstraat / Rue de la Loi in Brussels that serves as a focus for major institutions of the European Union (EU). It is named after Robert Schuman, one of the founding fathers of the European Union and gives its name to the surrounding district (also known as the European Quarter) and Schuman station. The major buildings next to it are the Berlaymont building, headquarters of the European Commission, and the Justus Lipsius building, used to hold low-level meetings of the Council of the European Union and provide office space to the Council secretariat. The roundabout is above the eastern end of the metro segment of Schuman station. The station is undergoing renovation to improve its interchange and link it to a new regional railway via a new tunnel. There are already a web of rail and road tunnels running under and around the roundabout. The area is to see some major rebuilding as EU offices are converted into shops and other civilian uses and the roundabout will be converted into one of three pedestrian squares, the theme of the new Place Schumanplein will concentrate on "policy and politics" (see Brussels and the EU#Future for details).

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Schuman roundabout
Avenue d'Auderghem - Oudergemselaan, City of Brussels

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