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Altitude Cent

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Forest, Place Altitude 100 et St Augustin depuis l'av.des Armures panoramio
Forest, Place Altitude 100 et St Augustin depuis l'av.des Armures panoramio

Altitude Cent (French, pronounced [altitydə sə]) or Hoogte Honderd (Dutch, pronounced [ˈhoxtə ˈhɔndərt]), also known as Altitude 100 (French) and Hoogte 100 (Dutch), meaning "Height One Hundred", is a district of Forest, a municipality of Brussels, Belgium. Located east of Duden Park, it occupies the summit of the Flotsenberg, the highest point of the municipality, at an elevation of around 100 metres (330 ft) above sea level. Mostly developed in the early 20th century, it combines eclectic, Art Nouveau and Art Deco houses with apartment blocks from the 1930s and later post-war additions. At its centre stand the circular Place de l'Altitude Cent/Hoogte Honderdplein and the modernist Church of St. Augustine, from which eight avenues radiate in a star-shaped plan. The district is bordered by Saint-Gilles to the north and Uccle and Ixelles to the east. It is served by the tram stop Altitude Cent/Hoogte Honderd on line 18.

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