The Royal Saint-Hubert Galleries in Brussels were designed by Jean-Pierre Cluysenaar for a joint-stock company backed by public authorities, which guaranteed shareholders a minimum interest rate. The infobox gives the opening as June 20, 1847. The text says approval came in 1845 and construction ran thirteen months from May 6, 1846.
The article calls the style Italianate, inspired by the Cinquecento, with Tuscan, Ionic and Corinthian orders on the facades. The barrel-shaped roof is cast iron and glass, and the facades have faux-marble panels in pink and ochre. The passage is 699 feet (213 m) long. The King's and Queen's galleries are each over 328 feet (100 m) long and 27 feet (8.3 m) wide.
It became a historic monument in 1986 and was restored in 1997. It has been officially royal since 1969 and was proposed for World Heritage listing in 2008. The nearest transit is Brussels-Central. The article gives no hours.
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