Editing Molenbeek-Saint-Jean (section)

==Main sights==
[[File:St Jan de Doperkerk in Molenbeek.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Church of St. John the Baptist, Molenbeek|Church of St. John the Baptist]]<!-- Brighter image, view more from the front -->]]

Molenbeek-Saint-Jean has a rich cultural and architectural heritage.<ref>{{cite web|title=Molenbeek-Saint-Jean – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural|url=https://monument.heritage.brussels/fr/cities/1080|access-date=2021-10-06|website=monument.heritage.brussels|language=fr}}</ref> Some of the main points of interest include:
* The [[Molenbeek-Saint-Jean Municipal Hall|Municipal Hall of Molenbeek]], located on the {{lang|fr|Place Communale|italic=no}}/{{lang|nl|Gemeenteplein|italic=no}}, designed in [[Eclecticism in architecture|eclectic]] style by the architect Jean-Baptiste Janssens, which was opened in 1889.<ref name=":7">{{cite web|url=https://visit.brussels/en/place/Commune-de-Molenbeek-St-Jean|title=The Maison Communale at Molenbeek|website=visit.brussels|language=en|access-date=2018-04-30}}</ref>
* The [[Church of St. John the Baptist, Molenbeek|Church of St. John the Baptist]], a [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] [[parish church]] designed in [[Art Deco]] style by the architect {{ill|Joseph Diongre|fr|Joseph Diongre}} and built in 1931–32,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visit.brussels/en/place/Eglise-St-Jean-Baptiste-Molenbeek|title=Church of St John the Baptist in Molenbeek|website=visit.brussels|language=en|access-date=2018-04-30}}</ref> which has been listed as a [[Heritage registers in Belgium|protected monument]] since 1984.<ref name=":5">{{cite web|url=http://www.irismonument.be/fr.Molenbeek-Saint-Jean.Parvis_Saint-Jean-Baptiste.A001.html|title=Molenbeek-Saint-Jean – église Saint-Jean-Baptiste – Parvis Saint-Jean-Baptiste – DIONGRE Joseph|website=irismonument.be|access-date=2019-09-01}}</ref>
* The Church of [[Saint Remigius|St. Remigius]], located on the {{lang|fr|Boulevard du Jubilé|italic=no}}/{{lang|nl|Jubelfeestlaan|italic=no}}, a [[Gothic Revival architecture|neo-Gothic]] building completed in 1907.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irismonument.be/fr.Molenbeek-Saint-Jean.Rue_Michel_Zwaab.5.html|title=Molenbeek-Saint-Jean – Eglise Saint-Rémi – VERAART Chrétien|website=irismonument.be|access-date=2019-12-14}}</ref>
* The Church of [[Saint Barbara|St. Barbara]], located on the {{lang|fr|Place de la Duchesse de Brabant|italic=no}}/{{lang|nl|Hertogin van Brabantplein|italic=no}}, another neo-Gothic building completed in 1894 and listed since 1998.<ref name=":8">{{cite web|url=http://www.irismonument.be/fr.Molenbeek-Saint-Jean.Place_de_la_Duchesse_de_Brabant.A001.html|title=Molenbeek-Saint-Jean – Eglise Sainte-Barbe – Place de la Duchesse de Brabant – PEPERMANS Léopold|website=irismonument.be|access-date=2019-09-01}}</ref>
* [[Molenbeek-Saint-Jean Cemetery|Molenbeek Cemetery]], which contains remarkable monuments, including funerary galleries and a [[columbarium]] built in 1880.{{sfn|Celis|2004|p=12–17}}<ref name="cim" />
* [[Karreveld Castle]] and its surrounding park, which are used for cultural events and meetings of the municipal council. At the beginning of the 20th century, it was one of the birthplaces of [[Cinema of Belgium|Belgian Cinema]]. At the request of [[Charles Pathé]] ([[Pathé]] Cinéma), the director [[Alfred Machin (director)|Alfred Machin]] commissioned the first film studio in the country, together with a workshop for the construction of film sets and a mini zoological garden for exotic animals, such as bears, camels and panthers used as 'extras' in films. Several films, including the first two Belgian feature films ''La Fille de Delft'' and the sadly prophetic ''[[Maudite soit la guerre]]'' (in hand-painted colours) were shot by Alfred Machin in the studio of Karreveld Castle. Since 1999, the castle hosts from mid-July to September the {{ill|Festival Bruxellons!|fr}}, a theatre festival open to other [[performing arts]] (i.e. magic, music, circus, etc.).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bruxellons.be/|title=Festival Bruxellons!}}</ref>
* The Municipal Museum of Molenbeek (MoMuse), housed in the prestigious building of the Academy of Drawing and Visual Arts.{{sfn|Demanet|De Zuttere|2023|p=42}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.momuse.be/|title=MoMuse – MuséeMolenbeekMuseum|website=momuse.be|access-date=2019-09-01}}</ref>
* The ''Vaartkapoen'' statue, on the {{lang|fr|Place Sainctelette|italic=no}}/{{lang|nl| Sainctelettesquare|italic=no}}.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-04-01 |title=Le Vaartkapoen – Molenbeek-Saint-Jean {{!}} BE-monumen |url=https://be-monumen.be/patrimoine-belge/le-vaartkapoen-molenbeek-saint-jean/ |access-date=2022-06-25 |website=be-monumen.be |language=fr-FR}}</ref>

Moreover, several rundown industrial buildings have been renovated and converted into prime real estate and other community functions. Examples include:
* The ''Fonderie'', a former [[Smelting|smelter]] of the ''Compagnie des Bronzes de Bruxelles'', operational from 1854 to 1979, now home to [[La Fonderie, Brussels Museum of Industry and Labour|Brussels' Museum of Industry and Labour]]. The museum focuses on the industry, coupled with the social history of Molenbeek, and the impact of industrialisation on the development of the municipality.{{sfn|Demanet|De Zuttere|2023|p=18–19}}<ref name=":0" />
* The ''Raffinerie'', a former [[sugar refinery]], now the site of a cultural and modern dance complex.
* The ''Bottelarij'', a bottling plant that housed the [[Royal Flemish Theatre]] during its renovation in the centre of Brussels.
* The [[Millennium Iconoclast Museum of Art]] (MIMA), a museum dedicated to culture 2.0 and to [[urban art]] opened in April 2016, in the former buildings of the [[Belle-Vue Brewery|Belle-Vue]] brewery, and is the first of the kind in Europe.{{sfn|Demanet|De Zuttere|2023|p=42}}<ref>{{cite web|title=MIMA : ouverture d'un musée du street art au coeur de Molenbeek|url=http://culturebox.francetvinfo.fr/expositions/mima-ouverture-d-un-musee-du-street-art-au-coeur-de-molenbeek-240413|access-date=2016-07-26}}</ref>
* The impressive buildings of the former goods station of [[Tour & Taxis]] and the surrounding area bordering the municipality, which are being turned into residences, as well as commercial enterprises.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tour & Taxis {{!}} perspective.brussels |url=https://perspective.brussels/fr/projets/territoire-du-canal/tour-taxis |access-date=2022-06-07 |website=perspective.brussels |date=22 August 2017 |language=fr}}</ref>
* Brussels' Circus School, installed in the buildings of Tour & Taxis.<ref>{{cite web|title=École de Cirque de Bruxelles – École de Cirque de Bruxelles|url=https://www.ecbru.be/|access-date=2019-09-01|language=fr-FR}}</ref>

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File:Chateau du Karreveld - Molenbeek.jpg|[[Karreveld Castle]]
File:Doperremig19.jpg|[[World War I]] memorial on the {{lang|fr|Boulevard du Jubilé|italic=no}}/{{lang|nl|Jubelfeestlaan|italic=no}}
File:Molenbeek Cité Diongre N°33-34 30006.jpg|Diongre [[Garden city movement|garden city]]
File:Fonderie Bxl.JPG|The ''Fonderie'', [[La Fonderie, Brussels Museum of Industry and Labour|Brussels' Museum of Industry and Labour]]
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