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The Grand-Place of Brussels is the location of the city's Town Hall, and thus its political centre. It also housed the largest marketplace in the city (hence its official names Grote Markt or Groote Markt , pronounced [ˌɣroːtə ˈmɑr(ə)kt] ⓘ ; literally meaning "Big Market", in Dutch).
The City of Brussels [a] is the largest municipality and historical centre of the Brussels-Capital Region, [b] as well as the capital of the French Community of Belgium, the Flemish Region (from which it is separate) and Belgium. [2] The City of Brussels is also the administrative centre of the European Union, as it hosts a number of principal ...
It is located on the south side of the Grand-Place/Grote Markt (Brussels' main square), opposite the neo-Gothic King's House or Bread House [a] building, housing the Brussels City Museum. [ 1 ] Erected between 1401 and 1455, the Town Hall is the only remaining medieval building of the Grand-Place and is considered a masterpiece of civil Gothic ...
The Place des Palais is flanked by Brussels Park to the north, the Royal Palace of Brussels to the south, the Academy Palace to the east and the BELvue Museum to the west. This area is served by Brussels-Central railway station , as well as by the metro stations Parc/Park (on lines 1 and 5 ) and Trône/Troon (on lines 2 and 6 ).
The Pentagon (French: Pentagone; Dutch: Vijfhoek) or Brussels' city centre [1] is the historical city centre of Brussels, Belgium, within the contours of the Small Ring inner ring road. The Small Ring is located on the site of the second walls of Brussels , which were built in the 16th century.
Tourist attractions in the City of Brussels and in the Brussels-Capital Region. Subcategories This category has the following 14 subcategories, out of 14 total.