City of Brussels
Brussels is the capital of Belgium and one of the three administrative regions within the country, together with Flanders and Wallonia. Apart from its role within its country, it is also an internationally important city, hosting numerous international institutions, and in particular the headquarters of NATO and the core institutions of the European Union.- Type: Locality with 182,000 residents
- Also known as: “21004”
- Historically known as: “比律悉”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Manneken Pis and Grand Place.
Manneken Pis
Photo: Myrabella, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Manneken Pis is a landmark 55.5 cm bronze fountain sculpture in central Brussels, Belgium, depicting a puer mingens: a nude boy urinating into the fountain's basin.
Grand Place
Square
Photo: Celuici, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Grand-Place or Grote Markt is the central square of Brussels, Belgium. It is surrounded by opulent Baroque guildhalls of the former Guilds of Brussels and two larger edifices; the city's Flamboyant Town Hall, and the neo-Gothic King's House or Bread House building, containing the Brussels City Museum.
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
Museum
Photo: Suicasmo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium are a group of art museums in Brussels, Belgium. They are part of the institutions of the Belgian Federal Science Policy Office and consist of six museums: the Oldmasters Museum, the Magritte Museum, the Fin-de-Siècle Museum, the Modern Museum, the Antoine Wiertz Museum and the Constantin Meunier Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pentagon and Centre.
Pentagon
Photo: Hullie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Pentagon is the historical center of Brussels. It derives its name from the pentagonal shape of the inner beltway that surrounds the area. The Pentagon of Brussels encompasses many charming and beautiful attractions, with deeply ornate buildings on the Grand-Place/Grote Markt, and a fish-and-crustacean overdose of St.
Centre
Photo: Hullie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Centre is the historic centre of Brussels, including the world's most beautiful town square, the Grand-Place which is listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site.
City of Brussels
Latitude
50.8512° or 50° 51′ 4″ northLongitude
4.3453° or 4° 20′ 43″ eastPopulation
182,000Elevation
25 metres (82 feet)Open location code
9F26V82W+F4GeoNames ID
3337389
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“City of Brussels” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Brussel·les”
- Chinese: “布魯塞爾”
- Dutch: “Brussel”
- Dutch: “Stad Brussel”
- French: “Bruxelles”
- French: “Ville de Bruxelles”
- German: “Brüssel”
- Spanish: “Bruselas”
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