building Justus Lipsius

The Justus Lipsius building, located in the European Quarter of , Belgium, was the headquarters of the Council of the European Union from 1995, and the de facto home of the European Council from 2002, until their relocation to the adjacent newly constructed at the beginning of 2017.
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: auxiliary building for the European Council and Council of the EU
  • Also known as: Justus Lipsius building” and “Justus-Lipsius-Gebaeude

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Europa Building and building Berlaymont.

Public building
The is the seat of the European Council and Council of the European Union, located on the Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat in the European Quarter of , Belgium. is situated 130 metres northwest of building Justus Lipsius.

Public building
The Berlaymont building is an office building in , Belgium, which houses the headquarters of the European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union. is situated 260 metres north of building Justus Lipsius.

Museum
The is a history museum and cultural institution in , Belgium, focusing on the recent history of Europe. It is an initiative by the European Parliament, and was proposed in 2007 by the Parliament's then-president, Hans-Gert Pöttering; it opened on 6 May 2017. is situated 260 metres southwest of building Justus Lipsius.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include European Quarter and Squares Quarter.

The in , is a large office area east of the center which is mostly taken up by the European Union. The district also houses the large Parc de Cinquantenaire and a beautiful, but expensive, residential area on its northern edge.

Neighborhood
The is a quarter of , Belgium. The district is the northern spur of the European Quarter, located between and the .

Neighborhood
The is a quarter of , Belgium. The term is sometimes confused with the European Quarter, as the area has come to be dominated by the institutions of the European Union and related organisations, although the two terms are not in fact…

building Justus Lipsius

Latitude
50.8414° or 50° 50′ 29″ north
Longitude
4.38139° or 4° 22′ 53″ east
Elevation
68 metres (223 feet)
Open location code
9F26R9RJ+HH
Geo­Names ID
6948613
Wiki­data ID
Q1714471
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