Royal Palace of Brussels

The Royal Palace of Brussels is the official palace of the King and Queen of the Belgians in the centre of the nation's capital, . However, it is not used as a royal residence, as the king and his family live in the Royal Palace of Laeken in northern Brussels.
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  • Type: Palace
  • Description: palace in Brussels, Belgium
  • Also known as: “King’s palace”, “Koenigspalast”, “Königspalast”, and “Royal Palace, Brussels”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Place des Palais and Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium.

Square
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The or Paleizenplein, meaning "Palaces' Square", is a major in the of , Belgium. Created in 1827, it is, along with the Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat, the Rue Ducale/Hertogstraat and the Rue Royale/Koningsstraat, one of the four thoroughfares surrounding .

Museum
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The are a group of art museums in , Belgium. They are part of the institutions of the Belgian Federal Science Policy Office and consist of six museums: the , the , the , the Modern Museum, the Antoine Wiertz Museum and the Constantin Meunier Museum. is situated 310 metres west of Royal Palace of Brussels.

Museum
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The is a museum in the of , Belgium, focusing on the history of Belgium. It is managed by the King Baudouin Foundation. is situated 120 metres west of Royal Palace of Brussels.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Royal Quarter and Leopold Quarter.

Neighborhood
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The is a quarter in the historic upper town of , Belgium. It is situated between , the Royal Palace, the and the . It is an excellent example of 18th-century urban architecture.

Neighborhood
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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…

Neighborhood
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The is a quarter of , Belgium. It is situated between the Belgian Parliament and the Rue Royale/Koningsstraat, not far from the crossroads with the Small Ring.

Royal Palace of Brussels

Latitude
50.8427° or 50° 50′ 34″ north
Longitude
4.36238° or 4° 21′ 45″ east
Elevation
64 metres (210 feet)
Open location code
9F26R9V6+3X
Geo­Names ID
6948625
Wiki­data ID
Q635307
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Wu Chinese—“Royal Palace of Brussels” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Palaciu Real de Bruxeles”
  • Basque: “Bruselako errege-erreginen jauregia”
  • Belarusian: “Каралеўскі палац, Брусель”
  • Belarusian: “Каралеўскі палац”
  • Bulgarian: “Кралски дворец (Брюксел)”
  • Bulgarian: “Кралски дворец”
  • Catalan: “Palau reial de Brussel·les”
  • Catalan: “Palau Reial de Brussel·les”
  • Chinese: “布魯塞爾王宮”
  • Czech: “Koninklijk Paleis van Brussel”
  • Czech: “Královský palác v Bruselu”
  • Czech: “Palais Royal de Bruxelles”
  • Danish: “Kongeslottet i Bruxelles”
  • Dutch: “Koninklijk Paleis van Brussel”
  • Dutch: “Koninklijk Paleis, Brussel”
  • Esperanto: “Reĝa Palaco de Bruselo”
  • French: “palais royal de Bruxelles”
  • French: “Palais royal de Bruxelles”
  • French: “Palais Royal de Bruxelles”
  • French: “palais royal, Bruxelles”
  • Galician: “Palacio Real de Bruxelas”
  • German: “Königlicher Palast von Brüssel”
  • German: “Königlicher Palast”
  • Greek: “Βασιλικό Ανάκτορο των Βρυξελλών”
  • Greek: “Βασιλικό Παλάτι των Βρυξελλών”
  • Hebrew: “הארמון המלכותי של בריסל”
  • Hebrew: “הארמון המלכותי”
  • Hungarian: “Brüsszeli Királyi Palota”
  • Indonesian: “Istana Kerajaan Brussel”
  • Italian: “Palazzo reale di Bruxelles”
  • Italian: “Palazzo Reale di Bruxelles”
  • Japanese: “ブリュッセル王宮”
  • Korean: “브뤼셀 왕궁”
  • Latin: “Palatium Regium Bruxellense”
  • Limburgan: “Keuninklik Paleis”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Det kongelige slott i Bruxelles”
  • Persian: “قصر سلطنتی بروکسل”
  • Persian: “کاخ سلطنتی بروکسل”
  • Picard: “Palais roéyal”
  • Polish: “Pałac Królewski w Brukseli”
  • Portuguese: “Palácio Real de Bruxelas”
  • Russian: “Королевский дворец”
  • Scots: “Ryal Pailace o Brussels”
  • Serbian: “Краљевска палата у Бриселу”
  • Slovak: “Kráľovský palác”
  • Slovenian: “kraljeva palača v Bruslju”
  • Slovenian: “Kraljeva palača, Bruselj”
  • Slovenian: “kraljeva palača”
  • Spanish: “Palacio Real de Bruselas”
  • Swedish: “Kungliga slottet i Bryssel”
  • Ukrainian: “Королівський палац”
  • Vlaams: “Keunienklik Paleis”
  • Welsh: “Palas Brenhinol”
  • Wu Chinese: “布鲁塞尔皇宫”

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