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Sablon area

The Sablon or Zavel is a neighbourhood and hill in the historic upper town of , Belgium. At its heart are twin squares: the larger Grand Sablon or Grote Zavel square in the north-west and the smaller Petit Sablon or Kleine Zavel square and garden in the south-east, divided by the and the Rue de la Régence/Regentschapstraat.
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  • Type: Neighborhood
  • Description: neighbourhood in the Pentagon, Brussels, Belgium
  • Also known as: “Quartier du Sablon”, “Sablon”, “Sablon - Zavel”, “Sablon, Brussels”, “Zavel”, and “Zavelwijk”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of Our Lady of Victories at the Sablon and Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium.

Church
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The , or the Church of Our Lady of the Sablon, is a Catholic church in the Sablon/Zavel district of , Belgium.

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.

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is a landmark 55.5 cm bronze fountain sculpture in central , Belgium, depicting a puer mingens: a naked little boy urinating into the fountain's basin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Royal Quarter and Pentagon.

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

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The is the historical center of . It derives its name from the pentagonal shape of the inner beltway that surrounds the area. The 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.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Sablon area

Latitude
50.84055° or 50° 50′ 26″ north
Longitude
4.35572° or 4° 21′ 21″ east
Elevation
55 metres (180 feet)
Abbreviation
“Sablon”
Open location code
9F26R9R4+67
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8745207508
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
11395788
Wiki­data ID
Q949445
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Swedish—“Sablon area” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “萨布隆”
  • Dutch: “buurt Sablon”
  • Dutch: “Zavel”
  • Dutch: “Zavelwijk”
  • Dutch: “Zoûvel”
  • French: “Quartier des Sablons”
  • French: “quartier du Sablon”
  • French: “quartier Sablon”
  • French: “Sablon”
  • Galician: “Sablon”
  • Italian: “Sablons (Bruxelles)”
  • Italian: “Sablons”
  • Slovenian: “sablon”
  • Spanish: “Sablon (Bruselas)”
  • Spanish: “Sablon”
  • Swedish: “Sablonkvarteren”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Mont des Arts - Kunstberg and La Marolle - De Marol.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sablon Antiques Market and Presbytery of Our Lady of Victories at the Sablon.

Brussels: Must-Visit Destinations

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