Brussels Town Hall
The Town Hall of the City of Brussels is a landmark building and the seat of that municipality of Brussels, Belgium. It is located on the south side of the Grand-Place/Grote Markt, opposite the neo-Gothic King's House or Bread House building, housing the Brussels City Museum.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Town hall
- Description: city hall and historic building in Brussels
- Also known as: “Brussels City Hall”, “Hôtel de ville de Bruxelles”, “Hôtel de Ville de Bruxelles - Stadhuis van Brussel”, and “Stadhuis van Brussel”
- Wheelchair access: no
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Grand Place and Manneken Pis.
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.
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 naked little boy urinating into the fountain's basin. Manneken Pis is situated 210 metres southwest of Brussels Town Hall.
Brussels City Museum
Museum
Photo: Myrabella, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Brussels City Museum is a municipal museum on the Grand-Place/Grote Markt of Brussels, Belgium. Conceived in 1860 and inaugurated in 1887, it is dedicated to the history and folklore of the City of Brussels from its foundation into modern times, which…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pentagon and Saint James‘ Quarter.
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.
Brussels Town Hall
- Categories: former town hall, tourism, tourist attraction, and government building
- Location: Brussels, Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital, Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.8465° or 50° 50′ 47″ northLongitude
4.35177° or 4° 21′ 6″ eastElevation
48 metres (157 feet)Open location code
9F26R9W2+HPOpenStreetMap ID
way 1126164595OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=townhallOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=no
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Brussels Town Hall” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قاعة مدينة بروكسل”
- Basque: “Bruselako udaletxea”
- Belarusian: “Брусельская ратуша”
- Belarusian: “Брусэльская ратуша”
- Breton: “Ti-kêr Brusel”
- Catalan: “Ajuntament de Brussel·les”
- Chinese: “布魯塞爾市政廳”
- Chinese: “布鲁塞尔市政厅”
- Czech: “bruselská radnice”
- Czech: “Bruselská radnice”
- Dutch: “Hôtel de Ville de Bruxelles”
- Dutch: “Stadhuis van Brussel”
- Esperanto: “Urbodomo de Bruselo”
- Finnish: “Brysselin kaupungintalo”
- French: “Hôtel de ville de Bruxelles”
- French: “Hôtel de Ville de Bruxelles”
- French: “Stadhuis van Brussel”
- German: “Hôtel de Ville de Bruxelles”
- German: “Rathaus Brüssel”
- German: “Rathaus von Brüssel”
- German: “Stadhuis van Brussel”
- Greek: “Δημαρχείο των Βρυξελλών”
- Hebrew: “בית עיריית בריסל”
- Indonesian: “Balai Kota Brussel”
- Italian: “hôtel de ville de Bruxelles”
- Italian: “Municipio di Bruxelles”
- Italian: “stadhuis van Brussel”
- Japanese: “ブリュッセル市庁舎”
- Korean: “브뤼셀 시청”
- Korean: “브뤼셀 시청사”
- Korean: “브뤼셀시청”
- Polish: “Ratusz w Brukseli”
- Portuguese: “Prefeitura de Bruxelas”
- Russian: “Брюссельская ратуша”
- Russian: “Ратуша в Брюсселе”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Briselska gradska većnica”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Briselska gradska vijećnica”
- Slovak: “Radnica”
- Slovenian: “Bruseljska mestna hiša”
- Spanish: “Ayuntamiento de Bruselas”
- Spanish: “Municipalidad de Bruselas”
- Swedish: “Bryssels stadshus”
- Tatar: “Брюссель ратушасы”
- Thai: “ศาลาว่าการกรุงบรัสเซลส์”
- Turkish: “Brüksel Belediye Binası”
- Ukrainian: “Брюссельська ратуша”
- Ukrainian: “Ратуша”
- Western Frisian: “Stedhûs fan Brussel”
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