Royal Quarter

The Royal Quarter is a quarter in the historic upper town of , Belgium. It is situated between , the , the and the . It is an excellent example of 18th-century urban architecture.
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  • Type: Neighborhood
  • Description: neighbourhood in the Pentagon, Brussels, Belgium
  • Also known as: “Koningswijk”, “Koninklijke Wijk”, “Quartier de la Cour”, “Quartier royal”, and “Quartier Royal - Koninklijke Wijk”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Zuid and Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium.

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Bruxelles-Midi or Brussel-Zuid is the hub of train network in the south of . The station lacks a single common English term, and it's usually common to see both native names used interchangeably.

Government office
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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 and the .

Museum
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The is a music museum in the Royal Quarter of , Belgium. It is part of the Royal Museums of Art and History and is internationally renowned for its collection of next to 10,000 instruments.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mont des Arts - Kunstberg and Matonge.

Locality
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is a locality.

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Matongé is a district in , the capital of , and home to its population originating from the Congo.

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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.

Royal Quarter

Latitude
50.84241° or 50° 50′ 33″ north
Longitude
4.35977° or 4° 21′ 35″ east
Open location code
9F26R9R5+XW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 10177905465
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Wiki­data ID
Q28472160
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Royal Quarter” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Barri Reial”
  • Czech: “Koningswijk”
  • Czech: “Koninklijke Wijk”
  • Czech: “Královská čtvrť v Bruselu”
  • Czech: “quartier de la Cour”
  • Czech: “Quartier royal”
  • Dutch: “Koningswijk”
  • Dutch: “Koninklijke Wijk”
  • French: “quartier de la Cour”
  • French: “quartier royal”
  • French: “Quartier Royal”
  • Italian: “Quartiere Royal (Bruxelles)”
  • Italian: “Quartiere Royal”
  • Russian: “Королевский район (Брюссель)”
  • Russian: “Королевский район”
  • Serbian: “Краљевски кварт у Бриселу”
  • Slovenian: “Kraljevska četrt”
  • Swedish: “Koninklijke Wijk”
  • Swedish: “Kungliga kvarteren”
  • Swedish: “quartier de la Cour”

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Localities in the Area

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