Defence Market

Defence Market is a convenience store in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital. Defence Market is situated nearby to the community center inser’action asbl, as well as near the sports venue Salle des sports Nelson Mandela - Sportzaal Nelson Mandela.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Brussels-North Railway Station and Grand Place.

Brussels-North Railway Station

Railway station

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Brussels-North railway station is one of the three major railway stations in Brussels, Belgium; the other two are Brussels-Central and Brussels-South. Every regular domestic and international train passing there has a planned stop. Brussels-North Railway Station is situated 440 metres northwest of Defence Market.

Grand Place

Square

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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, housing the Brussels City Museum. Grand Place is situated 1½ km southwest of Defence Market.

Manneken Pis

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Manneken Pis is a landmark 55.5 cm bronze fountain sculpture in central Brussels, Belgium, depicting a puer mingens: a nude boy urinating into the fountain's basin. Manneken Pis is situated 1½ km southwest of Defence Market.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Little Anatolia and Northern Quarter.

Little Anatolia

Neighborhood

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Little Anatolia is a neighborhood.

Northern Quarter

Neighborhood

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The Northern Quarter is the central business district of Brussels, Belgium. Like La Défense in Paris, the Docklands in London or the Zuidas in Amsterdam, the Northern Quarter consists of a concentration of high-rise buildings where many Belgian and multinational companies have their headquarters.