Famiris

Famiris is a government office in Brussels, Belgium. Famiris is situated nearby to the government office Iriscare, as well as near COCOM - GGC.

Opening hours: Monday—Friday 8:30 AM—4:30 PM
Type: Government office
Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Parlamentarium and House of European History.

Parlamentarium

Museum

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The Parlamentarium is the European Parliament's visitor centre, located in the Espace Léopold complex in Brussels, Belgium. Officially opened on 14 October 2011 by the Parliament's then-president, Jerzy Buzek, it hosts a permanent exhibition featuring numerous multimedia components that explain the workings of the European Parliament and other EU institutions. Parlamentarium is situated 110 metres south of Famiris.

House of European History

Museum

Photo: Lora1307, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The House of European History is a history museum and cultural institution in Brussels, Belgium, focusing on the recent history of Europe. It is an initiative by the European Parliament, and was proposed in 2007 by the Parliament's then-president, Hans-Gert Pöttering; it opened on 6 May 2017. House of European History is situated 350 metres east of Famiris.

Place du Luxembourg

Square

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The Place du Luxembourg or Luxemburgplein, meaning "Luxembourg Square", is a square in the European Quarter of Brussels, Belgium. It is better known by local European bureaucrats and journalists by one of its nicknames, Place Lux or Plux. Place du Luxembourg is situated 220 metres south of Famiris.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leopold Quarter and European Quarter.

Leopold Quarter

Neighborhood

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The Leopold Quarter is a quarter of Brussels, 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…

European Quarter

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The European Quarter in Brussels, Belgium is a large office area east of the center which is mostly taken up by the European Union. The district also houses the large Parc de Cinquantenaire and a beautiful, but expensive, residential area on its northern edge.