Pentagon

The Pentagon is the historical center of . 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.
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  • Type: city center
  • Description: inner city of Brussels within the inner ring road, Belgium
  • Also known as: “Brussel Centrum”, “Brussels Centrum”, “Brusselse binnenstad”, “Brusselse Vijfhoek”, “Cœur de Bruxelles”, and “le Pentagone”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Manneken Pis and Grand Place.

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

Square
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The or Grote Markt is the central of , Belgium. It is surrounded by opulent Baroque guildhalls of the former Guilds of Brussels and two larger edifices; the city's Flamboyant , and the neo-Gothic King's House or Bread House building, containing the .

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Centre and Molenbeek and surroundings.

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The is the historic of , including the world's most beautiful town square, the Grand-Place which is listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Molenbeek and neighbouring quarters in have a bit of a shoddy reputation, in part due to overhyped media reports and in part due to genuine issues.

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

Pentagon

Latitude
50.84677° or 50° 50′ 48″ north
Longitude
4.35242° or 4° 21′ 9″ east
Open location code
9F26R9W2+PX
Wiki­data ID
Q18435290
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Pentagon” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Pentagon”
  • Chinese: “五边形”
  • Czech: “Brusel centrum”
  • Czech: “Pentagon v Bruselu”
  • Czech: “Pentagone”
  • Czech: “Vijfhoek”
  • Dutch: “Brussel Centrum”
  • Dutch: “Brusselse binnenstad”
  • Dutch: “Brusselse Vijfhoek”
  • Dutch: “Vijfhoek”
  • Esperanto: “Kvinangulo”
  • French: “Cœur de Bruxelles”
  • French: “le Pentagone”
  • French: “Pentagone”
  • Galician: “Pentágono”
  • German: “Fünfeck”
  • Hebrew: “פנטגון”
  • Italian: “Pentagono”
  • Japanese: “ペンタゴン”
  • Luxembourgish: “Pentagon”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Pentagon”
  • Slovenian: “Pentagon”
  • Slovenian: “Peterokotnik”
  • Slovenian: “središče Bruslja”
  • Swedish: “Bryssel centrum”
  • Swedish: “Pentagonen”
  • “Pentagon”

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