Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a memorial in Brussels, Belgium. Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is situated nearby to the square Place du Congrès - Congresplein, as well as near the monument Congress Column.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Memorial
- Description: tomb of a unknown soldier in Belgium
- Also known as: “Tombe du Soldat inconnu - Graf van de Onbekende Soldaat”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Congress Column and Comic centrum.
Congress Column
Monument
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Congress Column is a monumental column in Brussels, Belgium, commemorating the creation of the Belgian Constitution by the National Congress of 1830–31.
Comic centrum
Museum
Photo: Ramón, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Belgian Comic Strip Center is a museum in central Brussels, Belgium, dedicated to Belgian comics. It is located at 20, rue des Sables/Zandstraat, in an Art Nouveau building designed by Victor Horta, and can be accessed from Brussels-Congress railway station and Brussels-Central railway station. Comic centrum is situated 270 metres northwest of Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
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, housing the Brussels City Museum. Grand Place is situated 1 km southwest of Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Freedom Quarter and Saint-Josse-ten-Noode.
Freedom Quarter
Neighborhood
Photo: Ben2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Freedom Quarter is a quarter of Brussels, Belgium. It is situated between the Belgian Parliament and the Rue Royale/Koningsstraat, not far from the crossroads with the Small Ring.
Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
Town
Photo: charles lecompte, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Josse-ten-Noode or Sint-Joost-ten-Node, often simply called Saint-Josse in French or Sint-Joost in Dutch, is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium.
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.
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
- Categories: tomb of the unknown soldier and historic site
- Location: Brussels, Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital, Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.85009° or 50° 51′ 0″ northLongitude
4.36358° or 4° 21′ 49″ eastInception
November 11th, 1922Open location code
9F26V927+2COpenStreetMap ID
node 475214139OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=tombWikidata ID
Q2751486
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Italian—“Tomb of the Unknown Soldier” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Hrob neznámého vojáka v Bruselu”
- Dutch: “Graf van de onbekende soldaat”
- Dutch: “Graf van de Onbekende Soldaat”
- French: “Tombe du Soldat inconnu”
- French: “Tombe du Soldat Inconnu”
- German: “Grab des unbekannten Soldaten”
- German: “Grab des Unbekannter Soldat”
- Italian: “Tomba del Milite Ignoto”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Place du Congrès - Congresplein and Embassy of the Principality of Liechtenstein.
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