Congress Column

The Congress Column is a monumental column in , Belgium, commemorating the National Congress of 1830–31 and the establishment of the Belgian Constitution.
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  • Type: Monument
  • Description: monumental column in Brussels, Belgium
  • Also known as: “Colonne du Congrès - Congreskolom”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Comic centrum and Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula.

Museum
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The Belgian Comic Strip Center, also known as the… is situated 260 metres northwest of Congress Column.

Church
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The Cathedral of St. Michael and St. is situated 350 metres southwest of Congress Column.

Square
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The or Grote Markt is the central square of , Belgium. is situated 1 km southwest of Congress Column.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Freedom Quarter and Îlot Sacré.

Neighborhood
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The is a quarter of , Belgium.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Town
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or Sint-Joost-ten-Node, often…

Congress Column

Latitude
50.85011° or 50° 51′ 0″ north
Longitude
4.36345° or 4° 21′ 48″ east
Open location code
9F26V927+29
Open­Street­Map ID
node 475214141
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q600633
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Congress Column” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “國會柱”
  • Czech: “Kongresový sloup”
  • Dutch: “Congreskolom”
  • Finnish: “Congreskolom”
  • French: “colonne du Congrès”
  • French: “Colonne du Congrès”
  • German: “Kongress-Säule”
  • German: “Kongreßsäule”
  • Hebrew: “עמוד הקונגרס”
  • Indonesian: “Kolom Kongres”
  • Indonesian: “Tugu Kongres”
  • Italian: “colonna del Congresso”
  • Italian: “Colonna del Congresso”
  • Japanese: “コングレ広場”
  • Japanese: “コングレ記念塔”
  • Portuguese: “Coluna do Congresso”
  • Russian: “Колонна Конгресса”
  • Spanish: “Columna del Congreso”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and Place du Congrès - Congresplein.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Congrès and Duke’s Bar.

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