Congress Column

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

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Comic centrum and Grand Place.

Museum
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The Belgian Comic Strip Center is a museum in central , 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 and . is situated 260 metres northwest of Congress Column.

Square
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The or Grote Markt is the central square 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 or Bread House building, housing the . is situated 1 km southwest of Congress Column.

Church
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The , usually shortened to the Cathedral of St. Gudula or St. Gudula by locals, is a medieval Catholic cathedral in central , Belgium. is situated 350 metres southwest of Congress Column.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Freedom Quarter and Saint-Josse-ten-Noode.

Neighborhood
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The is a quarter of , Belgium. It is situated between the Belgian Parliament and the Rue Royale/Koningsstraat, not far from the crossroads with the Small Ring.

Town
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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.

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The is the historical center of . It derives its name from the pentagonal shape of the inner beltway that surrounds the area. The 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.

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”

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

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