Brussels
Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital
Etterbeek

Statue of Europe

The Statue of Europe is a sculpture symbolising peace through European integration, while at the same time aiming to demonstrate the motto of the European Union, "United in Diversity".
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  • Type: Work of art
  • Artwork type: sculpture
  • Description: sculpture by Bernard Romain

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chapel of the Resurrection and House of European History.

Church
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The , or the Chapel for Europe, is a Catholic church with an ecumenical vocation located in the heart of the Brussels' European Quarter, next to the former .

Museum
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The is a history museum and cultural institution in , 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. is situated 160 metres south of Statue of Europe.

Public building
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The is the seat of the European Council and Council of the European Union, located on the Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat in the European Quarter of , Belgium. is situated 180 metres northeast of Statue of Europe.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include European Quarter and Leopold Quarter.

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The in , 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.

Neighborhood
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The is a quarter of , 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…

Neighborhood
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The is a quarter of , Belgium. The district is the northern spur of the European Quarter, located between and the .

Statue of Europe

Latitude
50.84141° or 50° 50′ 29″ north
Longitude
4.37871° or 4° 22′ 43″ east
Inception
2003
Open location code
9F26R9RH+HF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5287880090
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­artwork
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­sculpture
Wiki­data ID
Q1736784
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Statue of Europe” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include SCIC and Convent Van Maerlant.

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