Garden of the Mont des Arts

Garden of the Mont des Arts is a park in Brussels, Belgium. Garden of the Mont des Arts is situated nearby to KBR Museum, as well as near the convention center Square – Brussels Convention Centre.

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Type: Park
Description: park in Brussels, Belgium
Also known as: “Jardin du Mont des Arts - Tuin van de Kunstberg”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Royal Library of Belgium and Manneken Pis.

Royal Library of Belgium

Library

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The Royal Library of Belgium is the national library of Belgium. The institution owns several collections of historical importance, like the Library of the Dukes of Burgundy, and is the depository for all books ever published in Belgium or abroad by Belgian authors.

Manneken Pis

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Manneken Pis is a landmark 55.5 cm bronze fountain sculpture in central Brussels, Belgium, depicting a puer mingens: a nude boy urinating into the fountain's basin. Manneken Pis is situated 500 metres west of Garden of the Mont des Arts.

Grand Place

Square

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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 450 metres northwest of Garden of the Mont des Arts.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Royal Quarter and Pentagon.

Royal Quarter

Neighborhood

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The Royal Quarter is a quarter in the historic upper town of Brussels, Belgium. It is situated between Brussels Park, the Royal Palace, the Mont des Arts/Kunstberg and the Sablon/Zavel. It is an excellent example of 18th-century urban architecture.

Pentagon

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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.