Le Cheval Marin
Le Cheval Marin or Het Zeepaard is a monumental corner building in Brussels, located at Rue du Marché aux Porcs/Varkensmarkt 25 and Quai aux Briques/Baksteenkaai 90.Photo: Nenea hartia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Apartment building
- Description: building in Brussels
- Also known as: “Het Zeepaard”, “Le Cheval Marin - Het Zeepaard”, and “The Sea Horse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Anspach Fountain and Manneken Pis.
Anspach Fountain
Fountain
Photo: EmDee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Anspach Fountain is an eclectic-style fountain-obelisk erected between 1895 and 1897 in the centre of the Place de Brouckère/De Brouckèreplein in Brussels, Belgium.
Manneken Pis
Photo: Myrabella, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 1 km south of Le Cheval Marin.
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 southeast of Le Cheval Marin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dansaert area and Rive Gauche - Linkeroever.
Rive Gauche - Linkeroever
Neighborhood
Photo: Mario Scolas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rive Gauche - Linkeroever is a neighborhood.
Centre
Photo: Hullie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Centre is the historic centre of Brussels, including the world's most beautiful town square, the Grand-Place which is listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Le Cheval Marin
- Categories: Estaminet, building, and residential building
- Location: Brussels, Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital, Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.85344° or 50° 51′ 12″ northLongitude
4.34646° or 4° 20′ 47″ eastLevels
3Open location code
9F26V83W+9HOpenStreetMap ID
way 244497433OpenStreetMap feature
building=apartmentsWikidata ID
Q27995486
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Walloon—“Le Cheval Marin” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Het Zeepaard”
- Dutch: “Le Cheval Marin”
- French: “Het Zeepaard”
- French: “Le Cheval Marin”
- German: “Das Seepferdchen”
- German: “Het Zeepaard”
- German: “Le Cheval Marin”
- Latin: “Het Zeepaard”
- Latin: “Le Cheval Marin”
- Limburgan: “Het Zeepaard”
- Limburgan: “Le Cheval Marin”
- Picard: “Het Zeepaard”
- Picard: “Le Cheval Marin”
- Vlaams: “Het Zeepaard”
- Vlaams: “Le Cheval Marin”
- Walloon: “Het Zeepaard”
- Walloon: “Le Cheval Marin”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Marché aux Porcs - Varkensmarkt and BRONKS.
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