Place Rouppe

The Place Rouppe or Rouppeplein is a in central , Belgium. It is named in honour of Nicolas-Jean Rouppe, the first mayor of the City of Brussels following the Belgian Revolution of 1830.
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  • Type: Square
  • Description: square in Brussels, Belgium
  • Also known as: “Place Rouppe - Rouppeplein” and “Rouppeplein”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Manneken Pis and Grand Place.

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is a landmark 55.5 cm bronze fountain sculpture in central , Belgium, depicting a puer mingens: a nude boy urinating into the fountain's basin. is situated 380 metres northeast of Place Rouppe.

Square
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The or Grote Markt is the central 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 King's House or Bread House building, containing the . is situated 640 metres northeast of Place Rouppe.

Town hall
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The Town Hall of the is a landmark building and the seat of that municipality of , Belgium. It is located on the south side of the , opposite the neo-Gothic King's House or Bread House building, housing the . is situated 590 metres northeast of Place Rouppe.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint James‘ Quarter and Pentagon.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

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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.

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The is the historic of , including the world's most beautiful town square, the Grand-Place which is listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Place Rouppe

Latitude
50.8428° or 50° 50′ 34″ north
Longitude
4.34583° or 4° 20′ 45″ east
Named after
Nicolas-Jean Rouppe
Open location code
9F26R8VW+48
Open­Street­Map ID
way 257573120
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­square
Wiki­data ID
Q29020145
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In Other Languages

From Breton to Welsh—“Place Rouppe” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “place Rouppe - Rouppeplein”
  • Catalan: “place Rouppe - Rouppeplein”
  • Corsican: “place Rouppe - Rouppeplein”
  • Croatian: “place Rouppe - Rouppeplein”
  • Czech: “place Rouppe - Rouppeplein”
  • Danish: “place Rouppe - Rouppeplein”
  • Dutch: “Place Rouppe”
  • Dutch: “Rouppeplein”
  • Estonian: “place Rouppe - Rouppeplein”
  • Finnish: “place Rouppe - Rouppeplein”
  • French: “place Rouppe”
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  • French: “Rouppeplein”
  • Galician: “place Rouppe - Rouppeplein”
  • German: “place Rouppe - Rouppeplein”
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  • Italian: “place Rouppe - Rouppeplein”
  • Latvian: “place Rouppe - Rouppeplein”
  • Lithuanian: “place Rouppe - Rouppeplein”
  • Luxembourgish: “place Rouppe - Rouppeplein”
  • Narom: “place Rouppe - Rouppeplein”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “place Rouppe - Rouppeplein”
  • Polish: “place Rouppe - Rouppeplein”
  • Portuguese: “place Rouppe - Rouppeplein”
  • Portuguese: “Place Rouppe - Rouppeplein”
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  • Slovak: “place Rouppe - Rouppeplein”
  • Slovenian: “place Rouppe - Rouppeplein”
  • Spanish: “place Rouppe - Rouppeplein”
  • Spanish: “Place Rouppe - Rouppeplein”
  • Swedish: “place Rouppe - Rouppeplein”
  • Tahitian: “place Rouppe - Rouppeplein”
  • Turkish: “place Rouppe - Rouppeplein”
  • Welsh: “place Rouppe - Rouppeplein”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Comme chez Soi and Haute École Francisco Ferrer.

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