Archives of the City of Brussels
The Archives of the City of Brussels preserves documents related to the City of Brussels and its history. It holds the third largest collection of newspapers and periodicals in Belgium.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Opening hours: Monday—Friday 8:00 AM—4:00 PM
- Email: archives@brucity.be
- Type: Government office
- Description: city archive of the City of Brussels
- Also known as: “Archives de la Ville de Bruxelles - Archief van de Stad Brussel” and “Brussels Archives”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Zuid and Manneken Pis.
Zuid
Photo: Ingolf, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bruxelles-Midi or Brussel-Zuid is the hub of Belgium's train network in the south of Brussels. The station lacks a single common English term, and it's usually common to see both native names used interchangeably.
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 670 metres northeast of Archives of the City of Brussels.
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 northeast of Archives of the City of Brussels.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint James‘ Quarter and Mont des Arts - Kunstberg.
Mont des Arts - Kunstberg
Locality
Photo: Silver Dovelet, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mont des Arts - Kunstberg is a locality.
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.
Archives of the City of Brussels
- Categories: municipal archive, building, office, and government building
- Location: Brussels, Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital, Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.83956° or 50° 50′ 22″ northLongitude
4.34573° or 4° 20′ 45″ eastInception
1816Operator
City of BrusselsOpen location code
9F26R8QW+R7OpenStreetMap ID
way 260474620OpenStreetMap feature
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office=governmentWikidata ID
Q2860444
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Tatar—“Archives of the City of Brussels” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Bruselský městský archiv”
- Czech: “Městský archiv v Bruselu”
- Dutch: “Archief van Bussel”
- Dutch: “Archief van de Stad Brussel”
- French: “Archives de Bruxelles”
- French: “Archives de la Ville de Bruxelles”
- German: “Archiv Brüssel”
- German: “Archiv der Stadt Brüssel”
- Italian: “Archivi del Comune di Bruxelles”
- Spanish: “Archivos de la Ciudad de Bruselas”
- Tatar: “Брюссель шәһәре архивлары”
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Highlights include Les Tanneurs and Les ateliers des tanneurs.
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