The King of Spain
The King of Spain is an apartment building in Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital, Belgium. The King of Spain is situated nearby to the apartment building The Wheelbarrow, as well as near Maison du Sac.Photo: EmDee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Apartment building
- Description: Guild house at the Grand-Place/Grote Markt, Brussels
- Also known as: “House of Bakers”, “Le Roi d’Espagne - Den Coninck van Spaignien”, and “Maison des boulangers - Bakkershuis”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Grand Place and Manneken Pis.
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.
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 280 metres southwest of The King of Spain.
Brussels Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Town Hall of the City of Brussels is a landmark building and the seat of that municipality of Brussels, Belgium. It is located on the south side of the Grand-Place/Grote Markt, opposite the neo-Gothic King's House or Bread House building, housing the Brussels City Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pentagon and Brussels.
Pentagon
Photo: Hullie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Brussels
Photo: Hullie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Brussels is the capital of Belgium and one of the three administrative regions within the country, together with Flanders and Wallonia. Apart from its role within its country, it is also an internationally important city, hosting numerous international institutions, and in particular the headquarters of NATO and the core institutions of the European Union.
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.
The King of Spain
- Categories: guild house, building, and residential building
- Location: Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital, Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.84717° or 50° 50′ 50″ northLongitude
4.35204° or 4° 21′ 7″ eastLevels
3Open location code
9F26R9W2+VROpenStreetMap ID
way 306856262OpenStreetMap feature
building=apartmentsWikidata ID
Q3280065
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“The King of Spain” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Bakkershuis”
- Dutch: “Den Coninck van Spaignien”
- French: “Le Roi d’Espagne”
- French: “Maison des Boulangers”
- French: “Maison du Roi d’Espagne”
- Spanish: “El Rey de España”
- Spanish: “Maison du Roi d’Espagne”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Wheelbarrow and Maison du Sac.
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