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.

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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 Zuid and Grand Place.

Zuid

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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.

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.

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 280 metres southwest of The King of Spain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pentagon and Brussels.

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.

Brussels

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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.