The Wheelbarrow

The Wheelbarrow is an apartment building in Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital, Belgium. The Wheelbarrow is situated nearby to the apartment building Maison du Sac, as well as near The King of Spain.

Photo: EmDee, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Apartment building
Description: guild house in Brussels now used as café
Also known as: “Maison de la Brouette - Den Cruywagen”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Zuid and Grand Place.

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.

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 270 metres southwest of The Wheelbarrow.

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.