Grand-Place

Grand-Place is in Mons, Hainaut, Wallonia. Access is restricted and requires permission. Grand-Place is situated nearby to the marketplace Marché aux fleurs, as well as near Cour de l’Âne Barré.

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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Access is restricted and requires permission.
Type: Pedestrian zone
Description: square in Mons, Belgium

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Photo: Fabrice duplaquet, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Belfry of Mons and Théâtre royal de Mons.

Belfry of Mons

Scenic viewpoint

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The Belfry of Mons is one of the more recent among the belfries of Belgium and France. At a height of 87 metres, it dominates the city of Mons, Belgium, which is itself constructed on a hill. Belfry of Mons is situated 180 metres west of Grand-Place.

Théâtre royal de Mons

Theater building

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Théâtre royal de Mons is a theater building.

Mundaneum

Museum

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The Mundaneum was an institution that aimed to gather together all the world's knowledge and classify it according to a system known as the Universal Decimal Classification. Mundaneum is situated 410 metres northeast of Grand-Place.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hyon and Nimy.

Hyon

Village

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hyon is a sub-municipality of the city of Mons located in the province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1972. On 1 January 1972, it was merged into Mons.

Nimy

Village

Photo: Èl-Gueuye-Noere, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Nimy is a sub-municipality of the city of Mons located in the province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1972. On 1 January 1972, it was merged into Mons.

Cuesmes

Village

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Cuesmes is a sub-municipality of the city of Mons located in the province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1972. On 1 January 1972, it was merged into Mons. Cuesmes is situated 3 km southwest of Grand-Place.

Grand-Place

Category: grand place
Location: Mons, Arrondissement of Mons, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

50.45448° or 50° 27′ 16″ north

Longitude

3.95245° or 3° 57′ 9″ east

Open location code

9F25FX32+QX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 37212331

OpenStreetMap feature

highway=pedestrian

Wikidata ID

Q2791212

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to French—“Grand-Place” goes by many names.

Chinese: “蒙斯大广场”
Dutch: “Grote Markt van Bergen”
Dutch: “Grote Markt”
French: “Grand-Place de Mons”
“Grand-Place of Mons”

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