Eggevoord Tower

Eggevoord Tower is a tower in , . Eggevoord Tower is situated near , as well as near the government office .
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: 16th or 17th century tower in Leopold Park, Brussels, Belgium
  • Also known as: “Tour d’Eggevoort - Eggevoorttoren”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: House of European History and Leopold Park.

Museum
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The is a history museum and cultural institution in , Belgium, focusing on the recent history of Europe. It is an initiative by the European Parliament, and was proposed in 2007 by the Parliament's then-president, Hans-Gert Pöttering; it opened on 6 May 2017. is situated 270 metres north of Eggevoord Tower.

Park
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is an urban public park of 6.43 ha located within the of , Belgium. It is adjacent to the and the Paul-Henri Spaak building, the seat of the European Parliament. is situated 100 metres northwest of Eggevoord Tower.

Museum
Photo: Bernard J. Noël, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Museum of Natural Sciences is a museum in , Belgium, dedicated to natural history. It is a part of the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, itself part of the institutions of the Belgian Federal Science Policy Office. is situated 230 metres southwest of Eggevoord Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leopold Quarter and Etterbeek.

Neighborhood
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The is a quarter of , Belgium. The term is sometimes confused with the European Quarter, as the area has come to be dominated by the institutions of the European Union and related organisations, although the two terms are not in fact…

Town
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is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the eastern part of the region, it is bordered by the municipalities of , the , , , and .

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The in , is a large office area east of the center which is mostly taken up by the European Union. The district also houses the large Parc de Cinquantenaire and a beautiful, but expensive, residential area on its northern edge.

Eggevoord Tower

Latitude
50.83757° or 50° 50′ 15″ north
Longitude
4.37925° or 4° 22′ 45″ east
Established
1501–1699
Open location code
9F26R9QH+2M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 397508972
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q109968494
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to German—“Eggevoord Tower” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Vischhuis and Brulabo.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Résidence Parc Léopold - Residentie Leopoldpark and École préparatoire Emile Jacqmain.

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Worth a closer look: Brussels and Antwerp.

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