Freedom Quarter

The Freedom Quarter is a quarter of , Belgium. It is situated between the Belgian Parliament and the Rue Royale/Koningsstraat, not far from the crossroads with the Small Ring.
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  • Type: Neighborhood
  • Description: neighbourhood in the Pentagon, Brussels, Belgium
  • Also known as: “Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-ter-Sneeuwwijk”, “Our Lady of the Snows Quarter”, “Quartier des Libertés”, “Quartier des Libertés - Vrijheidswijk”, “Quartier Notre-Dame-aux-Neiges”, and “Vrijheidswijk”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cirque Royal and Grand Place.

Theater building
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The or Koninklijk Circus, meaning "Royal Circus", is an entertainment venue in , Belgium. Conceived by the architect Wilhelm Kuhnen in 1953, the building has a circular appearance, but in fact is constructed as a regular polygon.

Square
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The or Grote Markt is the central of , Belgium. It is surrounded by opulent Baroque guildhalls of the former Guilds of Brussels and two larger edifices; the city's Flamboyant , and the neo-Gothic King's House or Bread House building, containing the .

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is a landmark 55.5 cm bronze fountain sculpture in central , Belgium, depicting a puer mingens: a nude boy urinating into the fountain's basin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint-Josse-ten-Noode and Royal Quarter.

Town
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or Sint-Joost-ten-Node, often simply called Saint-Josse in French or Sint-Joost in Dutch, is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium.

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The is a quarter in the historic upper town of , Belgium. It is situated between , the , the and the . It is an excellent example of 18th-century urban architecture.

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The is the historical center of . It derives its name from the pentagonal shape of the inner beltway that surrounds the area. The 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.

Freedom Quarter

Latitude
50.84961° or 50° 50′ 59″ north
Longitude
4.36644° or 4° 21′ 59″ east
Open location code
9F26R9X8+RH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9942255902
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Wiki­data ID
Q2772297
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Swedish—“Freedom Quarter” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-ter-Sneeuw”
  • Dutch: “Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-ter-Sneeuwwijk”
  • Dutch: “Vrijheidswijk”
  • French: “quartier des Libertés”
  • French: “Quartier des Libertés”
  • French: “quartier Notre-Dame-aux-Neiges”
  • Italian: “Libertés”
  • Italian: “Quartier des libertés”
  • Slovenian: “Quartier des Libertés”
  • Swedish: “Frihetskvarteren”
  • Swedish: “Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-ter-Sneeuw”
  • Swedish: “Our Lady of the Snow”
  • Swedish: “Quartier des libertés”
  • Swedish: “Vrijheidswijk”
  • Swedish: “Wijk van de Vrijheden”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Îlot Sacré and Mont des Arts - Kunstberg.

Notable Places Nearby

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