Monument of the Thirteen Colonels

Monument of the Thirteen Colonels is a memorial in , . Monument of the Thirteen Colonels is situated nearby to the park , as well as near the government office .
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  • Type: Memorial
  • Description: war memorial dedicated to the Secret Army in Brussels
  • Also known as: “Enclos des treize colonels - Erf van de dertien kolonels” and “Monument des Treize Colonels - Monument van de Dertien Kolonels”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Square Frère-Orban - Frère-Orbansquare and Palace of the Marquess of Assche.

Park
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is a park.

Castle
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is a castle.

Church
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The is a Catholic church situated on the Square Frère Orban/Frère-Orbansquare in the of , Belgium. Built between 1842 and 1849 in eclectic style, it is a national sanctuary dedicated to Saint Joseph, who has been the patron saint of Belgium and its predecessor states since 1679.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leopold Quarter and European Quarter.

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…

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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.

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.

Monument of the Thirteen Colonels

Latitude
50.84349° or 50° 50′ 37″ north
Longitude
4.37121° or 4° 22′ 16″ east
Open location code
9F26R9VC+9F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 997014287
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Wiki­data ID
Q109289846
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to German—“Monument of the Thirteen Colonels” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Raad van State - Conseil d’État - Staatsrat and Directorate-General for Research and Innovation.

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