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Tayyib-Ism [1] is a small town in north-western Saudi Arabia in the province of Tabuk. [2] It is located in the upland area (314 m), approx. 10km east of the eastern coast of the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, at 28° 34' 0"n, 34° 50' 0"e. [3] [4] To the west of the village there are unspoiled coral reefs.
The Hôtel Solvay (French: Hôtel Solvay; Dutch: Hotel Solvay) is a large historic town house in Brussels, Belgium.It was designed by Victor Horta for Armand Solvay, the son of the chemist and industrialist Ernest Solvay, and built between 1895 and 1900, in Art Nouveau style.
It is located on the south side of the Grand-Place/Grote Markt (Brussels' main square), opposite the neo-Gothic King's House or Bread House [a] building, housing the Brussels City Museum. [ 1 ] Erected between 1401 and 1455, the Town Hall is the only remaining medieval building of the Grand-Place and is considered a masterpiece of civil Gothic ...
The 94-metre-tall (308 ft) hotel is the highest public viewpoint in Brussels. The building is one of the most widely recognised high-rise buildings on Brussels' skyline. When city officials decided that for the long-term tall buildings should disappear in Brussels, they opted not to include the hotel on the list with buildings to be removed.
The Atomium, with over 600,000 visitors per year, is the most popular tourist attraction in Brussels, and acts as an international symbol of both the city and country. [17] In addition to its heritage value, it is also a cultural place and an art centre. [17]
The Royal Palace of Brussels (French: Palais royal de Bruxelles [palɛ ʁwajal də bʁysɛl]; Dutch: Koninklijk Paleis van Brussel [ˈkoːnɪŋklək paːˈlɛis fɑm ˈbrʏsəl]; [a] German: Königlicher Palast von Brüssel [ˈkøːnɪklɪçɐ paˈlast fɔn ˈbʁʏsl̩]) is the official palace of the King and Queen of the Belgians in the centre of the nation's capital, Brussels.
Bruxelles, ville d'Art et d'Histoire (in French). Vol. 3. Brussels: Éditions de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale. Heymans, Vincent (2011). Les maisons de la Grand-Place de Bruxelles (in French). Brussels: CFC Éditions. ISBN 978-2-930018-89-8. State, Paul F. (2004). Historical dictionary of Brussels. Historical dictionaries of cities of the ...
The square is located on the transition between Brussels' historic city centre (the Pentagon) and the Northern Quarter business district (also called Little Manhattan), an exponent of modern Brussels. It is an important communication node in the city both in terms of road network and public transport. Many hotels, offices and shops adjoin it.