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Brussels, [a] officially the Brussels-Capital Region, [b] [12] [13] is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium. [14] The Brussels-Capital Region is located in the central portion of the country and is a part of both the French Community of Belgium [15] and the Flemish ...
The City of Brussels [a] is the largest municipality and historical centre of the Brussels-Capital Region, [b] as well as the capital of the French Community of Belgium, the Flemish Region (from which it is separate) and Belgium. [2] The City of Brussels is also the administrative centre of the European Union, as it hosts a number of principal ...
Brussels agglomeration. The Brussels metropolitan area (French: Région métropolitaine de Bruxelles; Dutch: Stedelijk gebied van Brussel) is the metropolitan area of Brussels. The metropolitan area covers three regions with an area of 3,377 km 2 (1,304 sq mi). The largest cities or towns within the metropolitan area are Brussels, Leuven and ...
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.
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 ...
Cureghem (French, pronounced [kyʁəɡɛm]) or Kuregem (Dutch, pronounced [ˈkyrəɣɛm] ⓘ) is a district of Brussels, Belgium, located just south-west of the Pentagon (Brussels' city centre). [1] Covering 2 km 2 (0.77 sq mi) and with a population of 22,741 inhabitants on 1 January 2009, it is one of the region's largest and most populated ...
The basilica, on the Koekelberg hill, is a landmark on the Brussels skyline. The cupola's platform offers an excellent panoramic view of Brussels and the wider region of Flemish Brabant. [2] [13] Visitors can reach the platform either by stairs or by two lifts commissioned in the spring of 2012, in the form of a cage and two fully glazed cabins ...
Ixelles is located in the south-east of Brussels and is divided into two parts by the Avenue Louise/Louizalaan, which is part of the City of Brussels.The municipality's smaller western part includes the Rue du Bailli/Baljuwstraat and extends roughly from the Avenue Louise to the Avenue Brugmann / Brugmannlaan, whilst its larger eastern part includes campuses of Brussels' two leading ...