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The Maison du Peuple (French, pronounced [mɛzɔ̃ dy pœpl]) or Volkshuis (Dutch, pronounced [ˈvɔlksˌɦœys]), both literally the "House of the People", was a public building located on the Place Emile Vandervelde / Emile Vanderveldeplein, in the Sablon/Zavel district of Brussels, Belgium.
The museum is situated on the north side of the square, opposite Brussels' Town Hall, in the Maison du Roi ("King's House") or Broodhuis ("Bread House" or "Bread Hall"). [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] This building, erected between 1504 and 1536, was rebuilt in the 19th century in its current neo-Gothic style by the architect Victor Jamaer [ fr ] .
Vol. 1. Brussels: Touring Club Royal de Belgique. Graffart, André (1980). "Register van het schilders-, goudslagers- en glazenmakersambacht van Brussel, 1707–1794". Doorheen de Nationale Geschiedenis (in Dutch). Brussels: State Archives in Belgium. Heymans, Vincent (2011). Les maisons de la Grand-Place de Bruxelles (in French). Brussels: CFC ...
Victor Horta: Maison du Peuple of the P.O.B. (Belgian Workers Party) (destroyed, Brussels), exterior 1, collection Hortamuseum ( ) Artist Victor Horta (1861–1947)
The Brussels City Museum is located in the Maison du Roi (King's House) or Broodhuis (Bread House). As early as the 12th century, the King's House (French: Maison du Roi) was a wooden building where bread was sold, hence the name it kept in Dutch; Broodhuis (Bread House or Bread Hall).
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The Maison du Peuple/Volkshuis is demolished and is replaced with the Sablon Tower [nl; fr]. [4] 24 February: A fire erupts at the Gai Séjour nursing home, killing 15 and injuring 10. [70] 1966 The Sports Palace is demolished and replaced by Brusilia. [3] 1 November: The Brussels Heliport ceases operations. 1967 The South Tower is built.
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 ...