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In the United States, an outdoor swap meet is the equivalent of a flea market. However, an indoor swap meet is the equivalent of a bazaar, a permanent, indoor shopping center open during normal retail hours, with fixed booths or storefronts for the vendors. [10] [11] [12] Different English-speaking countries use various names for flea markets.
Charles Frederick Worth was the first to open a couture house at 7 Rue de la Paix, and in 1885 created the label of his salon "Worth 7, Rue de la Paix". Duvelleroy is a fan-maker house established at 15 Rue de la Paix in 1827 by Jean-Pierre Duvelleroy. Louis Aucoc; the Aucoc family firm at 6 Rue de la Paix was established in 1821. [7]
The Place du Jeu de Balle (French, pronounced [plas dy ʒø d(ə) bal]; "Ball Game Square") or Vossenplein (Dutch, pronounced [ˈvɔsə(m)plɛin]; "Foxes' Square") is a square in the heart of the Marolles/Marollen district of Brussels, Belgium.
The museum was founded on 1 September 1801 by Napoleon [1] [2] and opened in 1803 as the Museum of Fine Arts of Brussels (French: Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles, Dutch: Museum voor Schone Kunsten van Brussel), occupying fourteen rooms of the former Palace of Charles of Lorraine, known as the "Old Court".
KANAL - Centre Pompidou is a museum for modern and contemporary art located in Brussels, Belgium, near the Brussels–Charleroi Canal, in the former Citroën Garage buildings. [3] The opening is scheduled for 2026. [4] [5] During the renovations, the museum remains open at its temporary location K1, at 1, avenue du Port / Havenlaan. [6]
The Brussels Exhibition Centre (French: Parc des Expositions de Bruxelles; Dutch: Tentoonstellingspark van Brussel), also known as Brussels Expo, is the primary event complex in Brussels, Belgium. Located on the Heysel/Heizel Plateau in Laeken (northern part of the City of Brussels ), the twelve halls that comprise it are used for the largest ...
The Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History (French: Musée royal de l'Armée et d'Histoire militaire; Dutch: Koninklijk Museum van het Leger en de Krijgsgeschiedenis), also known as the Royal Military Museum (French: Musée royal de l'Armée (MRA); Dutch: Koninklijk Legermuseum (KLM)), is a military museum that occupies the two northernmost halls of the historic complex in the ...
The Parc du Cinquantenaire (pronounced [paʁk dy sɛ̃kɑ̃t(ə)nɛːʁ]; French for 'Park of the Fiftieth Anniversary') or Jubelpark (pronounced [ˈjybəlˌpɑr(ə)k]; Dutch for 'Jubilee Park') is a large public, urban park of 30 ha (74 acres) in the easternmost part of the European Quarter in Brussels, Belgium.