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Brussels Park and the Palace of the Council of Brabant, Aurèle-Augustin Simons, 1789. 1789 The secret society Pro Aris et Focis is founded to prepare for the Brabant Revolution against Emperor Joseph II. [108] [109] 10–12 December: The Battle of Brussels takes place, marking the start of the Brabant Revolution in the city.
14 October: The second March on Brussels against Francisation is held. [67] Construction of the Rogier International Centre, 18 March 1963. 1963 – 2 August: The city becomes part of the bilingual Brussels-Capital administrative area. [69] 1965 The Maison du Peuple/Volkshuis is demolished and is replaced with the Sablon Tower [nl; fr]. [4]
Brussels is located between the largest urban centres. Brussels is located in one of the most urbanised regions of Europe, between Paris, London, the Rhine-Ruhr (Germany), and the Randstad (Netherlands). The Brussels-Capital Region has a population of around 1.2 million and has witnessed, in recent years, a remarkable increase in its population.
Ever since the start of the 20th century, the workers' movement in Brussels defended bilingualism, so as to have a means of emancipation for the local working class. This, along with the educational system, facilitated the Francization of thousands of Brussels residents.
The City of Brussels [a] is the largest municipality and historical centre of the Brussels-Capital Region, as well as the capital of 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 EU institutions in its European ...
The Brussels Zoo closes after going bankrupt and returns the land to the city, which transforms it into Leopold Park. [30] 24 January: The city holds an architectural competition [nl; fr] to boost development on newly available plots along the central avenues created over the Senne. 12 September: The Brussels Geographic Conference is held. 1877
History of the City of Brussels and of the Brussels-Capital Region. Subcategories. This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total. B.
Start of Flemish China trade. [123] 1719: 5 February to 3 August: The Saint-Joseph sails from Ostend to Canton. [123] 19 September: Frans Anneessens, dean of the masons' guild, beheaded in Brussels for resisting innovations in city government detrimental to the power of the guilds of Brussels. [125] 1720: 3 June