Grand Place (City of Brussels)
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square, interesting place, UNESCO World Heritage Site, historic town square
The Grote Markt (Dutch) or Grand Place (French) is the central market square of Brussels. It is surrounded by guild houses, the Brussels City Hall and the Bread House (Dutch: Broodhuis, French: Maison du Roi). The square is the most important tourist destination and most memorable landmark in Brussels next to the Atomium and Manneken Pis.
Unesco world heritage site since 1998
Unesco world heritage site since 1998
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Place
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 50°50'48"N 4°21'9"E
- Espace Léopold, European Parliament 1.6 km
- Ixelles ponds 2.5 km
- Abbey of La Cambre/Ter Kameren 3.2 km
- The Royal Castle of Laken 4.7 km
- Scheutbospark 4.9 km
- Royal Domain 5.2 km
- Fortress Breendonk 24 km
- Keizersberg Abbey 25 km
- Saint Bernard's Abbey 32 km
- Castle Noorderwijk 47 km
- Brussels City Center 0.1 km
- Royal Library of Belgium 0.5 km
- Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium 0.6 km
- BNP Paribas Fortis (Horta) 0.6 km
- Sablon 0.7 km
- Brussels Park 0.8 km
- Royal Palace of Brussels 0.9 km
- Brussels-Capital Region 1.2 km
- Saint-Josse-ten-Noode 1.4 km
- Schaerbeek / Schaarbeek 2.9 km