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Brussels Town Hall

Local name: Hôtel de Ville de Bruxelles / Stadhuis van Brussel

The surviving stone shell will show the extent of the destruction the square endured.

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Open in mapsOn the “Old Brussels: Grand-Place, the Brussels Stock Exchange, and Manneken Pis” route

1. Brussels Town HallHistoryBrussels Town Hall: story on the “Old Brussels: Grand-Place, the Brussels Stock Exchange, and Manneken Pis” route

   The surviving stone shell will show the extent of the destruction the square endured.

2. Grand-PlaceStreets and squaresGrand-Place: story on the “Old Brussels: Grand-Place, the Brussels Stock Exchange, and Manneken Pis” route

   A broad overview connects the market, the city court, and celebrations through one open space.

3. Hôtel TasselHistory · built 1894–1905Hôtel Tassel: story on the “Art Nouveau in Saint-Gilles and Ixelles” route

   Here, the layout shows how a narrow Brussels plot stopped dictating a dark center to the house.

4. Manneken PisHistoryManneken Pis: story on the “Old Brussels: Grand-Place, the Brussels Stock Exchange, and Manneken Pis” route

   The finale will explain why the theft of a small figurine became a matter for the whole city.

5. Royal Museums of Fine ArtsMuseumsRoyal Museums of Fine Arts: story on the “Royal Quarter: Palaces, Museums and Mont des Arts” route

   The story of the first curator explains how requisitioned paintings became a public collection and a school for artists.

6. Royal Palace of BrusselsHistoryRoyal Palace of Brussels: story on the “Royal Quarter: Palaces, Museums and Mont des Arts” route

   Maps of Africa, copper, and an empty ceiling will bring together the palace reconstruction and the history of Congo.

7. Poelaert Elevator and Viewing PlatformParksPoelaert Elevator and Viewing Platform: story on the “Marolles and Sablon: Markets, Memory, and Justice” route

   Here you will see why the lower neighborhood needed a direct route to Place Poelaert.

8. Centre for Fine Arts (BOZAR)MuseumsCentre for Fine Arts (BOZAR): story on the “Royal Quarter: Palaces, Museums and Mont des Arts” route

   Here, the refusal to finance construction led to an unusual arrangement that shaped both the building and its program.

9. Church of Our Lady of the ChapelSacred sitesChurch of Our Lady of the Chapel: story on the “Marolles and Sablon: Markets, Memory, and Justice” route

   Here you will first test what the archive confirms in Bruegel’s biography and what it leaves as a family story.

10. Church of Our Lady of the SablonSacred sitesChurch of Our Lady of the Sablon: story on the “Marolles and Sablon: Markets, Memory, and Justice” route

    A legend of a stolen statue will link a craftswoman, crossbowmen, a Gothic church, and the city's Ommegang.

11. Coudenberg Archaeological SiteHistoryCoudenberg Archaeological Site: story on the “Royal Quarter: Palaces, Museums and Mont des Arts” route

    The underground rooms will show which part of the palace builders chose not to demolish after the fire.

12. Horta MuseumMuseumsHorta Museum: story on the “Art Nouveau in Saint-Gilles and Ixelles” route

    Here you will understand why the architect needed two entrances and one interior passage.

13. Mont des Arts GardenParksMont des Arts Garden: story on the “Royal Quarter: Palaces, Museums and Mont des Arts” route

    The finale will show which city quarter and which temporary garden disappeared to make way for the present terrace.

14. Palace of JusticeHistoryPalace of Justice: story on the “Marolles and Sablon: Markets, Memory, and Justice” route

    The story of the arson will let you see in the present dome the result of postwar reconstruction, rather than the original structure.

15. Place du Grand SablonStreets and squaresPlace du Grand Sablon: story on the “Marolles and Sablon: Markets, Memory, and Justice” route

    The finale will make it possible to compare the everyday trade in second-hand goods in the Marolles with the weekend antiques market in the Sablon.

16. Place du Jeu de Balle and the flea marketStreets and squaresPlace du Jeu de Balle and the flea market: story on the “Marolles and Sablon: Markets, Memory, and Justice” route

    The relocation of the trade will explain how scrap dealers preserved their livelihood after being driven from the new central boulevards.

17. Square du Petit SablonParks · built 1876Square du Petit Sablon: story on the “Marolles and Sablon: Markets, Memory, and Justice” route

    Here you will see how city councilors assigned places in shared memory to the counts, their contemporaries, and craftspeople.

18. Brussels ParkParksBrussels Park: story on the “Royal Quarter: Palaces, Museums and Mont des Arts” route

    Here you will see how a strolling layout turned four days of fighting into a dead end for a regular army.

19. Brussels Stock ExchangeHistoryBrussels Stock Exchange: story on the “Old Brussels: Grand-Place, the Brussels Stock Exchange, and Manneken Pis” route

    This stop connects how the trading floor worked with the disappearance of its former purpose.

20. Hôtel SolvayHistoryHôtel Solvay: story on the “Art Nouveau in Saint-Gilles and Ixelles” route

    This stop connects the freedom of a wealthy client with the long rescue of an intact interior.

21. King's HouseMuseums · wheelchair — no · built 1504King's House: story on the “Old Brussels: Grand-Place, the Brussels Stock Exchange, and Manneken Pis” route

    Here you will see how a city architect reassembled a lost past.

22. Maison HankarHistoryMaison Hankar: story on the “Art Nouveau in Saint-Gilles and Ixelles” route

    This stop shows how an architect’s own address became his first portfolio.

23. Maison HannonMuseumsMaison Hannon: story on the “Art Nouveau in Saint-Gilles and Ixelles” route

    Here, the family’s interests must be reconstructed through fabric, glass, furniture, and archives.

24. Place RoyaleStreets and squaresPlace Royale: story on the “Royal Quarter: Palaces, Museums and Mont des Arts” route

    The ceremony at this site will explain why the Belgian monarch first makes a promise to the country’s representatives.

25. Roosenboom HouseHistoryRoosenboom House: story on the “Art Nouveau in Saint-Gilles and Ixelles” route

    The garage explains why the familiar rooms had to be raised above street level.

26. Parvis de Saint-GillesStreets and squaresParvis de Saint-Gilles: story on the “Art Nouveau in Saint-Gilles and Ixelles” route

    The finale returns the district to the church site from which Saint-Gilles grew.

27. Rue Haute and Bruegel HouseStreets and squaresRue Haute and Bruegel House: story on the “Marolles and Sablon: Markets, Memory, and Justice” route

    This stop shows how a professional archival conjecture acquired a façade, an address, and protected status.

28. Guild houses of Grand PlaceHistory

    Nearest audio-route stop: Guild Houses — 10 m in a straight line, route Old Brussels: Grand-Place, the Brussels Stock Exchange, and Manneken Pis

29. Academy PalaceHistory

    Nearest audio-route stop: Brussels Park — 40 m in a straight line, route Royal Quarter: Palaces, Museums and Mont des Arts

30. Annie Cordy ParkParks
31. Anspach FountainHistory
32. Archives et Musée de la LittératureMuseums

    Nearest audio-route stop: Mont des Arts Garden — 70 m in a straight line, route Royal Quarter: Palaces, Museums and Mont des Arts

33. Art & History MuseumMuseums
34. Art)&(marges MuseumMuseums
35. AutoworldMuseums
36. Beco ParkParks
37. Belgian Comic Strip CenterMuseums
38. BELvueMuseums

    Nearest audio-route stop: Royal Palace of Brussels — 50 m in a straight line, route Royal Quarter: Palaces, Museums and Mont des Arts

39. Bois de la Cambre - Ter KamerenbosParks
40. Bruxella 1238Sacred sites

    Nearest audio-route stop: Brussels Stock Exchange — 140 m in a straight line, route Old Brussels: Grand-Place, the Brussels Stock Exchange, and Manneken Pis

41. Cathedral of St. Michael and St. GudulaSacred sites
42. Chapel of the Resurrection, BrusselsSacred sites
43. Choco-Story BrusselsMuseums

    Nearest audio-route stop: Manneken Pis — 40 m in a straight line, route Old Brussels: Grand-Place, the Brussels Stock Exchange, and Manneken Pis

44. Church of Our Lady of FinisterraeSacred sites
45. Church of Our Lady of LaekenSacred sites
46. Church of Our Lady of the Immaculate ConceptionSacred sites

    Nearest audio-route stop: Place du Jeu de Balle and the flea market — 40 m in a straight line, route Marolles and Sablon: Markets, Memory, and Justice

47. Church of Our Lady of the Rich ClaresSacred sites
48. Church of St. CatherineSacred sites
49. Church of St. DominicSacred sites
50. Church of St. James on CoudenbergSacred sites

    Nearest audio-route stop: Royal Palace of Brussels — 60 m in a straight line, route Royal Quarter: Palaces, Museums and Mont des Arts

51. Church of St. John and St. Stephen of the MinimesSacred sites

    Nearest audio-route stop: Rue Haute and Bruegel House — 140 m in a straight line, route Marolles and Sablon: Markets, Memory, and Justice

52. Church of St. John the Baptist at the BéguinageSacred sites
53. Church of St. JosephSacred sites
54. Church of St. NicholasSacred sites

    Nearest audio-route stop: King's House — 120 m in a straight line, route Old Brussels: Grand-Place, the Brussels Stock Exchange, and Manneken Pis

55. Church of St. RochSacred sites
56. Church of the AugustiniansSacred sites
57. Cinquantenaire ArcadeMuseums
58. Cinquantenaire ParkParks
59. Congress ColumnHistory
60. Convent Van MaerlantSacred sites
61. Egmont PalaceHistory

    Nearest audio-route stop: Square du Petit Sablon — 130 m in a straight line, route Marolles and Sablon: Markets, Memory, and Justice

62. Egmont ParkParks
63. Fashion & Lace MuseumMuseums

    Nearest audio-route stop: Brussels Town Hall — 70 m in a straight line, route Old Brussels: Grand-Place, the Brussels Stock Exchange, and Manneken Pis

64. Former Church of Our Lady of LaekenSacred sites
65. Garden of the Mont des ArtsParks

    Nearest audio-route stop: Mont des Arts Garden — 40 m in a straight line, route Royal Quarter: Palaces, Museums and Mont des Arts

66. Granvelle PalaceHistory
67. Great Mosque of BrusselsSacred sites
68. Great Synagogue of EuropeSacred sites

    Nearest audio-route stop: Square du Petit Sablon — 130 m in a straight line, route Marolles and Sablon: Markets, Memory, and Justice

69. Halle Gate MuseumMuseums
70. Halle Gate ParkParks
71. Halles Saint-Géry - Sint-GorikshallenStreets and squares
72. HistoriumMuseums
73. Hôtel de Mérode-WesterlooHistory
74. House of European HistoryMuseums
75. Human Rights MonumentHistory
76. Jean Rey SquareStreets and squares
77. Jewish Museum of BelgiumMuseums

    Nearest audio-route stop: Place du Grand Sablon — 110 m in a straight line, route Marolles and Sablon: Markets, Memory, and Justice

78. KBR MuseumMuseums

    Nearest audio-route stop: Mont des Arts Garden — 120 m in a straight line, route Royal Quarter: Palaces, Museums and Mont des Arts

79. King's GardenParks
80. La Cambre AbbeySacred sites
81. Leopold ParkParks
82. Maelbeek Valley GardenParks
83. Magritte MuseumMuseums

    Nearest audio-route stop: Place Royale — 50 m in a straight line, route Royal Quarter: Palaces, Museums and Mont des Arts

84. Mary Magdalene ChapelSacred sites
85. Maximilian ParkParks
86. Midi FairHistory
87. Modern MuseumMuseums

    Nearest audio-route stop: Coudenberg Archaeological Site — 30 m in a straight line, route Royal Quarter: Palaces, Museums and Mont des Arts

88. Mont des Arts - KunstbergStreets and squares

    Nearest audio-route stop: Mont des Arts Garden — 70 m in a straight line, route Royal Quarter: Palaces, Museums and Mont des Arts

89. Monument to LaborHistory
90. Monument to the Belgian InfantryHistory

    Nearest audio-route stop: Poelaert Elevator and Viewing Platform — 80 m in a straight line, route Marolles and Sablon: Markets, Memory, and Justice

91. Monument to the Belgian Pioneers in CongoHistory
92. Monument to the British SoldiersHistory
93. Musée du slipMuseums
94. Museum of Natural Sciences of BelgiumMuseums
95. Museum of the Public Social Welfare Centre of BrusselsMuseums
96. Museum van de Nationale Bank van BelgiëMuseums
97. Musical Instruments MuseumMuseums

    Nearest audio-route stop: Place Royale — 80 m in a straight line, route Royal Quarter: Palaces, Museums and Mont des Arts

98. Nassau PalaceHistory

    Nearest audio-route stop: Mont des Arts Garden — 70 m in a straight line, route Royal Quarter: Palaces, Museums and Mont des Arts

99. Negro marrons surprised by dogsHistory
100. Oldmasters MuseumMuseums

     Nearest audio-route stop: Coudenberg Archaeological Site — 50 m in a straight line, route Royal Quarter: Palaces, Museums and Mont des Arts

101. Palace of Charles of LorraineHistory

     Nearest audio-route stop: Centre for Fine Arts (BOZAR) — 40 m in a straight line, route Royal Quarter: Palaces, Museums and Mont des Arts

102. Palace of the Count of FlandersHistory

     Nearest audio-route stop: Place Royale — 50 m in a straight line, route Royal Quarter: Palaces, Museums and Mont des Arts

103. Palace of the DynastyHistory

     Nearest audio-route stop: Mont des Arts Garden — 120 m in a straight line, route Royal Quarter: Palaces, Museums and Mont des Arts

104. Palace of the Marquess of AsscheHistory
105. Pavilion of Human PassionsSacred sites
106. Place Anneessens - AnneessenspleinStreets and squares
107. Place d'Espagne - SpanjepleinStreets and squares
108. Place de Brouckère - De BrouckèrepleinStreets and squares
109. Place de l'Yser - IJzerpleinStreets and squares
110. Place de la Bourse - BeurspleinStreets and squares

     Nearest audio-route stop: Brussels Stock Exchange — 130 m in a straight line, route Old Brussels: Grand-Place, the Brussels Stock Exchange, and Manneken Pis

111. Place de la Liberté - VrijheidspleinStreets and squares
112. Place de la Monnaie - MuntpleinStreets and squares
113. Place de la Vieille Halle aux Blés - Oud KorenhuisStreets and squares
114. Place des Martyrs - MartelaarspleinStreets and squares
115. Place des Palais - PaleizenpleinStreets and squares

     Nearest audio-route stop: Royal Palace of Brussels — 120 m in a straight line, route Royal Quarter: Palaces, Museums and Mont des Arts

116. Place du Luxembourg - LuxemburgpleinStreets and squares
117. Place Fontainas - FontainaspleinStreets and squares
118. Place Louise - LouizapleinStreets and squares
119. Place Poelaert - PoelaertpleinStreets and squares

     Nearest audio-route stop: Poelaert Elevator and Viewing Platform — 110 m in a straight line, route Marolles and Sablon: Markets, Memory, and Justice

120. Place Rouppe - RouppepleinStreets and squares
121. Place Royale - KoningspleinStreets and squares

     Nearest audio-route stop: Place Royale — 30 m in a straight line, route Royal Quarter: Palaces, Museums and Mont des Arts

122. Place Sainte-Catherine - Sint-KatelijnepleinStreets and squares
123. Place Stéphanie - StefaniapleinStreets and squares
124. Quai au Foin - HooikaaiStreets and squares
125. Robert Schuman RoundaboutStreets and squares
126. Royal ChapelSacred sites

     Nearest audio-route stop: Centre for Fine Arts (BOZAR) — 50 m in a straight line, route Royal Quarter: Palaces, Museums and Mont des Arts

127. Royal CryptHistory
128. Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military HistoryMuseums
129. Sculpture garden of the Royal Museums of Fine ArtsParks

     Nearest audio-route stop: Coudenberg Archaeological Site — 70 m in a straight line, route Royal Quarter: Palaces, Museums and Mont des Arts

130. Senne ParkParks
131. Simone de Beauvoir ParkParks
132. South PalaceStreets and squares
133. Square Ambiorix - AmbiorixsquareStreets and squares
134. Square de Meeûs - De MeeûssquareStreets and squares
135. Square Frère-Orban - Frère-OrbansquareStreets and squares
136. Square Marie-Louise - Maria-LouizasquareStreets and squares
137. Square Sainctelette - SainctelettesquareStreets and squares
138. The Whirling EarHistory

     Nearest audio-route stop: Centre for Fine Arts (BOZAR) — 60 m in a straight line, route Royal Quarter: Palaces, Museums and Mont des Arts

139. Tour & Taxis ParkParks
140. Toy MuseumMuseums
141. Vanhaerents Art CollectionMuseums
142. Vieux Marché aux Grains - Oude GraanmarktStreets and squares

Access and construction years come from OpenStreetMap and Wikidata, snapshot of August 25, 2026: database data, not a check on the ground.