| Royal Palace of Brussels | |
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 The Royal Palace of Brussels seen from the Place des Palais/Paleizenplein | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Palace |
| Architectural style | Neoclassical |
| Address | Place des Palais / Paleizenplein |
| Town or city | 1000 City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region |
| Country | Belgium |
| Coordinates | 50°50′30″N 04°21′44″E / 50.84167°N 4.36222°E |
| Current tenants | Belgian royal family |
| Construction started | 1783 |
| Completed | 1934 |
| Client | King Leopold II |
| Owner | Belgian State |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 33,027 m2 (355,500 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) |
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| Other designers | François Rude, Jan Fabre |
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| Website | |
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| References | |
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The Royal Palace of Brussels (French: Palais royal de Bruxelles [palɛ ʁwajal də bʁysɛl]; Dutch: Koninklijk Paleis van Brussel [ˈkoːnɪŋklək paːˈlɛis fɑm ˈbrʏsəl];[a] German: Königlicher Palast von Brüssel) is the official palace of the King and Queen of the Belgians in the centre of the nation's capital, Brussels. However, it is not used as a royal residence, as the king and his family live in the Royal Palace of Laeken in northern Brussels.[2] The website of the Belgian Monarchy describes the function of the Royal Palace as follows:
The Royal Palace is where His Majesty the King exercises his prerogatives as Head of State, grants audiences and deals with affairs of state. Apart from the offices of the King and the Queen, the Royal Palace houses the services of the Grand Marshal of the Court, the King's Head of Cabinet, the Head of the King's Military Household and the Intendant of the King's Civil List. The Royal Palace also includes the State Rooms where large receptions are held, as well as the apartments provided for foreign Heads of State during official visits.
The first nucleus of the present-day building dates from the end of the 18th century. However, the grounds on which the Royal Palace stands were once part of the Palace of Coudenberg, a very old palatial complex that dated back to the Middle Ages.[3] The existing façade was only built after 1900 on the initiative of King Leopold II.[1]
The Royal Palace is situated in front of Brussels Park, from which it is separated by a long square called the Place des Palais/Paleizenplein. This area is served by Brussels-Central railway station, as well as by the metro stations Parc/Park (on lines 1 and 5) and Trône/Troon (on lines 2 and 6).
- ^ a b Région de Bruxelles-Capitale (2016). "Palais Royal" (in French). Brussels. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "Le Château royal de Laeken – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural". monument.heritage.brussels (in French). Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ Mardaga 1994, p. 57–67.
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