| Academy Palace | |
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 Front view of the Academy Palace seen from the Rue Ducale/Hertogstraat | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Palace |
| Architectural style | Neoclassical |
| Address | Rue Ducale / Hertogstraat 1 |
| Town or city | 1000 City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region |
| Country | Belgium |
| Coordinates | 50°50′33″N 4°21′56″E / 50.84250°N 4.36556°E |
| Current tenants | Belgian Royal Academies |
| Construction started | 1823 |
| Completed | 1828 |
| Client | Prince William II of Orange |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Charles Vander Straeten, Tilman-François Suys |
| Designations | Protected (10/10/2001) |
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The Academy Palace or Palace of the Academies (French: Palais des Académies; Dutch: Academiënpaleis or Paleis der Academiën) is a neoclassical palace in Brussels, Belgium. It was originally built between 1823 and 1828 for Prince William II of Orange. Nowadays, it houses five Belgian academies including the Royal Academies for Science and the Arts of Belgium (RASAB).[2][3][4] In English, it is also often called the Academy House.[5][6]
The palace is situated on the Rue Ducale/Hertogstraat in the Royal Quarter (eastern part of Brussels' city centre), next to the Place des Palais/Paleizenplein, the Royal Palace of Brussels and Brussels Park. 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).
- ^ Région de Bruxelles-Capitale (2016). "Palais des Académies" (in French). Brussels. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "THE ACADEMY PALACE" (PDF). kvab.be. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ "Dernières nouvelles". rasab.be. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ "The Royal Academies for Science and the Arts of Belgium (RASAB)". interacademies.net. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ Academy House Archived 2014-06-06 at the Wayback Machine on p.4, at kvab.be
- ^ Academy House in Brussels, at kuleuven.be