| Royal Greenhouses of Laeken | |
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| Serres Royales de Laeken (French) Koninklijke Serres van Laken (Dutch) | |
 The Congo Greenhouse (left) and the Winter Garden (right), part of the Royal Greenhouses of Laeken | |
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| Type | Greenhouses |
| Location | Laeken, City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium |
| Coordinates | 50°53′18″N 4°21′37″E / 50.88833°N 4.36028°E |
| Area | 2.5 ha (6.2 acres) |
| Created | 1874 |
| Owned by | Belgian State (donation of the Royal Heritage) |
| Public transit access | Metro: Stuyvenbergh (line 6) |
| Website | Official website |
The Royal Greenhouses of Laeken (French: Serres Royales de Laeken, Dutch: Koninklijke Serres van Laken) are a vast complex of monumental heated greenhouses in the park of the Royal Palace of Laeken (northern part of the City of Brussels), Belgium. The historic complex contains tropical, subtropical and cold greenhouses,[1] and is home to the famous Royal Botanic Collection, which includes large collections of camellias, orange trees and many plants originating from the African parts of the former Belgian Empire.
The greenhouses were commissioned by King Leopold II, originally designed by the architect Alphonse Balat, and built between 1874 and 1905.[2] Following Balat's death in 1895, Leopold called upon the architects Henri Maquet and Charles Girault. They are now part of the Royal Domain and the royal private gardens belonging to the Belgian royal family, and are accessible to the public only a few days a year. This site is served by Stuyvenbergh metro station on line 6 of the Brussels Metro.
- ^ Hamerlijnck & Van Gorp 2011.
- ^ "Royal Greenhouses in Laeken". The Belgian Monarchy. Retrieved 31 December 2021.