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Monument To The Dynasty
The Monument to the Dynasty (french: Monument à la Dynastie; nl, Monument voor de Dynastie) is a monument erected in Brussels, Belgium, in memory of Leopold I of Belgium, King Leopold I, first List of Belgian monarchs, King of the Belgians. The monument is located in Laeken Park, on the /, on top of a hill. It completes the monumental axis, which starts from the Portal (architecture), portal of the Palace of Laeken, Royal Palace of Laeken, and which leads to the monument after crossing the / via the /. History The monument was designed by the architect in a Gothic Revival architecture, neo-Gothic style. It was built from 1878 to 1881 on behalf of Leopold II of Belgium, King Leopold II, who had the monument erected in honour of the founding of the dynasty by his father, Leopold I of Belgium, King Leopold I, whom he had succeeded as King of the Belgians in 1865. The monument should have been completed in 1880, during the opening of Laeken Park, on the occasion of the fiftieth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of Brussels
The City of Brussels (french: Ville de Bruxelles or alternatively ''Bruxelles-Ville'' ; nl, Stad Brussel or ''Brussel-Stad'') is the largest municipality and historical City centre, centre of the Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, as well as the capital of the Flemish Region (from which it is List of capitals outside the territories they serve, separate) and Belgium. The City of Brussels is also the administrative centre of the European Union, as it hosts a number of principal Institutions of the European Union, EU institutions in its Brussels and the European Union#European Quarter, European Quarter. Besides the central historic town located within the Pentagon (Brussels), Pentagon, the City of Brussels covers some of the city's immediate outskirts within the greater Brussels-Capital Region, namely Haren, Belgium, Haren, Laeken, and Neder-Over-Heembeek to the north, as well as the Avenue Louise, Avenue Louise/Louizalaan and the Bois de la Cambre, Bois de la Cambre/Ter Kamer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
