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BRUSSELS PARK

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Parc de Bruxelles, Bruxelles - Brussel, Belgium
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The Park of Brussels is a piece of geometry that extends the city within its walls through vegetation, a real green lung?

Unlike the London squares - gardens designed to forget the surrounding city - the Brussels park is a piece of geometry that extends the city into its enclosure through plants. Formerly a game reserve, the park was gradually privatised by the neighbouring Court, which made it its zoological and amusement garden. After the palace burned down, Charles of Lorraine transformed it into a classical French park. Note, for the initiated: Masonic symbols are contained in the design of the paths ...

Stand with your back to the large pool. Three perspectives designate three powers of the democratic society: on the right, the Palais de Justice represents the judicial power. In the centre, the Royal Palace represents the executive. As for the legislative branch, turn around and it is the Parliament that is behind you, on the other side of the water fountain.

The park also served as a backdrop for the battles between the Belgian insurgents and the Dutch army, which had allowed itself to be trapped there in September 1830. The Belgians triumphed after three days of mutual "ducking", the royal army having taken advantage of the night to escape through an exit of the park left curiously unguarded...

The Parliament building was built in 1780 to house the members of the Brabant Council. It was designed to become the Palais de la Nation, which has two hemicycles, that of the Chamber and that of the Senate. The Rue de la Loi separates the Parliament from the park. The official residence of the Prime Minister is located at number 16.

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baud8
Visited in july 2016
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Splendide parc situé juste à côté de la résidence royale. Il possède deux magnifiques fontaines. On peut y venir pour se relaxer ou pique-niquer.
Manej
Visited in july 2016
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Le Parc de Bruxelles, aussi appelé parc royal en raison de sa proximité avec la place royale et le palais royal est un grand rectangle de verdure où beaucoup vont courir, pique-niquer... Des expositions temporaires s'y déroulent de temps à autre, notamment des expositions de photographies côté palais.
kessamuel
Visited in october 2015
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Endroit superbe, chargé d'histoire, proche de tout où on prend plaisir à se promener et flâner. A privilégier par beau temps
Amelodine
Visited in february 2016
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Ce parc au centre de la ville, est près de tout. Il est bordé de superbes bâtiments, se trouve à deux pas du sablon, du mont des arts, de la grand place. Si une envie de voir une pièce de théâtre vous prend, aller au théâtre du parc, les représentations y sont toujours originales, le carde est magnifique et chargé d'histoire !
Place full of history, it is where events took leading to the independence of Belgium in 1830, when the Dutch were hunted. Today, Parc de Bruxelles (also called royal Park) is a green setting between the federal Parliament and the Royal Palace. It is the nerve centre of the festivities of national day on July 21st.

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