The Town Hall of the City of Brussels is a landmark building and the seat of the City of Brussels municipality of Brussels, Belgium. It is located on the south side of the famous Grand-Place/Grote Markt, opposite the neo-Gothic King's House or Bread House building, housing the Brussels City Museum.
Town Hall of the City of Brussels's main facade seen from the Grand-Place/Grote Markt
Brussels' Town Hall, engraving by Melchisedech van Hoorn, 1565
View of the Grand-Place in Brussels and the Town Hall, Jan Mommaert, 1594
Brussels' Town Hall, engraving by Abraham van Santvoort after Leo van Heil, c. 1650
The Grand-Place or Grote Markt is the central square of Brussels, Belgium. It is surrounded by opulent Baroque guildhalls of the former Guilds of Brussels and two larger edifices; the city's Flamboyant Town Hall, and the neo-Gothic King's House or Bread House building, containing the Brussels City Museum. The square measures 68 by 110 metres and is entirely paved.
The Grand-Place/Grote Markt, with Brussels' Town Hall on the left
Two of the official names of the square in French and Dutch
A market scene on the Grand-Place, c. 1670
The Grand-Place in flames during the bombardment of Brussels in 1695. On the left, the Town Hall; on the right, the King's House, and in the background, the Church of St. Nicholas.
