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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 Flamboyan
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, St. Nicholas' Church.
King's House, Brussels
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The King's House or Bread House is a historic building in Brussels, Belgium, housing the Brussels City Museum. It is located on the north side of the Grand-Place/Grote Markt, opposite the Town Hall. E
Grand-Place
…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, housing the Brussels City Museum. The square measures 68 by 110 metres (223 by 361 ft) and is entirely paved. The Grand-Place's…
King's House's main façade seen from the Grand-Place/Grote Markt
![The Gothic King's House, designed by Antoon II Keldermans [nl] in 1514](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Broodhuis_1640.jpg/500px-Broodhuis_1640.jpg)
The Gothic King's House, designed by Antoon II Keldermans [nl] in 1514
The King's House burning during the bombardment of Brussels in 1695
The building c. 1812, following the neoclassical restoration