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
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
Lamoral, Count of Egmont
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Lamoral, Count of Egmont, Prince of Gavere was a general and statesman in the Spanish Netherlands just before the start of the Eighty Years' War, whose execution helped spark the national uprising tha
King's House, Brussels
…gallery and central tower, remained unbuilt. In 1565, a large fountain with three basins was placed against the entrance steps. In 1568, two statesmen, Lamoral, Count of Egmont and Philip de Montmorency, Count of Horn, who had spoken out against the policies of King Philip II in the Spanish Netherlands, were beheaded in front…
Portrait of Lamoral, Count of Egmont by Frans Pourbus the Elder.
Coat of Arms of Lamoraal van Egmont
A statue of Egmont stands in the middle of the old moat of Egmond aan den Hoef
Statue of Egmont and Hoorne, Square du Petit Sablon/Kleine Zavelsquare, Brussels