Laeken or Laken is a residential suburb in the north-western part of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. It belongs to the municipality of the City of Brussels and is mostly identified by the Belgian postal code: 1020. Prior to 1921, it was a separate municipality.
Former Municipal Hall of Laeken
Coat of arms
Royal Palace of Laeken
Royal Greenhouses of Laeken
The City of Brussels is the largest municipality and historical centre of the Brussels-Capital Region, as well as the capital of the Flemish Region and Belgium. The City of Brussels is also the administrative centre of the European Union, as it hosts a number of principal EU institutions in its European Quarter.
Panorama of the city centre from the Mont des Arts/Kunstberg
Engraving of Brussels from c. 1610
Manneken Pis
Brussels' Town Hall