Neoclassical architecture appeared in Belgium during the period of Austrian occupation in the mid-18th century and enjoyed considerable longevity in the country, surviving through periods of French an
Palace of the Nation in Brussels, Gilles-Barnabé Guimard, 1778–83
Church of St. James on Coudenberg, Brussels, Jean-Benoît-Vincent Barré and Gilles-Barnabé Guimard, 1776–87
Hôtel de Ligne, Brussels, Gilles-Barnabé Guimard, 1777
Hôtel Errera, Brussels, Gilles-Barnabé Guimard, 1779–82
Royal Palace of Brussels
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The Royal Palace of Brussels is the official palace of the King and Queen of the Belgians in the centre of the nation's capital, Brussels. However, it is not used as a royal residence, as the king and
The Royal Palace of Brussels seen from the Place des Palais/Paleizenplein
The Royal Palace in Brussels, Peter Brueghel the Younger and Sebastian Vrancx, c. 1627
The Royal Palace and the Place des Palais/Paleizenplein, watercolour painting by William Wyld, c. 1843
The Royal Palace's reconstructed façade (Maquet, 1904)