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)
Academy Palace
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The Academy Palace or Palace of the Academies is a neoclassical palace in Brussels, Belgium. It was originally built between 1823 and 1828 for Prince William II of Orange. Nowadays, it houses five Bel
Front view of the Academy Palace seen from the Rue Ducale/Hertogstraat
The main audience chamber in the palace, formerly the throne room
Cain Cursed by Louis Jéhotte (1850)
The Discobolus (1867), original by Mathieu Kessels (1824–25)