La Grand-Place, Brussels
Also known as Grand Place, Grand Place Brussels, Grand Place de Bruxelles, Grand-Place, Grand'place de bruxelles, Grote Markt, Nedermerckt
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iv).
Region
Europe and North America
Belgium
Inscribed
1998
Area
1 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
La Grand-Place, Brussels is in Brussels. The nearest other World Heritage site is Victor Horta Town Houses, about 3 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Brussels · about 1,743,000 peopleat the site
- Antwerpen · about 920,000 peopleabout 40 km north
- Charleroi · about 345,000 peopleabout 50 km south
- Gent · about 444,000 peopleabout 50 km north-west
- Mons · about 91,000 peopleabout 55 km south-west
- Namur · about 106,000 peopleabout 55 km south-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
BelgiumCultural3 km away
BelgiumCultural5 km away
BelgiumCultural22 km away
BelgiumCultural41 km away
BelgiumCultural46 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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