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Mont des Arts – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural". monument.heritage.brussels (in French) . Retrieved 26 October 2023. For the primary colour scheme, the law provides colour values for blue, yellow, and grey in 5 forms, each of which is slightly different from the other. In practice the RGB values are usually used.

Main article: Demographics of Brussels Population [ edit ] Population density of Europe. Brussels is located between the largest urban centres. a b c "Suspect on the run after killing at least two in Brussels shooting". France 24. 16 October 2023. Quai au Foin – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural". monument.heritage.brussels (in French) . Retrieved 26 October 2023. The plant used to surround the city walls and, according to legend, gave a key victory to the Dukes of Brabant: knowing the plant could only grow in shallow water, the Duke's troops could gallop through the flooded plains by keeping to the iris covered areas. His opponents however, seeing them crossing but not knowing of the iris, attempted to cross but got bogged down in the marshes. Philip died in 1506, and he was succeeded by his son Charles V who then also became King of Spain (crowned in the Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula) and even Holy Roman Emperor at the death of his grandfather Maximilian I in 1519. Charles was now the ruler of a Habsburg Empire "on which the sun never sets" with Brussels serving as one of his main capitals. [56] [57] It was in the Coudenberg Palace that Charles V was declared of age in 1515, and it was there in 1555 that he abdicated all of his possessions and passed the Habsburg Netherlands to King Philip II of Spain. [58] This palace, famous all over Europe, had greatly expanded since it had first become the seat of the Dukes of Brabant, but it was destroyed by fire in 1731. [59] [60] The Grand-Place after the 1695 bombardment by the French armyWhile the previous flag had been unanimously adopted in 1991, the new flag stirred some local controversy. It was adopted in the Parliament with 43 pros against 30 cons, while another 3 MPs abstained from voting, including Bernard Clerfayt ( FDF), member of the governing majority. Rue du Houblon – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural". monument.heritage.brussels (in French) . Retrieved 26 October 2023.

Place des Barricades – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural". monument.heritage.brussels (in French) . Retrieved 26 October 2023. Quai aux Briques – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural". monument.heritage.brussels (in French) . Retrieved 26 October 2023. The first flag was adopted by the Capital Region in 1991. [1] A new flag based on the city's current logo became official in early 2015. Brussels is known as the birthplace of the Belgian endive. The technique for growing blanched endives was accidentally discovered in the 1850s at the Botanical Garden of Brussels in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode. [217] Shopping [ edit ] Flea market on the Place du Jeu de Balle/Vossenplein Rue du Vieux Marché aux Grains – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural". monument.heritage.brussels (in French) . Retrieved 26 October 2023.Parc de Bruxelles – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural". monument.heritage.brussels (in French) . Retrieved 26 October 2023. Rue des Fabriques – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural". monument.heritage.brussels (in French) . Retrieved 26 October 2023. In the same Ordinance, Appendices 1 to 7 shall be substituted by Appendices 1 to 3 attached to the present Ordinance. a b "Swedish and Belgian PMs lay wreaths for Brussels terror victims". The Guardian. 18 October 2023. This monument is impressive in the day, but it is a magical experience at night. The Atomium is illuminated in the evening with LED lights, meant to reflect the idea of an electron around its core. Science lovers will adore this landmark, which is open to exhibition visitors from 10 am - 6 pm Friday to Monday.