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Fountain of Minerva
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Church of Our Lady of Victories at the Sablon
Rue des Sablons, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
Place du Grand Sablon
Place du Grand Sablon, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
Rue de la Régence 3, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
Belgium Jewish Museum
Rue des Minimes 21, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
Museum of Erotics and Mythology of Brussels (MEM)
Rue Sainte-Anne 32, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
Musée Magritte Museum
Pl. Royale 1, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
Square of Petit Sablon
Pl. du Petit Sablon 12, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
Musical Instruments Museum
Rue Montagne de la Cour 2, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
Manneken Pis
1000 Brussels, Belgium
Foundation Frison Horta (Private Museum) "A Living Museum"
Rue Lebeau 37, Sablon, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
Nearby restaurants
La Pizza è Bella - Sablon
Rue Lebeau 75, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
Pop Up Sablon
Place du Grand Sablon 15/16, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
Chez Richard
Rue des Minimes 2, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
Lola
Place du Grand Sablon 33, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
La Bottega della Pizza “SABLON”
Rue de Rollebeek 31, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
Crème
Rue de Rollebeek 30, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
Pistolet Original
Rue Joseph Stevens 26, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
Karaoke Bar Sablon
Rue Sainte-Anne 34, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
Skievelat
Rue Joseph Stevens 16/18, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
Caroni
Rue Sainte-Anne 18, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
Nearby local services
Mont des Arts
1000 Brussels, Belgium
Church of Our Lady of the Chapel
Pl. de la Chapelle, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
The Belgian Chocolate Makers (Factory)
Rue Lebeau 11, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
Friture de la Chapelle
Rue Haute 25, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
Rue Sainte-Anne 36
Rue Sainte-Anne 36, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
Costermans Antiques
Place du Grand Sablon 5, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
Plaza Real
Pl. Royale, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
KBR museum
Mont des Arts 28, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
Royal Library of Belgium
Mont des Arts 28, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
Mont des Arts Garden
1000 Brussels, Belgium
Nearby hotels
Hotel NH Collection Brussels Grand Sablon
Rue Bodenbroek 2, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
9Hotel Sablon
Rue de la Paille 2, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
Auberge de jeunesse Bruegel
Rue du Saint-Esprit 2, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
B&B Villa Sablon
Rue Sainte-Anne 26, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
Smartflats - Palace Brussels
Rue de la Paille 34, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
Smartflats - Sablon Brussels
Rue Lebeau 79, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
Les Chambres de Martin
Place du Grand Sablon 38, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
Warwick Brussels
Rue Duquesnoy 5, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
Coeur Sablon
Rue Coppens 8, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
Be and Be 11 Sablon
Rue Coppens 11, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
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Fountain of Minerva

Place du Grand Sablon 41, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
3.9(15)
Open until 12:00 AM
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attractions: Church of Our Lady of Victories at the Sablon, Place du Grand Sablon, Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Belgium Jewish Museum, Museum of Erotics and Mythology of Brussels (MEM), Musée Magritte Museum, Square of Petit Sablon, Musical Instruments Museum, Manneken Pis, Foundation Frison Horta (Private Museum) "A Living Museum", restaurants: La Pizza è Bella - Sablon, Pop Up Sablon, Chez Richard, Lola, La Bottega della Pizza “SABLON”, Crème, Pistolet Original, Karaoke Bar Sablon, Skievelat, Caroni, local businesses: Mont des Arts, Church of Our Lady of the Chapel, The Belgian Chocolate Makers (Factory), Friture de la Chapelle, Rue Sainte-Anne 36, Costermans Antiques, Plaza Real, KBR museum, Royal Library of Belgium, Mont des Arts Garden
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Nearby attractions of Fountain of Minerva

Church of Our Lady of Victories at the Sablon

Place du Grand Sablon

Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium

Belgium Jewish Museum

Museum of Erotics and Mythology of Brussels (MEM)

Musée Magritte Museum

Square of Petit Sablon

Musical Instruments Museum

Manneken Pis

Foundation Frison Horta (Private Museum) "A Living Museum"

Church of Our Lady of Victories at the Sablon

Church of Our Lady of Victories at the Sablon

4.6

(2.4K)

Open until 6:00 PM
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Place du Grand Sablon

Place du Grand Sablon

4.4

(181)

Open 24 hours
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Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium

Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium

4.5

(4.1K)

Open until 6:00 PM
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Belgium Jewish Museum

Belgium Jewish Museum

4.0

(281)

Open 24 hours
Click for details

Nearby restaurants of Fountain of Minerva

La Pizza è Bella - Sablon

Pop Up Sablon

Chez Richard

Lola

La Bottega della Pizza “SABLON”

Crème

Pistolet Original

Karaoke Bar Sablon

Skievelat

Caroni

La Pizza è Bella - Sablon

La Pizza è Bella - Sablon

4.4

(1.1K)

Open until 10:30 PM
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Pop Up Sablon

Pop Up Sablon

4.1

(752)

$$

Open until 1:30 AM
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Chez Richard

Chez Richard

4.4

(493)

Open until 1:00 AM
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Lola

Lola

4.4

(1.1K)

$$$

Open until 11:00 PM
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Nearby local services of Fountain of Minerva

Mont des Arts

Church of Our Lady of the Chapel

The Belgian Chocolate Makers (Factory)

Friture de la Chapelle

Rue Sainte-Anne 36

Costermans Antiques

Plaza Real

KBR museum

Royal Library of Belgium

Mont des Arts Garden

Mont des Arts

Mont des Arts

4.5

(5.9K)

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Church of Our Lady of the Chapel

Church of Our Lady of the Chapel

4.5

(929)

Click for details
The Belgian Chocolate Makers (Factory)

The Belgian Chocolate Makers (Factory)

4.3

(295)

Click for details
Friture de la Chapelle

Friture de la Chapelle

4.2

(329)

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3.9
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3.0
6y

An interesting fountain in the Place du Grand Sablon. At it’s centrepiece is a sculpture of Minerva. The sculpture depicts Minerva seat on a bench holding a shield while surrounded by cupids. On the shield is a relief portrait Emperor Franz I and Empress Maria-Theresa of Habsburg Austria, which at the time rule modern day Belgium as part of Austrian Netherlands.

A striking sculpture, but not in the best condition as many of the finer details have been worn away by time. At least it also dispenses...

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5.0
5y

BRAVEHEART A BRUXELLES In mezzo alla piazza del Grand Sablon, nel silenzio lunare di una città zombizzata in tempo di covid, dove i tradizionali caffè e bistrot restano tristemente chiusi e i pochi esseri umani ancora deambulanti si guardano da lontano con sospetto, si può ammirare questa fontana altrimenti "invisibile". Più che la fontana in sé, peraltro graziosa e dedicata a Minerva, è interessante la sua storia. Essa fu infatti costruita su disposizione testamentaria di un discendente del re scozzese Robert Bruce, reso celebre dal film Braveheart. Esiliato a Bruxelles nel '700, il nobile britannico volle ringraziare la città che gli offrì ottimo asilo e rifugio per ben 40 anni, sotto la protezione dell'imperatrice Maria Teresa d'Austria, allora sovrana dei "Paesi Bassi Spagnoli" (attuale Belgio) che erano parte dei...

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3.0
6y

Not really lot of people has ocasion to see this place because it's not in strict center but... It's nothing...

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An interesting fountain in the Place du Grand Sablon. At it’s centrepiece is a sculpture of Minerva. The sculpture depicts Minerva seat on a bench holding a shield while surrounded by cupids. On the shield is a relief portrait Emperor Franz I and Empress Maria-Theresa of Habsburg Austria, which at the time rule modern day Belgium as part of Austrian Netherlands. A striking sculpture, but not in the best condition as many of the finer details have been worn away by time. At least it also dispenses drinking water.
Lorenzo PazzagliLorenzo Pazzagli
BRAVEHEART A BRUXELLES In mezzo alla piazza del Grand Sablon, nel silenzio lunare di una città zombizzata in tempo di covid, dove i tradizionali caffè e bistrot restano tristemente chiusi e i pochi esseri umani ancora deambulanti si guardano da lontano con sospetto, si può ammirare questa fontana altrimenti "invisibile". Più che la fontana in sé, peraltro graziosa e dedicata a Minerva, è interessante la sua storia. Essa fu infatti costruita su disposizione testamentaria di un discendente del re scozzese Robert Bruce, reso celebre dal film Braveheart. Esiliato a Bruxelles nel '700, il nobile britannico volle ringraziare la città che gli offrì ottimo asilo e rifugio per ben 40 anni, sotto la protezione dell'imperatrice Maria Teresa d'Austria, allora sovrana dei "Paesi Bassi Spagnoli" (attuale Belgio) che erano parte dei possedimenti asburgici.
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An interesting fountain in the Place du Grand Sablon. At it’s centrepiece is a sculpture of Minerva. The sculpture depicts Minerva seat on a bench holding a shield while surrounded by cupids. On the shield is a relief portrait Emperor Franz I and Empress Maria-Theresa of Habsburg Austria, which at the time rule modern day Belgium as part of Austrian Netherlands. A striking sculpture, but not in the best condition as many of the finer details have been worn away by time. At least it also dispenses drinking water.
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BRAVEHEART A BRUXELLES In mezzo alla piazza del Grand Sablon, nel silenzio lunare di una città zombizzata in tempo di covid, dove i tradizionali caffè e bistrot restano tristemente chiusi e i pochi esseri umani ancora deambulanti si guardano da lontano con sospetto, si può ammirare questa fontana altrimenti "invisibile". Più che la fontana in sé, peraltro graziosa e dedicata a Minerva, è interessante la sua storia. Essa fu infatti costruita su disposizione testamentaria di un discendente del re scozzese Robert Bruce, reso celebre dal film Braveheart. Esiliato a Bruxelles nel '700, il nobile britannico volle ringraziare la città che gli offrì ottimo asilo e rifugio per ben 40 anni, sotto la protezione dell'imperatrice Maria Teresa d'Austria, allora sovrana dei "Paesi Bassi Spagnoli" (attuale Belgio) che erano parte dei possedimenti asburgici.
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