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Fountain of Minerva — Attraction in Brussels

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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
Mont des Arts
Mont des Arts 1, 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
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
Lola
Place du Grand Sablon 33, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
Crème
Rue de Rollebeek 30, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
Skievelat
Rue Joseph Stevens 16/18, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
Caroni
Rue Sainte-Anne 18, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
La Bottega della Pizza
Rue de Rollebeek 31, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
Les Petits Oignons
Rue de la Régence 25, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
Hispania Brussels
Rue Bodenbroek 2, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
La Kartchma
Place du Grand Sablon 17, 1000 Bruxelles, 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
Be & Be Sablon 5
Rue Coppens 5, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
Warwick Brussels
Rue Duquesnoy 5, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
The Hotel Brussels
Bd de Waterloo 38, 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, Mont des Arts, Museum of Erotics and Mythology of Brussels (MEM), Musée Magritte Museum, Square of Petit Sablon, Musical Instruments Museum, Manneken Pis, restaurants: La Pizza è Bella - Sablon, Pop Up Sablon, Lola, Crème, Skievelat, Caroni, La Bottega della Pizza, Les Petits Oignons, Hispania Brussels, La Kartchma
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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

Mont des Arts

Museum of Erotics and Mythology of Brussels (MEM)

Musée Magritte Museum

Square of Petit Sablon

Musical Instruments Museum

Manneken Pis

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

(172)

Open until 12:00 AM
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Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium

Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium

4.5

(4.3K)

Open 24 hours
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Belgium Jewish Museum

Belgium Jewish Museum

4.0

(291)

Open until 6:00 PM
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Things to do nearby

Make belgian chocolates
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Nearby restaurants of Fountain of Minerva

La Pizza è Bella - Sablon

Pop Up Sablon

Lola

Crème

Skievelat

Caroni

La Bottega della Pizza

Les Petits Oignons

Hispania Brussels

La Kartchma

La Pizza è Bella - Sablon

La Pizza è Bella - Sablon

4.4

(1.1K)

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Pop Up Sablon

Pop Up Sablon

4.0

(734)

$$

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Lola

Lola

4.4

(1.1K)

$$$

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Crème

Crème

3.9

(869)

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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
5y

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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