Grand Place in Brussels🇧🇪 Don't Forget to Look Up!

The Grand Place in Brussels was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1998. The French writer Victor Hugo once praised it as "the most beautiful square in the world" 🌟. When you're here, don't just keep your head down taking photos. Looking up at the sculptures on the tops of the buildings is truly breathtaking! The Baroque style is perfectly showcased 🎨. There are a few key buildings that you absolutely must see! - The Town Hall, with the statue of St. Michael trampling a dragon on its top, is the most eye-catching building on the square. This Gothic structure was completed in the mid-15th century, with the main tower reaching 90 meters high 🏰. - The King's House, facing the Town Hall across the square, was originally built in the 13th century as a wooden structure. It was reconstructed in Gothic style in 1874. It has served as a warehouse, a prison, and now houses the Brussels City Museum. It also displays over 300 unique outfits given to the famous "Manneken Pis" by King Louis XV of France 👑. - The Swan coffee: The building with the white swan pattern on the square is the former "Café du Cygne" 🦢. From 1845 to 1848, Karl Marx, who lived in Brussels, frequently visited this café. Here, he met with friends, organized the masses, and carried out revolutionary propaganda activities. It was also here that the "Communist Manifesto" was officially published on February 24, 1848. Today, it has become an ordinary five-story residential building. The Ixelles Historical Society has placed a small plaque on the outer wall of the building: "Karl Marx lived here from 1846 to 1848." #WinterTravelBucketList #HiddenWinterCharms #BelgiumTravel #BrusselsTravelGuide #Brussels #GrandPlace #MustSeeInBrussels