Manneken-Pis – Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert loop from Rogier
Manneken-Pis – Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert loop from Rogier
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Manneken-Pis – Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert loop from Rogier
01:31
5.84km
40m
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Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: February 21, 2026
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Grand-Place - Grote Markt
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Train Station
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2.88 km
Broodhuis / Maison du Roi (King's House)
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This neo-Gothic building, called Maison du Roi in French and Broodhuis in Dutch, dates from the last quarter of the nineteenth century. Its unique history reflects that of the city.
But why does it have two different names?
Broodhuis in Dutch refers to the oldest history of the place. In the thirteenth century, a bread market stood on the central market square of Brussels, today's Grand Place. The French name, Maison du Roi, refers to the title of the building's later owners: the Dukes of Brabant. In the early sixteenth century, the lord of this place was none other than Charles V, "King" of Spain. Both on the facade and inside the building, there are several references to the emperor: his statue, centrally located on the front facade, welcomes visitors, and the stained-glass windows in the stairwell recall the territories he ruled.
For more information, click through to monument.heritage.brussels/nl/buildings/31143
About the building: The height of the King's House is 20.21 m. With the central tower, this is 38.49 m. For comparison, the Town Hall with its tower is 96 m high.
At the level of the first balcony, the length of the main facade is 30.78 m, while the building's depth is 21.28 m.
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Manneken-Pis
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3.76 km
Brussels Stock Exchange (Bourse de Bruxelles)
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4.28 km
Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert
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4.36 km
Grand Place, Brussels
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4.42 km
Brussels Town Hall
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In a fortified room on the first floor, the municipal charters were most likely kept.[1] It is unclear whether the municipal bells were also hung there. During the turbulent period around the municipal uprising of 1420-1421, the town hall was stormed several times. There was factional strife among the patricians, social unrest among the crafts, an economic crisis in the cloth industry and dynastic problems in the duchy. This is probably why the belfry function lasted a few decades at most. The charters and privileges were transferred to the treasury rooms of the St. Gudula and St. Nicholas churches.[2]
Long balconies were provided in the front facade to allow events on the Grote Markt to be followed, such as the magnificent knightly tournaments and the joyous entries.[3] The privilege room in the tower served as a ducal lodge, four of whose windows looked out onto the square. This was where the prince and the city magistrate took their mutual oath during joyous entries. It was a space full of symbolism, where the preciously illuminated manuscripts of the Brabantsche Yeesten and the rhyming chronicle of Jan van Heelu were also kept.
In 1421, the craft nations conquered a place in the city magistrate, which may have partly motivated the expansion that was started in 1444. Charles the Bold laid the first stone of the right wing, which was certainly also intended to provide support for the heightening of the tower. The latter was a matter of prestige. The right wing is smaller than the left and is the work of Willem de Voghel, who also became the architect of the Magna Aula in 1452. The tower of the town hall, 96 meters high, was crowned from 1449 by Jan van Ruisbroeck, architect of Philip the Good.
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House of the She-wolf (De Zwaan), Grand-Place, Brussels
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Rebuilt in 1698, in Louis XIV style. Since 1720, this house has been the seat of the butchers' guild. Together with De Hoorn, it is the only house on the Grand Place for which the three classical architectural styles were not used. Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels wrote their "Communist Manifesto" there in 1847. The Belgian Workers' Party was founded here in 1885.
In this building.
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Grand Place (Grote Markt), Brussels
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In 1998, the Grand Place, along with other architectural treasures, was recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A visit to this beautiful square is an absolute must for any traveler to Brussels.
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5.84 km
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Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
2.42 km
1.70 km
1.32 km
395 m
Surfaces
5.70 km
141 m
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