Grand Place

The Grand Place is Brussels, Belgium's main square. The Brussels City Museum is housed in the neo-Gothic King's House or Bread House building, which is bordered by two bigger structures: the city's Flamboyant Town Hall and magnificent Baroque guildhalls of the old Guilds of Brussels. The plaza, which is totally paved and measures 68 by 110 meters (223 by 361 feet), Construction of the Grand-Place started in the eleventh century and was mainly finished by the seventeenth. The majority of the plaza was devastated in 1695 during the Nine Years' War when French soldiers bombarded Brussels. Only the Town Hall's front and tower, which the artillery used as a target, and a few stone walls were able to withstand the incendiary balls.

The Grand-Place is currently both Brussels' most significant tourist attraction and most iconic monument. It is regarded as one of the most stunning squares in the entire world and has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1998. The plaza often holds festive and cultural events, one of which being the placement of a huge floral carpet in the middle of it in August of each even-numbered year. It serves as the focal point for events every year around Christmas and New Year's, and a Christmas tree has been placed there each year since the middle of the 20th century.

Location: Brussels, Belgium