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Brussels

Brussels

About Brussels

1,119,088 in city
1,975,000 in metro
161 km² (62 mi²)
13 m
The roots of Brussels go back over 1000 years now and today the city is the headquarters of the French and Flemish Communities. Brussels has an important international vocation: as the European capital the city is home to the European Commission and to the Council of ministers of the European Union (EU). Brussels is a cosmopolitan city where many different cultures live together and where different languages can be heard on each street. This liveliness and international flair is, of course, intimately related to its role as a crossroads for all of Europe. The center of Brussels is the Grand'Place (Grote Markt). This historic market square with its splendid guild houses and the impressive Gothic beauty of the Town Hall, is widely considered to be one of the most beautiful town squares on the continent.

Zones

Quartier Léopold / Leopoldswijk (32), Quartier Nord / Noordwijk (26)

Boroughs

Anderlecht (33), Auderghem / Oudergem (3), Etterbeek (11), Evere (1), Forest / Vorst (2), Ganshoren (22), Ixelles / Elsene (17), Jette (14), Molenbeek-Saint-Jean / Sint-Jans-Molenbeek (12), Saint-Gilles / Sint-Gillis (8), Saint-Josse-ten-Noode / Sint-Joost-ten-Node (15), Schaerbeek / Schaarbeek (14), Uccle / Ukkel (1), Ville de Bruxelles / Stad Brussel (118), Watermael-Boitsfort / Watermaal-Bosvoorde (4), Woluwé-Saint-Lambert / Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe (2),

Metro Cities

Asse, Beersel, Brussels, Dilbeek, Drogenbos, Grimbergen, Kraainem, Sint-Genesius-Rode, Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, Tervuren, Vilvoorde, Wemmel, Zaventem

No. of Buildings

No. Current status
506 All Buildings
484
existing
5
under construction
3
planned
6
unbuilt
8
demolished

Tallest Buildings

# Building Height Year
1 Tour du Midi / Zuidertoren 492 ft 1967
2 Finance Tower 476 ft 1982
3 Up-site 466 ft 2014
4 Rogier Tower 449 ft 2006
5 Madou Plaza 394 ft 1965

Building types

No. Type
307 high-rise building
143 low-rise building
20 skyscraper
19 church
5 building with towers
2 stadium
2 monument
2 guard tower
1 telecommunications tower
1 observation tower
1 palace
1 open-air structure
1 monumental hall
1 sculpture

Other buildings

No. Type
23 Famous buildings
13 Buildings with construction images