Cherie's Place » The Royal Palace http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life… Sun, 17 May 2026 22:47:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 The Royal Palace http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2015/09/05/the-royal-palace/ http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2015/09/05/the-royal-palace/#comments Sat, 05 Sep 2015 18:16:41 +0000 CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=16123 The Royal Palace Brussels

Consisting of two 18th-century mansions joined together by King William I of Holland. It was Leopold II who extended it into a royal palace by designing a new facade combining the side pavilions by two symmetrical wings and a portico surmounted by a sculpted pediment. It houses the offices of the royal family and is open to the public in summer. When the national flag is flying on top of the palace it means the King is in Belgium.*

The Royal Palace Brussels

The Royal Palace Brussels

*From Brussels Guide – Collection ‘Beautiful Belgium’

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