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Coudenberg Palace

  • 28 Feb 2015
  • 2:45 PM
  • Entry: BELvue Museum, 1000 Brussels
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A Guided Tour of the
Coudenberg Palace

    

   
Join us on Saturday, February 28, for a fascinating guided tour of the Coudenberg Palace where we will discover the remnants of the palace of Charles V.
  
Since the middle ages, a castle has overlooked Brussels from Coudenberg hill. As of the 12th century, the successive monarchs and their representatives transformed a small fortified castle into a sumptuous residential palace, one of the most beautiful palaces of Europe and one of Charles V’s main residences.
 
This prestigious building was severely damaged by fire in 1731. Some forty years later, the ruins of the palace were pulled down and the ground flattened out for the construction of the new royal district. The remains of this palace make up the Coudenberg archaeological site.
 
During our visit we will discover the Rue Isabelle and the old structures of the main buildings of the former palace of Brussels, which are now the foundations for today’s royal district and the Hoogstraeten House where the most interesting discoveries made during the various archaeological excavations conducted on the Coudenberg are displayed.
 
This guided tour is limited to a maximum of 20 people.
  
Event Details:
Date: Saturday, February 28, 2015
Time: 2:45 p.m.
Place: Place des Palais 7, 1000 Brussels (entry through the BELvue Museum)
Price: €20 for ACB and AWCB members, €25 for non-members.
Public Transportation: Metro: Parc/Park or Trone/Troon; buses 38, 71 and 95: Ducale; bus 54: Trone/Troon; trams 92 and 93: Royale/Koning.
Sign up: Reservations are due by noon on Thursday, February 26 by email (info@americanclubbrussels.org), online at www.americanclubbrussels.org, or by telephone to the ACB Office Manager (0476/996.870). Payment to ACB at BE55427919588144 (KREDBEBB) will confirm your reservation. Be sure to mention “Coudenberg” in the communications section of the virement.
Cancellations are possible until noon on Wednesday, February 25. Participants canceling after this time, as well as no-shows, are charged the full cost of the event.

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