Itinerary of my day trip in Brussels: Grand Place - part 5

The Grand Place is a square, which is surrounded by beautiful old buildings with details in the shiniest gold. I should have taken a panorama picture, but I forgot. Don't fret, as there are a lot of beautiful pictures of the buildings separately instead.

Stadhuis van Brussel (Town Hall) 


You can recognize the Town Hall by the clock on the left tower.

Stadhuis van Brussel (Town Hall) clock and flag



Stadhuis van Brussel (Town Hall of Brussels) building

 When you get closer, you will see that the details of the building are actually small human statues.
Stadhuis van Brussel (Town Hall) details human statues

Maison du roi (broodhuis) museum

The Maison du roi is the darkest grey building. In front of it, you can see a stall where someone is selling drawings.

Maison du roi (broodhuis) museum



The rest of the buildings are guildhalls. 


I don't know exactly which building is of which guild, except for this building of the beer brewers. It is the building that you can see in the picture underneath and it is located on the left side of the Town Hall. It has a beer museum that is open to tourists.


maison des brasseurs (beer brewers guild) and beer museum


 The rest of the guildhalls are beautifully decorated by gold details too.

large guildhalls in Grand Place, Brussels


large guildhalls in Grand Place, Brussels staircases



large guildhalls in Grand Place, Brussels closer

large guildhalls in Grand Place, Brussels close up facade
large guildhalls in Grand Place, Brussels statue


large guildhalls in Grand Place, Brussels close up statue



large guildhalls in Grand Place, Brussels balcony

 It looks like it would be very romantic to get a tour of the city in this horse car.
horsecar at Grand Place, Brussels


Since I mainly took pictures of the buildings, you might not know, but right underneath these historic buildings, there are small restaurants, cafes, and stores.

cafes, restaurants, and stores in Grand Place, Brussels
chocolate stores (Godiva and Bruyerre) in Grand Place, Brussels

After this, I headed back to Brussels Central Station.


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