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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 (16), 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 (141), 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
587 All Buildings
552
existing
10
under construction
8
planned
6
unbuilt
11
demolished

Tallest Buildings

# Building Height Year
1 Tour du Midi / Zuidertoren 492 ft 1967
2 Tour des Finances 476 ft 1982
3 Up-site 466 ft 2014
4 Rogier Tower 449 ft 2006
5 Silver Tower 449 ft 2020

Building types

No. Type
343 high-rise building
172 low-rise building
25 church
23 skyscraper
7 building with towers
4 hall
2 stadium
2 monument
2 guard tower
2 palace
1 telecommunications tower
1 observation tower
1 open-air structure
1 monumental hall
1 sculpture

Other buildings

No. Type
31 Famous buildings
20 Buildings with construction images