1698 - Maison des Brasseurs, Brussels, Belgium.
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N 50° 50.785 E 004° 21.159
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Maison des Brasseurs is in the Grand Place in Brussels is one of the finest town squares in the world lined with buildings from the 1600s.
Waymark Code: WM63MF
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Date Posted: 03/28/2009
Views: 68
The Maison des Brasseurs at the Grand Place, was originally occupied by the Brewers Guild. Before the Maison des Brasseurs, the “Gulden den boom” or the “Golden Tree” was located there. The Brewers Guild which was founded in the 14h century. In the late 16th century they bought the house from the “Golden tree”. In the 1695 attack by the French, the Grand Place was bombed and much of the square destroyed. The Brewers Guild financed the reconstruction of the building. It was designed by architect William De Bruyn.
The building is currently a national museum of the brewery industry.
Address: Grand-Place 10, Brussels.
Prices: Admission 3€ ($3.75) adults
Phone: 02/511-49-87
Year of construction: 1698
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