Grand Place

The Grand Place or Grote Markt is the valuable rectangular of Brussels. It is surrounded by way of opulent guildhalls and large edifices, the town's Town Hall, and the King's House or Breadhouse building containing the Museum of the City of Brussels. The rectangular measures sixty eight by 110 metres. The Grand Place is the most vital visitor vacation spot and most memorable landmark in Brussels. It is also considered as one of the most lovely squares in Europe, and has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site considering 1998.

In the 10th century, Charles, Duke of Lower Lorraine constructed a fortress on Saint-Géry Island, the furthest inland point at which the Senne river turned into nonetheless navigable. This turned into the seed of what could turn out to be Brussels. By the end of the eleventh century, an open-air market changed into installation on a dried-up marsh near the fort that turned into surrounded through sandbanks. The marketplace changed into referred to as the Nedermerckt.