Grand Place or Grote Markt, is an important historical and tourist center of Brussels, where the City Hall and the House of the King (or Bread House). Ensemble of the market square, built in the style of Louis XIV and baroque included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Grand Place - the most magnificent and elegant central square, surrounded by a square of carefully selected architectural masterpieces belonging to the guilds of merchants and craftsmen: house painter, house tailor House boatman. The most impressive are the King's House and City Hall. The Town Hall was built in 1402 and its five-meter high spire decorated with copper weather vane in the form of the Archangel Michael, and the statues of the facade depict a variety of stories from the life of the city.

The huge house is located today King Community Museum, which tells about the history of Brussels. Despite its name, the building has never been a haven no king. Lacy stone architecture of the house of the king appeared on the site of the former Bread House, where in the XIII century. baked and sold bread.

Twice a year, the square creates a huge rectangular carpet of flowers decorating the Grand Place for three days. Multi-colored begonias are grown specifically for Ghent for the occasion.

Admire this grand spectacle and the beauty of the architectural ensemble can comfortably ensconced in one of the cafes in the square. Here you will see the famous tavern "golden boat", where Victor Hugo lived, as well as the restaurant "Swan House", the entrance to which is decorated with swan sculpture. It was in this restaurant located pub where Marx and Engels first read the "Communist Manifesto."