The symbols of Brussels are the objects, images, or cultural expressions that are emblematic, representative, or otherwise characteristic of Brussels or...
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of the French Community Commission and the Flemish Community Commission, both of which are based in the Brussels-Capital Region. Symbols of Brussels Flag...
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Dutch: Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest), is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium...
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preparation of the 1958 Brussels World's Fair (Expo 58), and the Atomium was also erected nearby. It would become one of the symbols of Brussels. The Palais...
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Manneken Pis (category City of Brussels)
displayed, with the original stored in the Brussels City Museum. Manneken Pis is one of the best-known symbols of Brussels and Belgium, inspiring several legends...
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biennial event in Brussels in which volunteers from around Belgium convene at the Grand-Place/Grote Markt, the historic centre of the city, to weave...
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created additional symbols for itself in 1985, which was to become inherited by the European Union (EU) in 1993. Such symbols of the European Union now...
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The City of Brussels is the largest municipality and historical centre of the Brussels-Capital Region, as well as the capital of the Flemish Region (from...
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This is a list of flags of Brussels, including symbolic regional and sub-regional flags, standards and banners used exclusively in Brussels. ONTWERP VAN...
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National symbols of Belgium are the symbols used to represent the Kingdom of Belgium. Article 193 of the Belgian Constitution is dedicated to specifying...
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List of national symbols of Palestine Watermelon stereotype – Racist stereotype of African American people Kherson watermelon – Symbol of Ukrainian resistance...
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The Francization of Brussels refers to the evolution, over the past two centuries, of this historically Dutch-speaking city into one where French has become...
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of Brussels is a courthouse in Brussels, Belgium. It is the country's most important court building, seat of the judicial arrondissement of Brussels,...
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Brussels (Belgium) is considered the de facto capital of the European Union, having a long history of hosting a number of principal EU institutions within...
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(Dutch: [ˈzaːvəl] ) is a neighbourhood and hill in the historic upper town of Brussels, Belgium. At its heart are twin squares: the larger Grand Sablon or Grote...
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attacks in and close to Brussels, Belgium, were carried out by the Islamic State (IS). Two suicide bombers detonated bombs at Brussels Airport in Zaventem...
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The Royal Palace of Brussels (French: Palais royal de Bruxelles, pronounced [pa.lɛ ʁwa.jal də bʁy.sɛl]; Dutch: Koninklijk Paleis van Brussel [ˈkoːnɪŋklək...
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Iris (plant) (section Local varieties as symbol)
almost-universal symbol of Scouting and one of the symbols adopted by the sorority Kappa Kappa Gamma. The Iris versicolor is the official flower of Kappa Pi International...
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Grand-Place (redirect from Grote Markt (Brussels))
Market") is the central square of Brussels, Belgium. It is surrounded by opulent Baroque guildhalls of the former Guilds of Brussels and two larger edifices;...
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The Ommegang of Brussels (French: Ommegang de Bruxelles; Dutch: Ommegang van Brussel) is a traditional Ommegang, a type of medieval pageant, celebrated...
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Western Union (alliance) (redirect from Treaty of Brussels Organisation)
Benelux countries in September 1948 in order to implement the Treaty of Brussels signed in March the same year. Under this treaty the signatories, referred...
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Brussels Park (French: Parc de Bruxelles, pronounced [paʁk də bʁy.sɛl]; Dutch: Warandepark) is the largest urban public park in central Brussels, Belgium...
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National personification (category Liberty symbols)
Die Schweizer Kuh. Kult und Vermarktung eines nationalen Symbols, p. 6 ff. "John Bull, symbol of the English and Englishness". Historic UK. Retrieved 16...
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Jean-Claude Van Damme (redirect from The Muscles from Brussels)
and raised in Brussels, his father enrolled him in a Shotokan karate school at the age of ten, which led Van Damme to hold the rank of 2nd-dan black belt...
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monastery in Brussels. The convention of showing a dent at the base of the heart thus spread at about the same time as the convention of showing the heart...
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became one of the symbols of Brussels' luxury hotel trade. In 1940, during the German occupation, the hotel was placed under the authority of the German...
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basis of the federal structure: "Belgium has four linguistic areas: The French-speaking area, the Dutch-speaking area, the bilingual area of Brussels Capital...
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Royal Army carried out a bombardment of Brussels from August 13–15, 1695. Led by King Louis XIV and the Duke of Villeroi, French forces bombarded the...
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Belgium (redirect from Kingdom of Belgium)
south, and the Brussels-Capital Region. Brussels is the smallest and most densely populated region, as well as the richest region in terms of GDP per capita...
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Rassemblement Wallonie France (redirect from Brussels-France Rally)
the Brussels-Capital Region. In Brussels it is known as the Rassemblement Bruxelles France or RBF. Its aim is the secession of Wallonia, Brussels and...
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