Manneken-Pis – Brussels Town Hall loop from Lemonnier
Manneken-Pis – Brussels Town Hall loop from Lemonnier
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Manneken-Pis – Brussels Town Hall loop from Lemonnier
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8.97km
90m
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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: June 11, 2026
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Grand-Place - Grote Markt
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Start point
Train Station
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988 m
Manneken-Pis
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1.38 km
Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert
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1.46 km
Grand Place, Brussels
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2.44 km
Grand Place (Grote Markt), Brussels
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In 1998, the Grand Place, along with other architectural treasures, was recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A visit to this beautiful square is an absolute must for any traveler to Brussels.
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2.47 km
Brussels Town Hall
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In a fortified room on the first floor, the municipal charters were most likely kept.[1] It is unclear whether the municipal bells were also hung there. During the turbulent period around the municipal uprising of 1420-1421, the town hall was stormed several times. There was factional strife among the patricians, social unrest among the crafts, an economic crisis in the cloth industry and dynastic problems in the duchy. This is probably why the belfry function lasted a few decades at most. The charters and privileges were transferred to the treasury rooms of the St. Gudula and St. Nicholas churches.[2]
Long balconies were provided in the front facade to allow events on the Grote Markt to be followed, such as the magnificent knightly tournaments and the joyous entries.[3] The privilege room in the tower served as a ducal lodge, four of whose windows looked out onto the square. This was where the prince and the city magistrate took their mutual oath during joyous entries. It was a space full of symbolism, where the preciously illuminated manuscripts of the Brabantsche Yeesten and the rhyming chronicle of Jan van Heelu were also kept.
In 1421, the craft nations conquered a place in the city magistrate, which may have partly motivated the expansion that was started in 1444. Charles the Bold laid the first stone of the right wing, which was certainly also intended to provide support for the heightening of the tower. The latter was a matter of prestige. The right wing is smaller than the left and is the work of Willem de Voghel, who also became the architect of the Magna Aula in 1452. The tower of the town hall, 96 meters high, was crowned from 1449 by Jan van Ruisbroeck, architect of Philip the Good.
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Cathedral of Sts. Michael and Gudula
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On the site of today's cathedral on the Treurenberg was already in the Carolingian period (8th century), a baptismal church dedicated to the Archangel Michael. With the transfer of the bones of Saint Gudula here in 1047, the patronage was extended accordingly. The present building was begun in 1226 and completed at the end of the 15th century with the completion of the 69 meter high towers. With the collection of the Archbishop's seat in 1962, the church was officially the title of a cathedral. As the national church of the Kingdom of Belgium, royal weddings, state funerals and similar ceremonies are often held in St. Gudula.
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3.17 km
Saint Michael and Saint Gudula Cathedral
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This old lady, however, suffers from the vibrations caused by the metro and the train which pass under its foundations. During its restoration, which lasted several decades, the buttresses which support the roof had spread so far that the whole threatened to collapse. The curator at the time brought in Sicilian miners to dig under the buttresses and give them a more stable foundation, which saved the cathedral.
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3.73 km
Brussels Park (Warandepark)
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4.43 km
Palace of the Count of Flanders
Castle
8.97 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
4.02 km
2.99 km
975 m
767 m
212 m
Surfaces
7.24 km
696 m
616 m
416 m
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This is a historical tour of 3 B's: Brussels – Burgundians & Bart Van Loo.
At the invitation, we attend the kick-off of Bart Van Loo's new PodWalk – In the footsteps of the Burgundians – 'Naughty Shoes' at the KBR Museum in Brussels.
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