Egmont Palace

The Egmont Palace (French: Palais d'Egmont, pronounced [palɛ dɛɡmɔ̃]; Dutch: Egmontpaleis), also sometimes known as the Arenberg Palace (French: Palais d'Arenberg; Dutch: Arenbergpaleis), is a neoclassical palace in Brussels, Belgium. It was originally built between 1548 and 1560 for Countess Françoise of Luxembourg and Count Lamoral of Egmont, though its appearance was heavily modified in the 18th and 19th centuries. It was partly destroyed by fire in 1892, after which it was once again reconstructed. Nowadays, it is used by the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs for receptions, as a guest house and conference centre.

The palace is situated in the Sablon/Zavel district (south-eastern part of Brussels' city centre), between the Rue aux Laines/Wolstraat and the Square du Petit Sablon/Kleine Zavelsquare. This site is served by Porte de Namur/Naamsepoort metro station (on lines 2 and 6 of the Brussels Metro), as well as the tram stop Petit Sablon/Kleine Zavel (on lines 92 and 93).

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Egmont Palace ranks #2,121 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #23 of the 91 mapped in Belgium. Founded 1548, it is older than 41% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 755 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,865 times in the last 60 days, more than 74% of the atlas. 13 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Brussels, 1 km away. See how Belgium compares in the castle statistics.

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