Palace of Charles of Lorraine

The Palace of Charles of Lorraine (French: Palais de Charles de Lorraine; Dutch: Paleis van Karel van Lotharingen) is a neoclassical palace in the Royal Quarter of Brussels, Belgium. It was originally built between 1757 and 1766 for the Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands, Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine, replacing the Palace of Orange-Nassau. It currently houses a museum, part of the Royal Library of Belgium (KBR).

Located on what is now the Place du Musée/Museumplein, the palace lies atop the Coudenberg hill, not far from the Place Royale/Koningsplein and the Mont des Arts/Kunstberg, as well as institutions such as the Royal Palace of Brussels and the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium.

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Palace of Charles of Lorraine ranks #4,422 of 8,764 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #58 of the 120 mapped in Belgium. Founded 1760, it is older than 17% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 638 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,375 times in the last 60 days, more than 58% of the atlas. 16 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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