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Sablons district
​((nl)Zavel buurt)
Place du Petit Sablon and Notre-Dame du Sablon church.
Place du Petit Sablon and Notre-Dame du Sablon church.
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50 ° 50 ′ 23 ″ N 4 ° 21 ′ 15 ″ E

the Sablons district is a district of Pentagon which, itself, is the central district of city ​​of brussels.

Understand

In the XVIIe century, it was the district of the aristocrats, of which certain palaces and mansions still remain, it became, since the second half of the XXe century that of antique dealers, art dealers and gallery owners.

To see

The corner tower known as the “Anneessens tower”.
  • 1 Anneessens Tower Logo indicating a wikipedia link Boulevard de l'Empereur, 36 (bus 2795, “Grand Sablon” stop) Logo indicating timetables permanently visible. Logo indicating tariffs free. – Built at the beginning of the 13the century, it is one of the best preserved remains of the first wall of Brussels. It owes its name to the dean of one of the trades in Brussels, François Anneessens, who was locked up there before being beheaded on the Grand Place in 1719.
  • 2 Rollebeek street Logo indicating a link to the website (bus 2795, “Grand Sablon” stop) – This small pedestrian street lined with restaurants, cafes and tea rooms has five beautiful facades (n ° 1 to 9) from the 17th century.e century and more particularly, at n ° 7, a portal in Baroque style dated 1630.
  • The two Sablons Logo indicating a wikipedia link (trams 9293, “Petit Sablon” stop - bus 2795, “Grand Sablon” stop) – Sablon comes from Dutch Zavelpoel ("Sand basin") because of the sandy swamp which occupied the northern half of what is now the Place du Grand Sablon until 1615. When the people of Brussels speak of the Place du Grand Sablon, in general, they omit the qualifier "large And simply say "Sablon". On the other hand, they never omit the adjective "small" about the place du Petit Sablon, otherwise they speak of it as the "Square du Sablon".
    • 3 Place du Grand Sablon  – This square has existed since the 12the century and served until 1754 as a horse market but there were also executions such as the massive beheading of 18 members of the middle nobility on the 1ster June 1568. In the XVIIe century, the Archdukes Albert and Isabella of Austria, then rulers of the Spanish Netherlands and having their court in Brussels, often participate in festivals or competitions held in the square. From XIXe until the end of the first half of the XXe century, the place is devoted to the practice of the ball. Currently, so well that dedicated to gastronomy and the arts, it has become a large parking lot. Several events still take place there such as the antique market every weekend, the departure of the procession ofOmmegang in June-July or that of the Saint-V every November 20. To see, the fountain of Minerva dating from 1751 to replace an older fountain dating from 1661. Also see some beautiful old facades of XVIe to XVIIIe centuries including that of n ° 49 vintage "1567" as well as that, in Beaux-Arts style, of n ° 40 dating from 1920 and currently the auction room Pierre Bergé & Associates.
Place du Grand Sablon.
The pinion of the no 15. 
The facades of nbone 38 and 39.
The facade of no 40. 
The facade of no 49. 
  • 4 Impasse Saint-Jacques  – One of the many picturesque dead ends in the “Pentagon”. It begins under a vaulted bay at n ° 2 of the Place du Grand Sablon and ends, after about sixty meters and having passed three antique galleries, with a tree-lined square.
  • 5 Notre-Dame du Sablon Church Logo indicating a wikipedia link Rue des Sablons Logo indicating timetables for inside, outside of worship, on Saturday and Sunday of h - 18 h. Logo indicating tariffs free. – Accessible, without assistance, to people with reduced mobility (entrance from rue de la Régence). Built to replace a place of worship erected in the 13th centurye century and dedicated to "Notre-Dame des Victoires", the construction of the current sanctuary began in the 15th century.e century and took almost a century. A true masterpiece of flamboyant Gothic art, classified as a major heritage of Brussels-Capital Region and magnificently restored between 1999 and 2009, the Notre-Dame du Sablon church is certainly the most beautiful church in Brussels. It is difficult to cite one treasure that is contained in relation to another, so much the whole is a treasure..
View from rue de la Régence.
Another view from rue de la Régence.
View from the central aisle towards the apse.
Frescoes emblazoned on the walls of the South transept.
Barley rood screen.
Other photos of Notre-Dame du Sablon church on Wikimedia Commons «Notre-Dame du Sablon Church (Brussels) ».
  • 6 Place du Petit Sablon (Square du Sablon)  – accessible Wi-Fi networkAccessible, without assistance, to people with reduced mobility Both a square and a romantic garden, the park was laid out in 1879 by the architect Henri Beyaert on the site of the old parish cemetery of the Notre-Dame du Sablon church. The center is occupied by the fountain of the Counts of Egmont and Hornes, symbols of resistance to Spanish tyranny in the XVIe century. Initially in front of the king's house at the Grand-Place, on the site where the platform which was used for their beheading was erected in 1568, it was moved here in 1879 to allow for the redevelopment of the premises. The fountain is surrounded by ten statues arranged in a hemicycle representing politicians, scholars or artists of the XVIe century. The square is surrounded by 48 stone pillars, each decorated with an original decoration and supporting the statues of one of the 48 old trades of Brussels. These pillars are connected by wrought iron grids with all different patterns. Note the statue to the left of the left entrance, the effigy of which is that of Henri Beyaert. Around the park stands a set of houses from the XIXe century century, most of neoclassical style; only that of n ° 9, the house known as "Au Roy d'Espagne", dates from the 17th century.e century. Behind the park is the entrance gate and the main courtyard of the Palais d'Egmont which cannot be visited unlike its park, the entrance to which is located a little further south in rue aux Laines. .
The square seen from rue de la Régence.
One of the 48 profession statues (the one with the effigy of Henri Beyaert).
Fountain of the Counts of Egmont and Horne.
The Auberge du Roy d'Espagne.
Egmont Palace.
The commemorative plaque affixed to No. 35 rue de Ruysbroeck, where the Wellens printing plant was located.
  • 7 Ruysbroek Street (trams 9293, “Petit Sablon” or “Royale” stop - bus 2795, “Grand Sablon” stop) – Already cited in XIIIe century, this street ran alongside the eponymous stream (ruysbroek means “stream of the marsh” in Brabant dialect) which formed the ditch of the first wall of Brussels. A haven of peace in the middle of the city, it has some beautiful facades from the beginning of the 18th century.e century (at n ° 29 and in the part between rue Sainte-Anne and the ramp towards rue de la Régence). At n ° 35, a plaque recalls that this is where the Wellens printing house was located where the false Evening of November 9, 1943.
    • False Evening Logo indicating a link to the websiteLogo indicating a wikipedia link – The context and history of the publication of false Evening.
The Milan Passage, one of the two accesses to Egmont Park.
The orangery.
  • 8 Egmont Park Logo indicating a wikipedia link Boulevard de Waterloo and rue aux Laines (subways 26, "Louise" station - trams 9293, “Petit Sablon” or “Poelaert” stop) Logo indicating tariffs free. – Accessible, without assistance, to people with reduced mobility With an area of1.5 hectares, the Egmont landscaped park is little known to the people of Brussels themselves. Enclosed in an urban island, it is the only one in the city ​​of brussels, it is accessible only through three access points: either by rue aux Laines, between n ° 32 and 34, via the passage Marguerite Yourcenar which evokes the memory of the author, born in Brussels in 1903, through of fourteen quotes from his novel theBlack work engraved in stone, either by a vaulted arcade under n ° 31 of boulevard de Waterloo (passage de Milan), or via a passage between n ° 10 and 12 of rue du Grand Cerf. This enclavement makes it a haven of peace on the edge of the thundering boulevards of the “little belt”. It does not lack charm either with its orangery located in the middle of the park and built between 1830 and 1839; with its cooler, the existence of which is already mentioned in 1752, nestled under a tumulus and which was once used to store, for the Egmont palace, the ice collected in winter and used in summer; with the Groote Pollepel, that is to say "Large Pot Spoon" in Dutch, located near the entrance to the rue du Grand Cerf and which is an old water tank moved here from its initial location which was the rotunda of the current Ravenstein gallery ; with its six Ionic columns placed on a low wall exedra, coming from the Egmont palace and brought up here after the fire which ravaged the palace in 1892; finally with the statue of Peter Pan which is a copy of that in Kensington Gardens at London and donated by its sculptor, George Frampton, after the First World War.
  • 9 Place Poelaert Logo indicating a wikipedia link (subways 26, "Louise" station - trams 9293, “Poelaert” stop) – Panorama With its 7.75 hectares, it is the largest square in the Brussels Region. It also serves as the huge forecourt of the courthouse while an urban elevator, in its westernmost corner, connects it directly to the Marolles district that it overlooks sixty-three meters. To the left of this elevator, an ambulatory equipped with a bronze orientation table and a telescope allows the visitor to observe one of the rare urban panoramas at ground level over the capital. To the south of this ambulatory stands, since 1935, the imposing and theatrical National monument to the Belgian InfantryOpenStreetMap in granite and bronze. In the most easterly corner, the most modest Monument of British recognition to the Belgian NationOpenStreetMap erected in 1923 but moved here from rue des Quatre Bras in 1950.
    • 10 Courthouse Logo indicating a link to the websiteLogo indicating a wikipedia link Place Poelaert Logo indicating timetables Monday to Friday from h - 17 h. Logo indicating tariffs free. – Wireless paying. Accessible, without assistance, to people with reduced mobility (entrance through the porte-cochère to the left of the large stairs). Built between 1866 and 1883 according to the plans of the Brussels architect Joseph Poelaert, the courthouse, with its built surface of 26 000 m2 and its total height of 116 meters away, was the largest building ever built in the XIXe century (it is larger than the Saint Peter's basilica of Rome). The Salle des pas perdus is also exceptional in terms of its dimensions: 80 meters long, 50 meters wide for 80 meters high at the base of the dome, the interior of which is visible from the floor of the hall. The grand staircase, for its part, 82 meters away long and has 125 steps. Its neo-classical architecture hides a structure implementing the most efficient industrial techniques at the time of its design. For the record, on the one hand, Joseph Poelaert, who was marollien, because of the excessiveness of his work was nicknamed by his fellow citizens of schieven architek which can be translated as "crooked architect". These two words remain, in Marollian, an insult meaning "mentally ill". On the other hand, legend also has it that Poelaert died of madness because he was overwhelmed by the disproportion of the construction when in reality he died of a stroke in the middle of the task.
theNational monument to the Belgian Infantry
The elevator and part of the urban panorama.
The courthouse seen from rue de la Régence.
The dome of the courthouse from the Salle des Pas Perdus.
Part of the metal structure of the dome.
  • 11 Jewish Museum of Belgium Logo indicating a link to the websiteLogo indicating a wikipedia linkLogo indicating a facebook link Rue des Minimes, 21 (bus 2795, “Grand Sablon” stop), Logo indicating a telephone number  32 2 5121963, e-mail : Logo indicating timetables from Tuesday to Sunday from 10 h - 19 h. Logo indicating tariffs adult : , under 18 and over 65: , child under 12: free, 1er Sunday of the month: free for all.. – This museum, which opened in 2005, brings together a vast collection of objects of Jewish tradition mainly from Europe, Asia and Africa, the oldest of which date back to the 18th century.e century. The more recent objects come mainly from the regions east of the Rhine and from the countries around the Mediterranean basin. The collections include around 750 ritual objects and artefacts, 1,250 works by artists, 20,000 photographs, 5,000 posters but also CDs, records and cassettes. The library totals 25,000 books and various publications.
  • 12 Museum of eroticism and mythology (SAME) Logo indicating a link to the websiteLogo indicating a wikipedia link Rue Sainte-Anne, 32 (bus 2795, “Grand Sablon” stop), Logo indicating a telephone number  32 2 5140353, e-mail : Logo indicating timetables Monday, Thursday and Friday from 14 h - 19 h, Saturday and Sunday from 13 h - 17 h 30. Logo indicating tariffs 10 . – Open since February 14, 2012, Valentine's Day, the museum presents through works of art a glimpse of erotic art from Antiquity to the present day.

Do

  • 1 Sablon antique market Logo indicating a link to the websitePlace du Grand Sablon (trams 9293, “Petit Sablon” stop - bus 2795, “Grand Sablon” stop), Logo indicating a telephone number  32 475 443619 (cellphone), e-mail : Logo indicating timetables Saturday from h - 17 h, Sunday of h - 14 h. – Since 1960, the district's antique dealers have been buying, exhibiting and selling some of their pieces there.

To buy

  • 1 Pierre Marcolini Chocolatier Logo indicating a wikipedia linkLogo indicating a facebook link Rue des Minimes, 1, Logo indicating a telephone number  32 2 5141206, 32 2 2479950 Logo indicating timetables Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday: from 10 h - 19 h, Thursday and Friday: from 10 h - 20 h. Logo indicating tariffs price of boxes of pralines and tablet prices. – Certainly, with Jean Galler, one of the two best master chocolatiers in Belgium. He received the first national prize for artistic merit in 1988, he was named the first ice cream maker in Belgium in 1991 and won the world pastry cup in 1995 as well as the European pastry cup in 2000.
  • Antiques and works of art  – The Place du Grand Sablon and the adjacent streets have a number of antique dealers and gallery owners of international reputations. In addition to the activity of their store or gallery, they organize every Saturday and Sunday the antique market.

Eat

Restaurants are listed by type of cuisine and then alphabetically.

Brasserie cuisine

  • 1 Comics Cafe Logo indicating a link to the website Place du Grand Sablon, 8, Logo indicating a telephone number  32 2 5131323 Logo indicating timetables from Wednesday to Sunday from 11 h - 24 h. Logo indicating tariffs between 20 and 30 . – Restaurant on the theme of Comics. 200 places but it is better to reserve. Brasserie cuisine, specialty of grilled hamburgers (certainly the best in Brussels). Bar-reading room, terrace.
  • 2 The Entrance of Artists Logo indicating a link to the website Place du Grand Sablon, 42, Logo indicating a telephone number  32 2 5023161 Logo indicating timetables every day of h 30 - 24 h. Logo indicating tariffs the map. – Brasserie cuisine with Belgian specialties.
L'Estrille in Old Brussels.
  • 3 L'Estrille in Old Brussels Logo indicating a link to the website Rue de Rollebeek, 7, Logo indicating a telephone number  32 2 5125857 Logo indicating timetables every day of 12 h - 14 h 30 and19 h - 22 h (Friday and Saturday until 22 h 30, Sunday until 21 h 30). Logo indicating tariffs the map, menus between 29 and 45 . – Reservation more than recommended. Belgian brasserie cuisine, children's dishes. Courtyard with terrace at the back.
  • 4 Lola Logo indicating a link to the website Place du Grand Sablon, 33, Logo indicating a telephone number  32 2 5142460, e-mail : Logo indicating timetables Monday to Friday from 12 h - 14 h 30 and19 h - 23 h, Saturday and Sunday from 12 h - 23 h. Logo indicating tariffs the map. – Score between 12.5 and 13.50 / 20 in the 2014 Gault and Millau guide. Reservation more than recommended. Brasserie cuisine.
  • 5 Skievelat Logo indicating a link to the websiteLogo indicating a facebook link Rue Joseph Stevens, 16-18, Logo indicating a telephone number  32 2 5022512, e-mail : Logo indicating timetables every day of 12 h - 13 h 30 and18 h - 24 h, closed on Sunday noon. Logo indicating tariffs the map. – Mandatory reservation. Brasserie cuisine with Belgian specialties.

French cuisine

  • 6 JB Logo indicating a link to the websiteLogo indicating a facebook link Rue du Grand Cerf, 24, Logo indicating a telephone number  32 2 5120484 Logo indicating timetables closed Saturday lunchtime, Sunday and public holidays. Logo indicating tariffs the map, menus at 37 and 49 . – Classic French cuisine. Classified “Bib Gourmand” in the 2015 Michelin guide

Italian food

  • 7 Ars Vinorum Logo indicating a link to the website rue de la Reinette, 6, Logo indicating a telephone number  32 2 503 39 33, e-mail :  – Italian restaurant and wine bar. Also does fine food.
  • 8 Senza Nome Logo indicating a link to the website Place du Petit Sablon, 1, Logo indicating a telephone number  32 2 2231617 Logo indicating timetables Mon.- Fri. : 12 h - 13 h 30 and19 h - 21 h, sat. : 19 h - 21 h. Logo indicating tariffs main course between 48  and 55 , menus at 50  (only at noon), 90  and 120 . – Accessible, without assistance, to people with reduced mobility (1 step at the entrance). Italian food Very good restaurant in its category. in the Michelin guide 2019
  • 9 Toscana 21 Rue de Rollebeek, 21, Logo indicating a telephone number  32 2 5023621 Logo indicating timetables closed Monday and Tuesday noon. Logo indicating tariffs between 25 and 40 . – Italian cuisine and Tuscan specialties. Terrace in front of the restaurant in summer (it is better to reserve), banquet hall.

Slavic cuisine

  • 10 The New Russians Logo indicating a link to the websiteLogo indicating a facebook link Rue Haute, 4, Logo indicating a telephone number  32 2 5135565 Logo indicating timetables from Thursday to Saturday from 19 h - 23 h. Logo indicating tariffs ± 40 . – Typical Russian cuisine and decor.

Fusion cuisine

  • 11 Wy Logo indicating a link to the websiteLogo indicating a facebook link Bodenbroek Street, 22, Logo indicating a telephone number  32 2 4004263 Logo indicating timetables Monday to Saturday from 11 h 30 - 20 h. Logo indicating tariffs 5-course menu at 75 . – Gourmet fusion cuisine. Score between 12.5 and 13.50 / 20 in the 2014 Gault and Millau guide and one of the 14 Very good restaurant in its category. of the 2015 Michelin guide in the Brussels-Capital Region.

Seafood specialties

  • 12 The Ecailler of the Royal Palace Logo indicating a link to the website Bodenbroek Street, 18-20, Logo indicating a telephone number  32 2 5128751 Logo indicating timetables Monday to Saturday from 12 h - 14 h 30 and19 h - 22 h 30 (closed on public holidays). Logo indicating tariffs the map. – Score between 14 and 14.50 / 20 in the Gault et Millau guide 2014. Cuisine centered on seafood. In a house from the end of the 17th centurye century.

Tea room, ice cream parlor, sandwich shop

  • 13 The Orangery of the Parc d'Egmont Logo indicating a link to the websiteEgmont park, Logo indicating a telephone number  32 2 5139948 Logo indicating timetables from Sun.- Fri. : 10 h 30 - 16 h 30. Logo indicating tariffs the map, less of 25 . – Brunch, pastries, various salads. Large tree-lined terrace.
The showcase of the pastry-chocolate maker Wittamer.
  • 14 The Daily Bread Logo indicating a link to the websiteLogo indicating a wikipedia link Rue des Sablons, 11, Logo indicating a telephone number  32 2 5135154, e-mail : Logo indicating timetables Monday to Friday from h 30 - 19 h, Saturday and Sunday from h - 19 h. – One of the tasting rooms and tables d'hôte of this bakery and pastry-making company which only works with organic products.
  • 15 Wittamer Logo indicating a link to the website Place du Grand Sablon, 12-13, Logo indicating a telephone number  32 2 5123742, e-mail : Logo indicating timetables from Wednesday to Sunday from h - 18 h. Logo indicating tariffs prices. – Patented supplier to the Court of Belgium The Wittamer house has been located at No. 6 Place du Grand Sablon since 1910 and the current boss (Henri III) is the fourth generation. At n ° 12-13, Homemade bakery and pastry (certainly the best pastries in Brussels), tasting room. At n ° 6, shop selling homemade macaroons and artisanal pralines.

Have a drink / Go out

  • 1 Crosly Logo indicating a link to the website Boulevard de l'Empereur, 36-40, Logo indicating a telephone number  32 2 5120874, e-mail : Logo indicating timetables open every day from h - 23 h. – 25 lane bowling, laser games (Q-Zar laser game), snacks (the map)
  • 2 Karaoke Bar Sablon Logo indicating a link to the website Rue Sainte-Anne, 34, Logo indicating a telephone number  32 2 5124094 Logo indicating timetables from Wednesday to Saturday from 21 h. – Karaoke with thousands of titles in eight languages ​​including nearly 7,300 titles in French and more than 20,000 titles in English.
  • 3 Hortense Spirits & Cocktails Logo indicating a facebook link Rue des Sablons, 7, Logo indicating a telephone number  32 2 5144347 Logo indicating timetables every day of 19 h - h. – Bar in a vaulted cellar. Cocktail specialty.
  • 4 Casa Sablon (the Casa del Bacardí) Logo indicating a link to the websiteLogo indicating a facebook link Sainte-Anne Street, 38, Logo indicating a telephone number  32 477 365828 Logo indicating timetables Mon.- Game. : 16 h 30 - h 00, Fri. : 16 h 30 - h 00, sat. : 18 h 30 - h 00. – Mojito's, cocktails and tapas.

Housing

  • 1 Youth hostel Bruegel Logo indicating a link to the websiteLogo indicating a facebook link Rue du Saint-Esprit, 2, Logo indicating a telephone number  32 2 5110436, e-mail : room available from of 14 h - h, to be released before 10 h. Logo indicating tariffs Cheap. – Wireless paying. Presence of at least one elevatorAccessible, without assistance, to people with reduced mobility (two equipped bedrooms). 135 beds in 48 dormitories, 26 double rooms, 22 quadruple rooms. Indoor garden-terrace, bar and nightclub, bicycle parking.
  • 2 Villa Sablon Logo indicating a link to the website Sainte-Anne Street, 26, Logo indicating a telephone number  32 477 813781 (cellphone), e-mail : Logo indicating tariffs between 100 and 180  (breakfast not included). – Guest house with one double bedroom and two suites.
  • 3 Exe Sablon (Eurostar Sablon) Logo indicating a link to the website Rue de la Paille, 2-8, Logo indicating a telephone number  32 2 5136040, e-mail : Logo indicating tariffs Average prices. – Wireless free .. 32 rooms, some for smokers or communicating. Sauna, fitness room. Bar, breakfast buffet.
The Hotel.
  • 4 NH Du Grand Sablon Logo indicating a link to the website Place du Grand Sablon, 2-4, Logo indicating a telephone number  32 2 8081851, e-mail : room available from 15 h, to be released before 12 h. Logo indicating tariffs Average prices (from 79 , offer from 49 ). – Wireless free .. 196 rooms, some for smokers or en suite. Pets allowed, indoor parking (25  at night), 8 rooms for conference or banquet. Italian cuisine restaurant.
  • 5 The Hotel Logo indicating a link to the websiteLogo indicating a facebook link Boulevard de Waterloo, 38, Logo indicating a telephone number  32 2 5041111, e-mail : Logo indicating tariffs Luxury. – Green Key / Green Key logo4 stars Wireless free .. 421 rooms and suites. Panoramic lounge-bar at 24e floor, sauna and fitness room, 130 spaces in an indoor car park. French cuisine restaurant (the map).

Manage the day-to-day

Location of ATMs. For their operation, refer to the section "Cash dispensers »Of the article on Belgium.

  • 1 Delta lloyd Rue Haute, 30 Logo indicating timetables 24 hours a day. – Outdoor terminal and several indoor terminals.
  • 2 BNP Paribas Fortis Rue des Petits Carmes, 19 Logo indicating timetables 24 hours a day. – Wireless free. (bnppf_Free_WIFI). Outdoor terminal with voice guidance. Also for credit cards.
  • 3 ING Rue de la Régence, 20 Logo indicating timetables of h - 23 h 30. – Indoor terminals with voice guidance. Also for credit cards.
  • 4 BNP Paribas Fortis Joseph Stevens Street, 2 Logo indicating timetables 24 hours a day. – Wireless free. (bnppf_Free_WIFI). Indoor terminals with voice guidance. Also for credit cards.
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