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Royal Palace (Palais Royal)

Place des Palais, Brussels, Belgium
02/551-20-20
Ranked #26 of 161 attractions in Brussels
4.0 of 5 stars 66 Reviews
Type: Castles, Historic Sites
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surabaya
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24 reviews 24 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 May 2012 NEW

I passed by the Royal Palace on the way to the grand Place. The Royal Palace is where the King routinely does his work and he stay at the other Palace. The architecture is beautiful, the garden is maintained well and outside park is beautiful as well. At certain time the guard performed their routine march. More

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Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 May 2012
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Lots of chandeliers, red carpet and gold and real sense of history. Highly recommended if you are in Brussels when it is open for visitors in the Summer. More

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Brussels, Belgium
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84 reviews 84 reviews
Reviews in 36 cities Reviews in 36 cities
17 helpful votes 17 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 April 2012

Great architecture - the home of the King. Located close by many other historical buildings of significance, just opposite the Park. Doors open to public in May? for just 1 or 2 days. More

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15 reviews 15 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 April 2012

Open to the public in August, it is worth viewing. Not anything much to see outside, but interesting and large rooms inside. The ballroom is magnificant...just like in a story book. More

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See 6 more reviews by JJHigh for Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
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24 reviews 24 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 April 2012

This big classical building hosts the royal offices. It is not normally open to visitor, though on the side you can see the Musée de Belvue and the Cortenberg (Imperial palace of Charles V). The change of guards is just functional, nothing like the English Queen. More

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London, United Kingdom
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66 reviews 66 reviews
Reviews in 17 cities Reviews in 17 cities
21 helpful votes 21 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 March 2012

It was sad that this Palace is not open to visitors. The park in front is nice, but wished we could have gone inside. More

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See 6 more reviews by marchmarsh for Brussels
London, United Kingdom
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36 reviews 36 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 March 2012

If you're a Royal enthusiast, you should check this out - filled with pomp and ceremony, best viewed in the summer More

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See 15 more reviews by TravellingDel for Brussels
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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10 reviews 10 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 March 2012

Walked round the palace. It is a bit unkempt and unloved. More

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Brisbane, Australia
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44 reviews 44 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
20 helpful votes 20 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 March 2012

Iwanted to see this royal palace and I did, I thought it was going to be bigger but its actually smaller More

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Kleve, Germany
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57 reviews 57 reviews
Reviews in 17 cities Reviews in 17 cities
27 helpful votes 27 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 February 2012

This palace looks amazing. As people explained that the royal people still stay in this palace. The rooms and segments of the palace are well maintained. Worth visiting and real respect for your time you spend in. More

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