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    Sablon, Brussels (redirect from Grote Zavel)
    The Sablon (French: [sa.blɔ̃]) or Zavel (Dutch: [ˈzaːvəl] ) is a neighbourhood and hill in the historic upper town of Brussels, Belgium. At its heart...
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    crosses the Sablon/Zavel Quarter (French: Quartier des Sablons, Dutch: Zavelwijk), made of the larger Grand Sablon/Grote Zavel ("Large Sablon") square...
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    Onze-Lieve-Vrouw ter Zavelkerk), is a Roman Catholic church located in the Sablon/Zavel district, in the historic centre of Brussels, Belgium. It is dedicated to...
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    Brussels (redirect from Brussel)
    Brussels (French: Bruxelles [bʁysɛl] or [bʁyksɛl] ; Dutch: Brussel [ˈbrʏsəl] ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (French: Région de Bruxelles-Capitale;...
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    association close to the City of Brussels. Its starting point is in the Sablon/Zavel district in Brussels' historic centre and it ends with a large spectacle...
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    in the Sablon/Zavel district (south-eastern part of Brussels' city centre). This site is served by the tram stop Petit Sablon/Kleine Zavel (on lines 92...
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    albums, including the Black Tower, Palace of Justice, Chapel Church, Sablon/Zavel, Central Station, Grand-Place/Grote Markt and Manneken Pis. One had to make...
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    Brussels, and place it in the chapel of the Crossbowmen's Guild in the Sablon/Zavel district. The woman stole the statue, and through a series of miraculous...
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    crypt which Francis of Taxis had constructed in the Our Blessed Lady of Zavel Church in Brussels. Around 1660, he constructed the summer residence and...
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    guest house and conference centre. The palace is situated in the Sablon/Zavel district (south-eastern part of Brussels' city centre), between the Rue...
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    pronounced [pa.lɛ d(ə) ʒys.tis də bʁy.sɛl]; Dutch: Justitiepaleis van Brussel) or Law Courts of Brussels is a courthouse in Brussels, Belgium. It is...
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    funerary chapel of Duke Lamoral of Thorn and Taxis (in the Our Blessed Lady of Zavel Church in Brussels). Although Faydherbe was fired from his commission in...
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    established themselves in the hills of Brussels (in the areas of Coudenberg and Zavel), bringing with them primarily French-speaking Walloon personnel. This attracted...
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    St V (category Vrije Universiteit Brussel)
    both the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), which officially separated in 1970. The event dates back to 24 November...
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    funerary chapel of Duke Lamoral of Thorn and Taxis (in the Our Blessed Lady of Zavel Church in Brussels). This decorative project was initially under the direction...
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    also called Barend or Barent van Orley, Bernaert van Orley or Barend van Brussel, was a versatile Flemish artist and representative of Dutch and Flemish...
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    Slovenian territories." Legend of Notre Dame du Sablon (or Our Lady of the Zavel) tapestries, commissioned by Franz von Taxis [de] (1459–1517), circa 1518...
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    2014, Nemmouche walked up to the Jewish Museum of Belgium in the Sablon/Zavel district in central Brussels carrying a handgun. He shot an Israeli couple...
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    (1697) now adorns the Church of Our Blessed Lady of the Sablon in the Sablon/Zavel district. The Rue des Augustins/Augustijnenstraat, a side street leading...
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