• The symbols of Brussels are the objects, images, or cultural expressions that are emblematic, representative, or otherwise characteristic of Brussels or...
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    of the French Community Commission and the Flemish Community Commission, both of which are based in the Brussels-Capital Region. Symbols of Brussels Flag...
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    Dutch: Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest), is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium...
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    preparation of the 1958 Brussels World's Fair (Expo 58), and the Atomium was also erected nearby. It would become one of the symbols of Brussels. The Palais...
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    Manneken Pis (category City of Brussels)
    displayed, with the original stored in the Brussels City Museum. Manneken Pis is one of the best-known symbols of Brussels and Belgium, inspiring several legends...
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    The City of Brussels is the largest municipality and historical centre of the Brussels-Capital Region, as well as the capital of the Flemish Region (from...
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  • created additional symbols for itself in 1985, which was to become inherited by the European Union (EU) in 1993. Such symbols of the European Union now...
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    The Francization of Brussels refers to the evolution, over the past two centuries, of this historically Dutch-speaking city into one where French has become...
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    National symbols of Belgium are the symbols used to represent the Kingdom of Belgium. Article 193 of the Belgian Constitution is dedicated to specifying...
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  • This is a list of flags of Brussels, including symbolic regional and sub-regional flags, standards and banners used exclusively in Brussels. ONTWERP VAN...
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    just outside Brussels, and one detonated a bomb on a train leaving Maelbeek/Maalbeek metro station in the European Quarter of Brussels. Thirty-two people...
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    (Dutch: [ˈzaːvəl] ) is a neighbourhood and hill in the historic upper town of Brussels, Belgium. At its heart are twin squares: the larger Grand Sablon or Grote...
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    Brussels (Belgium) is considered the de facto capital of the European Union, having a long history of hosting a number of principal EU institutions within...
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    almost-universal symbol of Scouting and one of the symbols adopted by the sorority Kappa Kappa Gamma. The Iris versicolor is the official flower of Kappa Pi International...
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    monastery in Brussels. The convention of showing a dent at the base of the heart thus spread at about the same time as the convention of showing the heart...
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    of Brussels is a courthouse in Brussels, Belgium. It is the country's most important court building, seat of the judicial arrondissement of Brussels,...
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    biennial event in Brussels in which volunteers from around Belgium convene at the Grand-Place/Grote Markt, the historic centre of the city, to weave...
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    The Royal Palace of Brussels (French: Palais royal de Bruxelles, pronounced [pa.lɛ ʁwa.jal də bʁy.sɛl]; Dutch: Koninklijk Paleis van Brussel [ˈkoːnɪŋklək...
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    became one of the symbols of Brussels' luxury hotel trade. In 1940, during the German occupation, the hotel was placed under the authority of the German...
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    National personification (category Liberty symbols)
    und Vermarktung eines nationalen Symbols, p. 6 ff. Lionel Gossman. "Making of a Romantic Icon: The Religious Context of Friedrich Overbeck's 'Italia und...
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    The Ommegang of Brussels (French: Ommegang de Bruxelles; Dutch: Ommegang van Brussel) is a traditional Ommegang, a type of medieval pageant, celebrated...
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    Benelux countries in September 1948 in order to implement the Treaty of Brussels signed in March the same year. Under this treaty the signatories, referred...
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    basis of the federal structure: "Belgium has four linguistic areas: The French-speaking area, the Dutch-speaking area, the bilingual area of Brussels Capital...
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    Belgium (redirect from Kingdom of Belgium)
    south, and the Brussels-Capital Region. Brussels is the smallest and most densely populated region, as well as the richest region in terms of GDP per capita...
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    which had supported the inclusion of such symbols, backed a proposal to use these symbols "more often" on behalf of the Parliament itself; Jo Leinen,...
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    Brussels Park (French: Parc de Bruxelles, pronounced [paʁk də bʁy.sɛl]; Dutch: Warandepark) is the largest urban public park in central Brussels, Belgium...
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    Market") is the central square of Brussels, Belgium. It is surrounded by opulent Baroque guildhalls of the former Guilds of Brussels and two larger edifices;...
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    The national symbols of Algeria are official and unofficial flags, icons or cultural expressions that are emblematic, representative or otherwise characteristic...
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    censorship on social media channels. List of national symbols of Palestine Kherson watermelon – Symbol of Ukrainian resistance to Russia Freedom pineapples –...
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    organizations and over 2 million user companies. Its main office is in Brussels (Avenue Louise). In 1969, the retail industry in the US was searching for...
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