Brussels - City Hall on the Grand Place by Mark Sukhija

By: Mark Sukhija

Brussels - City Hall on the Grand Place

The Grand Place (or Grote Markt in Dutch) is one of the most visited parts of Brussels. While I've never gelled with Brussels as a city, in spite of repeated visits for various reasons, the Grand Place is well worth a visit. Rebuilt by the Guilds in the four years following a French bombardment in 1695, the Brussels Town Hall is one of the most striking buildings of the square. The central tower of the Brabantine-Gothic building stands at 96 meters in height and is capped by a 5-meter statue of St Micheal slaying a demon.

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About Mark Sukhija

Mark Sukhija is a travel and wine blogger, photographer, tourism researcher, hat-touting, white-shirt-wearing, New Zealand fantatic and eclipse chaser. Aside from at least annual visits to New Zealand, Mark has seen eclipses in South Australia (2002), Libya (2006), China (2009) and Queensland (2012). After twelve years in Switzerland, Mark moved back to London in 2012. You can follow Mark on Twitter or Facebook