Congress Column

The Congress Column ( Colonne du Congrès / Congreskolom ) is a monument on the Congress Square ( Place du Congrès / Congresplein ) in Brussels. The column recalls the creation of the Belgian state and the Constitution by the National Assembly from 1830 to 1831. On the initiative of Charles Rogier it was built 1850-1859. The design is by Joseph Poelaert and was inspired by the Trajan column in Rome.

Statue of Leopold I on the top of the column

Old postcard view of the column

50.854.3633333333333Koordinaten: 50 ° 51 '0 "N, 4 ° 21' 48" E

  • Monument in Brussels
  • Column (Building)
  • Built in the 1850s
Pedestal Leopold I of Belgium
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