Royal Greenhouses of Laeken

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botanical garden greenhouse complex royal residence outbuilding tourist attraction

The Royal Greenhouses of Laeken are an extensive complex of monumental 19th-century glass and iron greenhouses in Brussels, renowned for their historic royal botanical collections and striking Art Nouveau-influenced architecture.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Iron Church of the Royal Greenhouses of Laeken 1
Orangery of the Royal Greenhouses of Laeken 1
Palm Pavilion of the Royal Greenhouses of Laeken 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf botanical garden ⓘ
greenhouse complex ⓘ
royal residence outbuilding ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
architect Alphonse Balat ⓘ
architecturalStyle Art Nouveau-influenced architecture ⓘ
iron-and-glass architecture ⓘ
associatedWithArchitect Victor Horta ⓘ
constructionEnd 1895 ⓘ
constructionStart 1874 ⓘ
country Belgium ⓘ
function conservation of exotic plants ⓘ
representation venue for the Belgian monarchy ⓘ
hasCollection azalea collection ⓘ
camellia collection ⓘ
historic royal botanical collections ⓘ
palm collection ⓘ
rare plants ⓘ
subtropical plants ⓘ
tropical plants ⓘ
hasPart Embarcadère greenhouse ⓘ
Royal Greenhouses of Laeken self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Iron Church of the Royal Greenhouses of Laeken

Royal Greenhouses of Laeken self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Orangery of the Royal Greenhouses of Laeken

Royal Greenhouses of Laeken self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Palm Pavilion of the Royal Greenhouses of Laeken

Royal Greenhouses of Laeken self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Winter Garden of the Royal Greenhouses of Laeken
heritageStatus protected heritage site in Brussels ⓘ
languageOfOfficialInformation Dutch ⓘ
French ⓘ
locatedIn Brussels, Belgium ⓘ
surface form: Brussels

Brussels-Capital Region ⓘ
Brussels, Belgium ⓘ
surface form: City of Brussels

Laeken ⓘ
materialUsed glass ⓘ
wrought iron ⓘ
near Church of Our Lady of Laeken ⓘ
Castle of Laeken ⓘ
surface form: Royal Castle of Laeken
notableFeature large domed Winter Garden ⓘ
network of interconnected glass galleries ⓘ
panoramic views over the park of Laeken ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
ownedBy Belgium ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Belgium
partOf Castle of Laeken ⓘ
surface form: Royal Castle of Laeken estate
patron Leopold II of Belgium ⓘ
surface form: King Leopold II of Belgium
publicAccessPeriod limited annual spring opening ⓘ
significance landmark of Belgian glass-and-iron architecture ⓘ
symbol of King Leopold II’s reign ⓘ
usedBy Belgian monarchy ⓘ
surface form: Belgian royal family

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Royal Domain of Laeken → hasLandmark → Royal Greenhouses of Laeken ⓘ
Castle of Laeken → hasPart → Royal Greenhouses of Laeken ⓘ
Royal Domain of Laeken → hasPart → Royal Greenhouses of Laeken ⓘ
Royal Greenhouses of Laeken → hasPart → Royal Greenhouses of Laeken self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Winter Garden of the Royal Greenhouses of Laeken
Royal Greenhouses of Laeken → hasPart → Royal Greenhouses of Laeken self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Palm Pavilion of the Royal Greenhouses of Laeken
Royal Greenhouses of Laeken → hasPart → Royal Greenhouses of Laeken self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Iron Church of the Royal Greenhouses of Laeken
Royal Greenhouses of Laeken → hasPart → Royal Greenhouses of Laeken self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orangery of the Royal Greenhouses of Laeken
Castle of Laeken → near → Royal Greenhouses of Laeken ⓘ