Coudenberg

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Coudenberg is a historic hill in central Brussels that once hosted the city’s medieval palace complex and now forms part of the archaeological remains beneath the modern Royal Quarter.


Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site
hill
historic site
afterEventUse site cleared for construction of the Royal Quarter
associatedWith Burgundian Netherlands
Duchy of Brabant
Habsburg Netherlands
continent Europe
coordinateSystem WGS84
surface form: World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84)
country Belgium
currentUse archaeological site open to the public
museum circuit beneath the Place Royale
elevationAboveSurroundings hilltop
eraOfMajorDevelopment Burgundian Netherlands period
Middle Ages
formerlyContained Coudenberg self-linksurface differs
surface form: Palace of Coudenberg

medieval palace complex of Brussels
residence of the Burgundian dukes
residence of the Dukes of Brabant
residence of the Habsburg governors of the Low Countries
hasMuseum Coudenberg self-linksurface differs
surface form: Coudenberg archaeological site museum
hasPart archaeological remains
cellars
foundations of former palace buildings
underground galleries
heritageStatus protected heritage site in Brussels
languageOfToponym Dutch
locatedIn Brussels, Belgium
surface form: Brussels

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

Brussels, Belgium
surface form: central Brussels
nameMeaning "cold hill" in Dutch
near Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
surface form: Magritte Museum

Mont des Arts
Museum of Musical Instruments (Brussels)
Royal Palace of Brussels
openToPublic yes
partOf Royal Quarter of Brussels
historic center of Brussels
significantEvent destruction of the palace by fire in 1731
subjectOf archaeological excavations in the 20th century
heritage conservation projects
touristAttraction yes
underlies Place Royale
Royal Quarter of Brussels
surface form: Royal Square of Brussels

part of the Royal Palace area

Referenced by (7)

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

this entity surface form: Coudenberg archaeological site
Coudenberg formerlyContained Coudenberg self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Palace of Coudenberg
Coudenberg hasMuseum Coudenberg self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Coudenberg archaeological site museum
Paleizenplein hasNearbyLandmark Coudenberg
this entity surface form: Coudenberg Palace archaeological site
Paleizenplein near Coudenberg
this entity surface form: Coudenberg area
Royal Palace of Brussels near Coudenberg
this entity surface form: Coudenberg Palace