- SA Builders Vol 9 Issue 3build This article was originally published with the title “Burning of the Palace of Laeken” in SA Builders Vol. 9 No. 3build ( March 1890 ) , p...
- The Palace at Laeken should not be confused with the Royal Palace of Brussels, in central Brussels, which is the official palace (not residence) of the King of...
- Both architects were well-known at the time, and they had already constructed the Oriental Pavilion attached to the Royal Palace of Laeken in Belgium.
- Later on King Leopold II wanted to extent this Orangery and together with the architect Balat he designed the Royal Greenhouses of Laeken.
- The Palace of Laeken should not be confused with the Royal Palace of Brussels, in central Brussels, which is the official palace (not residence) of the King of...
- The Royal Palace of Laeken or Royal Castle of Laeken (Dutch: Kasteel van Laken, French: Château de Laeken, literally "Castle of Laeken"...
- The palace was built between 1782 and 1784 in Laeken, then a rural village outside Brussels, after the plans of the French architect and urbanist Charles de...
- However, it is not used as a royal residence, as the king and his family live in the Royal Palace of Laeken in northern Brussels.
- The Palace of Laeken has been the royal residence since Leopold I's accession to the throne in 1831. However, upon their accession to the throne in 1993, King...