Place des Barricades

• Place des Barricades (French)
• Barricadenplein (Dutch)

The Place des Barricades/Barricadenplein with the statue of Andreas Vesalius in its centre
Location within Brussels Show map of Brussels Place des Barricades (Belgium) Show map of Belgium
Type	Square
Location	City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Quarter	Freedom Quarter
Postal code	1000
Coordinates	50°51′05″N04°22′03″E / 50.85139°N 4.36750°E / 50.85139; 4.36750

The Place des Barricades (French) or Barricadenplein (Dutch), meaning "Barricades' Square", is a historic square in the Freedom Quarter of Brussels, Belgium. Its current name refers to the barricades of the September Days of the Belgian Revolution of 1830. In its centre stands a statue of Andreas Vesalius. ^[1]

See also

• Belgium portal

• Neoclassical architecture in Belgium
• History of Brussels
• Belgium in the long nineteenth century

References

Citations

1. "Place des Barricades – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural". monument.heritage.brussels (in French). Retrieved 30 October 2025.

Bibliography

• Le Patrimoine monumental de la Belgique: Bruxelles (PDF) (in French). Vol. 1A: Pentagone A-D. Liège: Pierre Mardaga. 1989.

External links

• Media related to Place des Barricades/Barricadenplein at Wikimedia Commons