Portal:Brussels

THE BRUSSELS PORTAL Wikipedia portals: Culture Geography Health History Mathematics Natural sciences People Philosophy Religion Society Technology edit   Introduction Brussels, officially the Brussels-Capital Region, is the de facto capital city of the European Union (EU) and the largest urban area in Belgium. It comprises 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels proper, which is the constitutional capital of Belgium, Flanders and the French Community of Belgium. Brussels has grown from a 10th-century fortress town founded by a descendant of Charlemagne into a metropolis of more than one million inhabitants. The metropolitan area has a population of over 1.8 million, making it the largest in Belgium. Since the end of the Second World War, Brussels has been an important centre for international politics. The presence of the main EU institutions as well as the headquarters of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has made the city a polyglot home of many international organisations, politicians, diplomats and civil servants. Although historically Dutch-speaking, Brussels became increasingly French-speaking over the 19th and 20th centuries. Today a majority of inhabitants are native French-speakers, although both languages have official status. Linguistic tensions remain, and the language laws of the municipalities surrounding Brussels are an issue of much controversy in Belgium. Read more on Brussels... Show new selections edit   Selected article The Royal Palace of Brussels, sometimes known instead as the Royal Palace of Belgium is the official palace of the King of the Belgians in the centre of the nation's capital Brussels. However it is not used as a royal residence. The king and his family live in the Royal Castle of Laeken on the outskirts of Brussels. The palace is situated in front of Brussels Park. A long square called the Paleizenplein/Place des Palais separates the palace from the park. The middle axis of the park marks both the middle peristyle of the palace and the middle of the facing building on the other side of the park, which is the Palace of the Nation (the Belgian Federal Parliament building). The two facing buildings are said to symbolize Belgium's system of government: a constitutional monarchy. Selections • Nominations Read more... edit   Related portals Europe European Union Belgium NATO edit   Related WikiProjects Europe European Union Belgium edit   Selected picture Credits: City of Brussels Old postcard displaying the Law Courts of Brussels (Palace of Justice') Selections • Nominations edit   Categories [−] Brussels [+] Buildings and structures in Brussels [+] Burials in Brussels [+] Culture in Brussels [+] Economy of Brussels [+] Education in Brussels [+] Geography of Brussels [+] Government of Brussels [+] History of Brussels [+] People from Brussels [+] Religion in Brussels [+] Sport in Brussels [+] Tourism in Brussels [+] Transport in Brussels [+] Visitor attractions in Brussels edit   Associated Wikimedia Brussels on Wikibooks  Brussels on Wikimedia Commons Brussels on Wikinews  Brussels on Wikiquote  Brussels on Wikisource  Brussels on Wikiversity  Brussels on Wiktionary  Manuals and books Images and media News Quotations Texts Learning resources Definitions

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