Brussels Park

Brussels Park

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park = Parc de Bruxelles fr icon
Warandepark nl icon


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type = Public park
location = Brussels, Belgium
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Parc de Bruxelles (French) or Warandepark (Dutch), often miscalled "Parc Royal" in FrenchFact|date=August 2008, is the largest urban public park in the center of Brussels. It is surrounded by the Royal Palace of Brussels, the Belgian parliament and the U.S.A. embassy. In the summer, free parties are organized every weekend in the heart of this park. There is also the "Théâtre Royal du Parc" (Dutch: "Parktheater") on its border. The park is served by Park metro station on line 1A/1B of the Brussels metro.

Its main paths and fountain are laid out in the form of masonic symbols (in particular the compass). [cite web |url=http://www.frommers.com/destinations/brussels/0104020176.html |title=Brussels : Attractions : Parks | Frommers.com |accessdate=2008-07-22] [cite web |url=http://www.illuminati-news.com/eu-symbolism.htm |title=Masonic Symbolism on "Parc de Bruxelles", just outside the European Commission Parliament |date=2004-05-11 |accessdate=2008-07-22]

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