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518: 850: 835: 797: 71: 816: 877: 1216: 551:, and a detailed inventory was drawn up. The public was allowed to tour the palace, and its interiors were considered the most sumptuous that had ever been seen in Belgium. An agreement on 5 November 1842 ceded the structure to the Belgian State, while its contents, adjudged the personal goods of William, were shipped to his 613: 1089: 594: 625: 849: 400: 1028: 834: 1093: 1273: 1258: 796: 895: 1134: 1263: 915: 815: 1174: 890: 529: 184: 900: 606: 1220: 517: 443: 305: 1185: 1032: 974: 577:("Royal Academy of Belgium"), was entrusted with transformations, finished in 1862, which fitted the building to house the 640: 492: 451: 396: 316: 257: 1248: 1190:. Bruxelles, ville d'Art et d'Histoire (in French). Vol. 15. Brussels: Éditions de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale. 1058: 463: 328: 177: 1195: 651:
The Academy Palace is surrounded by a garden adorned with quite a few sculptures, including a statue of the astronomer
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issued on 30 April 1876, the palace was put at the disposal of the two existing French-speaking Belgian academies: the
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or ARLLFB) founded in 1920; the Dutch-speaking Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium (Dutch:
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After housing the 1st Regiment of Chasseurs-Carabiniers in 1848–1852, and having been refused by the
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when offered to him in 1853, the palace remained in use for public festivities. The architect
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Three further academies came to share the space in the 20th century: the French-speaking
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also contributed to the execution of the sculptural group on a pedestal, symbolising
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or KVAB); and the Dutch-speaking Royal Academy of Medicine of Belgium (Dutch:
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Koninklijke Academie voor Wetenschappen, Letteren en Schone Kunsten van België
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by the Monuments and Sites Directorate of the Brussels-Capital Region.
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Académie royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique
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Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie van België voor Wetenschappen en Kunsten
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From 1830 to 1839, the palace was under sequestration by the newborn
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Académie royale de langue et de littérature françaises de Belgique
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palace and its stables were built between 1823 and 1828 for
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The princely family of William of Orange and his princess,
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Royal Academy of French Language and Literature of Belgium
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Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium
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of September 1830 forced them to flee to the Netherlands.
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Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts
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Since 10 October 2001, the palace has been listed as a
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The main audience chamber in the palace, formerly the
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Aedes Academiarum : de Academiën en hun Paleis
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Royal Academies for Science and the Arts of Belgium
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Archived from 699: 624:) founded in 1938 and called since 1999 the 411: 141: 76: 33: 705: 417: 382: 147: 82: 48: 946: 944: 942: 940: 938: 936: 514:, at a total cost of 1.2 million florins. 20: 932: 896:List of castles and châteaux in Belgium 789: 603:Académie royale de Médecine de Belgique 1274:1828 establishments in the Netherlands 916:Belgium in the long nineteenth century 679:(1897), and the lawyer and politician 1115:Elisha Benjamin Andrews (June 1893), 951:Région de Bruxelles-Capitale (2016). 891:Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage 7: 1259:Protected heritage sites in Brussels 1031:. interacademies.net. Archived from 901:Neoclassical architecture in Belgium 843:by Jean-Baptiste Van Heffen (1869) 760:flank the entrance gates. A young 752:. At the entrance, two monumental 14: 1117:"The Monetary Conference of 1892" 607:International Monetary Conference 585:The Academy Palace (1876–present) 1214: 875: 848: 833: 814: 795: 444:Brussels-Central railway station 69: 1264:Neoclassical palaces in Belgium 237: 432:Place des Palais/Paleizenplein 410:The palace is situated on the 1: 748:The garden is enclosed by a 1184:Wasseige, Manoëlle (1995). 1169:(in Dutch). Tielt: Lannoo. 1121:Political Science Quarterly 791:Academy Palace's sculptures 575:Académie Royale de Belgique 493:Prince William II of Orange 397:Prince William II of Orange 258:Prince William II of Orange 16:Palace in Brussels, Belgium 1290: 1221:Academy Palace (Brussels) 1156:Delvoye, Colette (1980). 1076:Academy House in Brussels 980:. kvab.be. Archived from 706: 700: 636:), also founded in 1938. 442:. 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Index

French
Dutch

Palace
Neoclassical
City of Brussels
Coordinates
50°50′33″N 4°21′56″E / 50.84250°N 4.36556°E / 50.84250; 4.36556
Prince William II of Orange
Tilman-François Suys
Train
Brussels-Central
Metro
Parc/Park
1
5
Trône/Troon
2
6
French
Dutch
neoclassical
Brussels
Prince William II of Orange
Royal Academies for Science and the Arts of Belgium
Royal Quarter
Brussels' city centre
Place des Palais/Paleizenplein
Royal Palace of Brussels
Brussels Park

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