Egmont Palace

Egmont Palace
Palais d'Egmont (French) Egmontpaleis (Dutch)
View from the cour d'honneur (main courtyard) of the Egmont Palace
Alternative names	Arenberg Palace
General information
Type	Palace
Architectural style	Neoclassical
Address	Square du Petit Sablon / Kleine Zavelsquare 8
Town or city	1000 City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region
Country	Belgium
Coordinates	50°50′19″N 4°21′28″E / 50.83861°N 4.35778°E / 50.83861; 4.35778
Current tenants	Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Construction started	1548 (1548)
Completed	c. 1910
Client	Countess Françoise of Luxembourg [fr] and Count Lamoral of Egmont
Owner	Belgian State
Designations	Protected (11/09/1992)
Other information
Public transit access	Metro: Porte de Namur/Naamsepoort (lines 2 and 6) Tram: Lines 92 and 93
Website
Official website
References
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The Egmont Palace (French: Palais d'Egmont, pronounced [palɛ dɛɡmɔ̃]; Dutch: Egmontpaleis), also sometimes known as the Arenberg Palace^[2][3] (French: Palais d'Arenberg; Dutch: Arenbergpaleis), is a neoclassical palace in Brussels, Belgium. It was originally built between 1548 and 1560 for Countess Françoise of Luxembourg and Count Lamoral of Egmont, though its appearance was heavily modified in the 18th and 19th centuries. It was partly destroyed by fire in 1892, after which it was once again reconstructed. Nowadays, it is used by the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs for receptions, as a guest house and conference centre.

The palace is situated in the Sablon/Zavel district (south-eastern part of Brussels' city centre), between the Rue aux Laines/Wolstraat and the Square du Petit Sablon/Kleine Zavelsquare. This site is served by Porte de Namur/Naamsepoort metro station (on lines 2 and 6 of the Brussels Metro), as well as the tram stop Petit Sablon/Kleine Zavel (on lines 92 and 93).