| Belgium Post recently released a miniature stamp sheet featuring various views of World Heritage Site Grand Place In Brussels, Belgium . The Grand Place was inscribed in World Heritage list in 1998.The earliest written reference to the Grand Place earlier known as Nedermarckt (Lower Market) dates back to 1174 . |
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| The Grand Place symbolizes the glorious past of Belgium and Brussels in particular, but also what it could be tomorrow . The Grand Place is both a tourist attraction and a place of political Importance. Political, because it symbolizes the development of Democracy in Brussels and the Netherlands . The Grand-Place, and by extension, Brussels, have always attracted writers and thinkers in the foreground. In the 19th century, Brussels was certainly been the refuge of writers and controversial philosophers . Baudelaire lived here, as well as Victor Hugo, Karl Marx, Verlaine and Rimbaud . The Grand-Place is of course a tourist attraction. This is one of the most beautiful squares in Europe.Today, the Grand-Place is often the scene for all sorts of events. In general, musical events, such as the Jazz Marathon or Summer-festival . But there is also the Flower Carpet , which is held every two years, and the Beer Festival . | |||||||||||||||
| First Day Cover On The Stamps Of World Heritage Site Grand Place In Brussels ,Belgium | |||||||||||||||
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| A Video On Grand Place World Heritage Place In Brussels In Belgium | |||||||||||||||
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