Belgium - Brussels - Dusk at Grand Place / Grote Markt - UNESCO World Heritage Site
"One of the most beautiful town squares in Europe, if not in the world", is a phrase often heard when visitors in Brussels try to describe the beauty of the central market square. French-speakers refer to it as the 'Grand-Place', whereas in Dutch it is called 'de grote Markt'. The tourists of the 20th century are not alone in their admiration . Archduchess Isabella, daughter of Filip II of Spain wrote about the square during her visit to Brussels on September the 5th 1599: " Never have I seen something so beautiful and exquisite as the town square of the city where the town hall rises up into the sky. The decoration of the houses is most remarkable ".
Nowadays, the Grand-Place is the main tourist attraction of the City of Brussels. All through the year it is visited by thousands who like to spend some time wandering around and admiring the beautiful buildings, or sitting down on one of the many terraces having a good Belgian beer. Concerts and musical happenings are organized all through the year on the square. The most famous events that take place here are the annual Ommegang (an historical procession at the beginning of July) and the biennial flower carpet.
Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II; Lens’s focal length: 17.00 - 40.00 mm Focal length: 17.00 mm; Aperture: 13, Exposure time: 15.0 s, ISO: 100
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òxygen (22 months ago | reply)
wow so wonderful
nilliske (22 months ago | reply)
Prachtige foto van een heel bijzonder gebouw Lucie, Fantastisch werk
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ddsnet (22 months ago | reply)
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Preyas. (22 months ago | reply)
beautiful! its quite intriguing to note that half their beauty is becoz of the lighting...to some ppl, it may look like energy wastage, considering the number of buildings in the world that are lit up like this at nite...
Ahmad Nawawi (22 months ago | reply)
wonderful shot !!
ibrahem N. ALNassar (22 months ago | reply)
How amazing, Nice shot.
jan dirkx (22 months ago | reply)
not easy to catch the whole tower, especially with a horizontal frame. thousands of tourists get desperate when they try to ma a picture with their cellphone or small digital cameras.
I prefer the Antwerp town square to this one in Brussel, you should check that one out too when in Belgium.
david.bank (www.david-bank.com) (22 months ago | reply)
A fantastic building and great shot Lucie. A tilt and shift lens would come in very handy here.
www.ameet.in (22 months ago | reply)
good shot again
jagudo (22 months ago | reply)
Great night view of a fantastic square. Well composed. Good work.
Onironauta... (22 months ago | reply)
Really impressive Lucie! love those lines
ancutza* (22 months ago | reply)
such am impressive image!
Joalhi "Around the World" (22 months ago | reply)
Stunning night shot!
beautiful exposure!
edleckert (22 months ago | reply)
Beautiful work, Lucie!
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Saleh Alsudais (22 months ago | reply)
wow wonderful
Mr Yankee (22 months ago | reply)
Beautiful photo.
Lanamaniac (22 months ago | reply)
i was just there and loved it. its the most beautiful plaza! you can clearly see from your photo that the building is just a puzzle piece of different architects and is uneven. still amazing tho!
Barbara Jones / photosecosse.com (22 months ago | reply)
Skilful and stylish photography...............great angle and colours !
ero_fr (22 months ago | reply)
wow.. very nice shot.
nika-j (22 months ago | reply)
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ali_heero (22 months ago | reply)
nice pic my dear
PhotographyBoy (22 months ago | reply)
I've been here before - beautiful building, and this is an amazing shot of it! Nicely done.
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Tony Herbert [deleted] (22 months ago | reply)
Another great shot, keep it up
M.Florencia (22 months ago | reply)
bellisima!!!
The Outhouse (22 months ago | reply)
I loved this place as well on my last visit however all my Images were late at night and I didn't have a tripod.
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karlwoodphotography.com ☺ (22 months ago | reply)
excellent!
Emaad (22 months ago | reply)
Grand place and grand picture. You have got excellent sky as well.
Osterman I. (22 months ago | reply)
Wonderful colors !!!
Ganesh_10 (22 months ago | reply)
awesome shot.......
samyaoo 山姆搖 (22 months ago | reply)
Great!
calvin89 (22 months ago | reply)
Beautiful shot.
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Ragstatic (22 months ago | reply)
Neat exposure imposing angle
alonsodr (22 months ago | reply)
Very nice colours and lighting, my friend
marci.icram (22 months ago | reply)
great night shot!
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superbe photo!!!!
rouseandgeorge (22 months ago | reply)
Amazing shot Lucie!!!!!
Love it!!!!
Aliraza Khatri (22 months ago | reply)
Oh wow, This is just amazing, Superb shot !!
carsem00 (22 months ago | reply)
Wow! really nice
have a good day!
iamsutao (22 months ago | reply)
Very good composition ! Awesome picture !
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Captain Suresh (22 months ago | reply)
Amazing shot, very well composed. Like the details.
mikel.landa (22 months ago | reply)
I love the quality of your night photographs Lucie, congratulations!
LuAnn Hunt (22 months ago | reply)
I agree, a most beautiful town square! And I love the slow shutter speed on this too!
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jogaragasteiz (22 months ago | reply)
Magnífica toma.
Saludos.
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