Royal Quarter

Royal Quarter
Royal Quarter
Location within Brussels
Royal Quarter
Royal Quarter (Belgium)
Coordinates: 50°50′40″N 4°21′48″E / 50.84444°N 4.36333°E / 50.84444; 4.36333
CountryBelgium
RegionBrussels-Capital Region
ArrondissementBrussels-Capital
MunicipalityCity of Brussels
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
1000
Area codes02

The Royal Quarter (French: Quartier Royal [kaʁtje ʁwajal] or Quartier de la Cour [kaʁtje la kuʁ]; Dutch: Koninklijke Wijk [ˈkoːnɪŋkləkə ˈʋɛik] or Koningswijk [ˈkoːnɪŋsˌʋɛik]) is a quarter in the historic upper town of Brussels, Belgium. It is situated between Brussels Park, the Royal Palace, the Mont des Arts/Kunstberg and the Sablon/Zavel. It is an excellent example of 18th-century urban architecture.