Place des Martyrs

Neoclassical Square and National Monument

Place des Martyrs is a public square in central Brussels that honours the rebels of the Belgian Revolution of 1830 who were killed during the uprising against Dutch rule. An event that led to the inde...

Poignant memorial.

Place Des Martyrs is a stunning and poignant memorial to the 400 Martyrs who died so Belgium could secure it own independence, many of the poor souls who perished are actually buried beneath the cobbl...

Great monument

This is an interesting square as right in the middle of it is a great monument. The monument is to those who fell during the Belgian Revolution in 1830. This public square does not have the vibrance a...

Big buildings

Nice square to come to visit with some really big massive buildings. Lot of history here, a statue of Belga where 450 martyrs were killed in the 1830 revolution that secured Belgium its independence.

History

We were not planning it but we passed by, was very impressive and huge and it has a history behind it. This square refers to the martyrs of the September days of the Belgian Revolution of 1830