The Royal Quarter (French: Quartier Royal[kaʁtjeʁwajal] or Quartier de la Cour[kaʁtjedəlakuʁ]; Dutch: Koninklijke Wijk[ˈkoːnɪŋkləkəˈʋɛik] 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.
Royal Quarter in the context of Parliament of the French Community
The Parliament of the French Community (French: Parlement de la Communauté française[paʁləmɑ̃d(ə)lakɔmynotefʁɑ̃sɛːz]; PCF) is the legislative assembly of the French Community of Belgium, based in the Royal Quarter of Brussels. It consists of all 75 members of the Walloon Parliament except German-speaking members (currently two) who are substituted by French-speaking members from the same party, and 19 members elected by the French linguistic group of the Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region within the former body. These members are elected for a term of five years.
The current president of the Parliament of the French Community is Benoît Dispa (LE).
Royal Quarter in the context of Arcade du Cinquantenaire
The Cinquantenaire Arcade (French: Arcade(s) du Cinquantenaire; Dutch: Arcade(s) van het Jubelpark) is a memorial arcade in the centre of the Parc du Cinquantenaire/Jubelpark in Brussels, Belgium. The centrepiece is a monumental triple arch known as the Cinquantenaire Arch (French: Arc du Cinquantenaire; Dutch: Triomfboog van het Jubelpark). It is topped by a bronze quadriga sculptural group with a female charioteer, representing the Province of Brabant personified raising the national flag.
Royal Quarter in the context of Musical Instrument Museum (Brussels)
The Musical Instruments Museum (MIM) (French: Musée des instruments de musique; Dutch: Muziekinstrumentenmuseum) is a music museum in the Royal Quarter of Brussels, Belgium. It is part of the Royal Museums of Art and History (RMAH) and is internationally renowned for its collection of over 8,000 instruments.
The Oldmasters Museum (French: Musée Oldmasters; Dutch: Oldmasters Museum) is an art museum in the Royal Quarter of Brussels, Belgium, dedicated to Old Master European painters of the 15th to the 18th centuries, with some later works. It is one of the constituent museums of the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium.
Royal Quarter in the context of Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels
The Centre for Fine Arts (French: Palais des Beaux-Arts, pronounced[palɛdeboz‿aʁ]; Dutch: Paleis voor Schone Kunsten, pronounced[paˈlɛisfoːrˈsxoːnəˈkʏnstə(n)]) is a multi-purpose cultural venue in the Royal Quarter of Brussels, Belgium. It is often referred to as BOZAR (a homophone of Beaux-arts) in French or by its initials PSK in Dutch. This multidisciplinary space was designed to bring together a wide range of artistic events, whether music, visual arts, theatre, dance, literature, cinema or architecture.