Brussels - Sablon (Zavel)
The area to the southwest of the Place Royale, the Sablon (Sands), was originally a barren and desolate piece of ground used as a cemetery for the poor. In the 16th C. members of the Brussels gentry began to build themselves houses there, with the result that it gradually developed into an elegant residential district.
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Musée des Instruments de Musique
The museum in the Conservatoire de Musique boasts one of the finest and most comprehensive collections of musical instruments to be found anywhere. More than 125,000 exhibits gathered from down the centuries and all over the world testify to mankind's love affair with music.
There are over 1,200 instruments on display at any given time.
There are over 1,200 instruments on display at any given time.
Musée des Instruments de Musique
Montagne de la Cour Hofberg 2
B-1000 Brussels
Belgium
Montagne de la Cour Hofberg 2
B-1000 Brussels
Belgium
Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | 9:30 | 9:30 | 9:30 | Closed | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
Grand Sablon (Grote Zavel)
Below the Eglise du Sablon, the Place du Grand Sablon (Grote Zavel) slopes down to the Lower Town. The area is dotted with antique shops and antiquarian bookshops. Brussels' best-known flea market is held on the square itself every Saturday.
Petit Sablon (Kleine Zavel)
In the Place du Petit Sablon (Little Sand), a block or two along the Rue de la Régence from the Place Royale, the small garden is surrounded by an unusual railing with 48 small columns, each topped by a statuette representing one of the Brussels guilds. Statues of Counts Egmont and Hoorn and some of the humanist scholars adorn the center of the Place.
