A 47-metre column by Joseph Poelaert, built 1850-1859 in honour of the National Congress of 1830-31 and the Belgian Constitution, with Leopold I on top. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and its eternal flame lie at its foot.
- Address
- Place du Congrès, 1000 Brussels
- Hours
- Open any time
- Price
- Free
- Price level
- €
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Find the four statues around the pedestal: they personify the freedoms written into the 1831 Constitution
- Poelaert modelled it on Trajan's Column in Rome