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Monument · Brussels · Updated on 1 November 2026.

Monument Colonne du Congrès - Congreskolom in Brussels

Colonne du Congrès - Congreskolom is a monument in Brussels, Brussels-Capital. This place has a story in the app. 34 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 90 m you'll find a bench.

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The story

Story · Colonne du Congrès - Congreskolom

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You're standing on the Place du Congrès in Brussels, right at the foot of the Congress Column. Take a look up. This column rises forty-seven metres, and at the very top stands King Leopold I, the first King of the Belgians. That statue alone is almost five metres tall, though from down here he looks rather small.

Read the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).

Photos

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.

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Facilities near Colonne du Congrès - Congreskolom

The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies.

Well-known points of interest nearby

50 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 34 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km.

Manneken Pis
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Manneken Pis · 1.1 km

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Brussels Town Hall
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Brussels Town Hall · 920 m

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Royal Palace
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Royal Palace · 930 m

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Photo: Diego Delso · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
House of European History
MuseumAudio story · 2 min

House of European History · 1.6 km

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Photo: Lora1307 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Palace of Justice
AttractionAudio story · 3 min

Palace of Justice · 1.7 km

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Photo: Mussklprozz · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons

Hear the story of Manneken Pis on the spot with the app

Also within walking distance

The 6 nearest points of interest with a story, within 2 km.

  1. 1Belgian Comic Strip CenterMuseum · 270 m away
  2. 2Saint Michael and Gudula CathedralAttraction · 350 m away
  3. 3Musical Instruments MuseumMuseum · 870 m away
  4. 4Musée Magritte MuseumMuseum · 920 m away
  5. 5Église Notre-Dame des Victoires au Sablon - Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-ter-ZavelkerkAttraction · 1.2 km away
  6. 6Museum for Natural Sciences of BelgiumMuseum · 1.8 km away
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