Place des Barricades

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Place des Barricades
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The Place des Barricades (French, pronounced) or Barricadenplein (Dutch, pronounced), meaning "Barricades' Square", is a historic square in the Freedom Quarter of Brussels, Belgium. Its current name refers to the barricades of the September Days of the Belgian Revolution of 1830. In its centre stands a statue of Andreas Vesalius.

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