Grand Place in Bruxelles in Bruxelles-Capitale, Brussels, Belgium — Northwestern Europe

Victor Hugo

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 15, 2023

1. Victor Hugo Marker - French panel

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Victor Hugo a habite cette maison en 1852

Victor Hugo woonde in dit huis in 1852

(English translation:)

Victor Hugo lived in this building in 1852.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. A significant historical year for this entry is 1852.

Location. 50° 50.807′ N, 4° 21.181′ E. Marker is in Bruxelles, Région Bruxelloise (Brussels), in Bruxelles-Capitale. It is in Grand Place. It is on Grand Place, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Grand Place 27, Bruxelles, Région Bruxelloise 1000, Belgium. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

the Benelux Low Countries,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire

and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Execution of the Counts of Egmont and Horn (within shouting distance of this marker); Expulsion of the Austrian Forces

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(within shouting distance of this marker); The Belgian Open Party / Le Ouvreir Parti Belgie (within shouting distance of this marker); Karl Marx (within shouting distance of this marker); Reconstruction de Bruxelles (within shouting distance of this marker); Les Premiers Drapeaux Belges / De Eerste Belgische Vlaggen / The First Belgian Flags (within shouting distance of this marker); Hôtel de Ville de Bruxelles / Stadhuis van Brussel / The Brussels Town Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Verlaine blessa Rimbaud / Verlaine wounded Rimbaud (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bruxelles.

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Also see . . . Victor Hugo (Wikipedia).

Overview: Victor-Marie Hugo (26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885) was a French Romantic writer and politician. During a literary career that spanned more than sixty years, he wrote in a variety of genres and forms. He is considered to be one of the greatest French writers of all time.

His most famous works are the novels The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 15, 2023

2. Victor Hugo Marker - Dutch panel
(1831) and Les Misérables(1862)…

(Submitted on May 19, 2023.)

Victor Hugo Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 15, 2023

3. Victor Hugo Marker - wide view

Victor Hugo Marker - wider view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 15, 2023

4. Victor Hugo Marker - wider view

Credits. This page was last revised on December 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 15, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 682 times since then and 127 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 15, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.