Grand Place in Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium — Northwestern Europe

Karl Marx

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, May 15, 2023

1. Karl Marx Marker - German and English panel

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Karl Marx feierte 1847/1848 in diesem Haus mit dem "Deutschen Arbeiterverein” und der “Association Democratique" sylvester
Er lebte von februar 1845 bis marz 1848 in Brussel

Lived in Brussels from February 1845 to March 1848
He celebrated New Year's Eve 1847/1848 together with the "Deutscher Arbeiterverein” and the “Association Democratique" in this place

Karl Marx a fete en ce lieu le nouvel an 1847/1848 en compagnie de la "Deutscher Arbeiterverein” et de “Association Democratique"
Il a vecu a Bruxelles de fevrier 1845 a mars 1848

Woonde van februari 1845 tot maart 1848 in Brussel
In dit huis vierde hij oudejaarsavond 1847/1848 samen met de "Deutscher Arbeiterverein" en de "Association Democratique"

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1845.

Location. 50° 50.781′ N, 4° 21.147′ E. Marker is in Bruxelles, Brussels. It is in Grand Place. Marker is on Grand Place, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Grand Place 9, Bruxelles, Brussels 1000, Belgium. Touch for directions.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking 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 (within shouting distance of this marker); Victor Hugo (within shouting distance of this marker); The Execution of the Counts of Egmont and Horn (within shouting distance of this marker); Expulsion of the Austrian Forces (within shouting distance of this marker); Les Premiers Drapeaux Belges / De Eerste Belgische Vlaggen / The First Belgian Flags (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Église Saint-Nicholas / De Sint-Niklaaskerk / The Saint-Nicholas Church / Die Sankt Nikolaus-Kirche (about 180 meters away); Universite Libre de Bruxelles (1834 - 1984) (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bruxelles.

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1. The Manifesto of Karl Marx was written in Brussels (Amazing Belgium).

Overview: The Communist Manifesto is an 1848 political pamphlet by German philosophers Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Commissioned by the Communist League and originally published in London just as the revolutions of 1848 began to erupt, the Manifesto was later recognized as one of the world's most influential political manuscripts.

In Belgium, Marx had
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, May 15, 2023

2. Karl Marx Marker - French and Dutch panel
the most productive time of his life. It was here that his ideas of dialectical materialism took shape. At that time Marx lived in different places in and around Brussels. He was a frequent visitor of "Le Cygne"(the swan). According to legend, Marx wrote the Communist Manifesto there, drinking wine and smoking a nice cigar. But Marx was too poor for that, instead, he used the backroom of the bar to educate workers about their exploitation by the ruling elite. In his spare time, he wrote the manuscript that would later make him and Friedrich Engels very famous.

(Submitted on June 3, 2023.)

2. Today in History: Karl Marx expelled from Belgium (Brussels Times, March 3, 2023).

Excerpt: On this day, on 4 March 1848, Karl Marx was arrested and ordered to leave Belgium after three busy years residing in Brussels. It would be in this city that Marx wrote one of the most influential political pamphlets of all time – the Communist Manifesto.

(Submitted on June 3, 2023.)

Karl Marx Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, May 15, 2023

3. Karl Marx Marker - wide view

The marker panels are visible here at the outer edges of the windows to the left and right of the door.

Karl Marx Marker - wider view image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, May 15, 2023

4. Karl Marx Marker - wider view

Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 3, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 99 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 3, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.