Quartier des Libertés in Bruxelles in Bruxelles-Capitale, Brussels, Belgium — Northwestern Europe

Victor Hugo

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 16, 2023

1. Victor Hugo Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

«Je me sens le frère de tous les hommes et l’hôte de tous les peuples»

Victor Hugo

En ce lieu, la famille Hugo a vécu de 1866 à 1871

(English translation:)

“I feel myself the brother of all men and the guest of all peoples”

Victor Hugo

At this location the Hugo family lived from 1866 to 1871.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. A significant historical year for this entry is 1866.

Location. 50° 51.083′ N, 4° 22.017′ E. Marker is in Bruxelles, Région Bruxelloise (Brussels), in Bruxelles-Capitale. It is in Quartier des Libertés. It is on Barricadenplein, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Barricadenplein 4, 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: Adolphe Quetelet (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); Ancien Observatoire / Voormalig Observatorium / Former Observatory / Ehemalige Sternwarte (about 180 meters away); La Courtine / De Courtine / The Curtain Wall

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(approx. half a kilometer away); The Palace of the Nation (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Parc de Bruxelles / Warandepark (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); The Museum of the National Bank of Belgium / Das Museum der Belgischen Nationalbank (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); a different marker also named Parc de Bruxelles / Warandepark (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Le Passage du Nord / De Noord-Passage / The Northern Gallery / Die Nord-Passage (approx. 0.9 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bruxelles.

Also see . . .
1. Victor Hugo (Wikipedia).

Overview: Victor-Marie Hugo (26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885), sometimes nicknamed the Ocean Man, 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.

His most famous works are the novels The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (1831) and Les Misérables(1862). In France, Hugo is renowned for his poetry collections, such as Les Contemplations (“The Contemplations”) and La Légende des siècles (“The Legend of the Ages”). Hugo was at the forefront of the Romantic literary movement with
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 16, 2023

2. Victor Hugo Marker - wide view
The marker is visible just to the right of the second entrance from the right.
his play Cromwell and drama Hernani. Many of his works have inspired music, both during his lifetime and after his death, including the opera Rigoletto and the musicals Les Misérable and Notre-Dame de Paris. He produced more than 4,000 drawings in his lifetime, and campaigned for social causes such as the abolition of capital punishment and slavery.

(Submitted on February 15, 2024.)

2. The House where Victor Hugo hid… (Brussels Times, Feb. 6, 2023). Full title: Hidden Belgium: The House where Victor Hugo hid from an angry mob (Submitted on February 15, 2024.)

Credits. This page was last revised on April 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 15, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 174 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 15, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.