Postcards from Brussels catalogue

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Brussels (French: Ville de Bruxelles or Bruxelles-Ville) is the capital of Belgium and of several communities and regions: the Flemish Community, the Flemish Region, the French Community and the Brussels-Capital Region.
The municipality has over 196,000 inhabitants. About a third live in the historic Pentagon, half in the north (Laken, Neder-over-Heembeek, Haren), and the rest in the southern extension (Avenue Louise, Bois de la Cambre) and the eastern extension (European Quarter).

In terms of population, Brussels is the fifth-largest municipality in Belgium. The Brussels-Capital Region, often incorrectly referred to simply as "Brussels," comprises 19 municipalities with a combined population of approximately 1.2 million. The entire urban area, including its suburbs, has over 1.8 million inhabitants, making it the largest in the country.

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Grand' Poste/Groot Postkantoor (1900)