Nowadays, on the Coudenberg, just off the south-western corner of Brussels Park, lies the Place Royale/Koningsplein, the neoclassical square built between 1775 and 1782 atop the ruins of the old palace. At the centre of the square is an equestrian statue of Godfrey of Bouillon, the leader of the first crusade in 1096.
Today, on the Coudenberg, just off the southwestern corner of Brussels Park, stands Place Royale/Koningsplein, the neoclassical square built between 1775 and 1782 atop the ruins of the old palace. In the center of the square is a statue of Godfrey of Bouillon, the leader of the first crusade in 1096.