Just off the southwest corner of Brussels' Park, lies the Royal Square (French: , Dutch: ) which was built atop the ruins of the old Palace. Originally, a statue of Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine, then-governor of the Austrian Netherlands, by Peter Anton von Verschaffelt, was placed on the square. The statue showed Charles-Alexander standing and attending to the affairs of government. Following the French Revolution and during the French rule over Brussels, it was melted down for the value of the metal. The current equestrian statue is of a young Godfrey of Bouillon. A new statue of Charles-Alexander of Lorraine was eventually placed nearby on Museum Square.