14. Cercle Royal Gaulois, Artistique et Littéraire

Located in the Royal Park, the building that houses the Cercle Royal Gaulois is part of the former Vauxhall, an establishment offering entertainment to the middle classes in 18th century Brussels. Built in 1782 in the north-eastern part of the Park, the complex included a circular theatre, a café-restaurant and dance hall, and some smaller buildings housing luxury shops. The current Cercle Royal Gaulois building comprises two large halls, a vestibule, a salon and a library. The oldest part of the building, the Lorraine Room, was designed by architect Louis Montoyer in 1782 and bears witness to the prevailing taste in the Austrian period. In 1820, a new Neoclassical hall was added by architect Charles Vander Straeten and decorated with Ionic and Corinthian elements. Built at the same time as this so-called Caryatid Hall, the "Royal Salon" takes its name from the occasions on which Heads of State on official visits were received there by King Baudouin.

The visits are accessible to wheelchair users.