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SQUARE AN insPireD meetings Venue in THE Heart OF EurOPE Welcome to SQUARE - BRUSSELS MEETING CENTRE Spacious, special and spectacular, …and any other kind of event SQUARE offers 13,000 square you can imagine. metres for international congresses, conferences, European summits, conventions, product launches, corporate events, awards ceremonies, gala dinners, fashion shows, exhibitions… SQUARE THis is Brussels calling A historic city with a progressive For a major European capital, outlook, Brussels can justly claim Brussels is surprisingly to be the capital of Europe. Home eco-friendly too, peppered to the European Commission, with parks and green spaces. European Parliament and NATO, as well as countless international A walk through Brussels takes companies and organisations, it’s a you through a dense architectural place where far-reaching decisions history, from ancient medieval are taken day in, day out. Things buildings to strikingly modern happen here – there’s a real buzz edifices, taking in the Art Nouveau and palpable sense of history in stylings of illustrious architect Victor the making. Horta along the way. With official sanction, huge walls in the city are Brussels is a place of great covered in bright murals, outsize influence, but also of great interest. homages to the country’s many It’s a compact city, friendly, positive, comic book heroes, including cosmopolitan, easy to get around. Tintin, Lucky Luke, Largo Winch Eating out plays a significant part in and the Smurfs. Belgian culture and nightlife is lively, with plenty of concerts, bars and clubs, theatre and dance – something for everyone. N SQUARE A A L N IN On THE MOnt Des Arts R E Z I YALE E CATHEDRAL O K E C I T RUE R A R E i P PARLIAMENT M RUE D I You’ll find SQUARE, an architectural Key to Map ’ L E LA L GRAND’ PLACE E OI WETSTRAAT D landmark in its own right, in the . M D M L B R vibrant Mont des Arts cultural CENTRAL STATION A BOZAR U E (cenTRE FOR FINE ARTS) M R A quarter in the heart of Brussels. It CINEMATEK V E N M METRO LINKS S T sits easily among the citys major B MUSICAL E ONINGSSTRAAT I MONT DES ARTS N K INSTRUMENTS S KUNTSTBERG T museums, including BOZAR, and R MUSEUM i Tourist Information A A T the Magritte Museum devoted to C BELVUE MUSEUM A N A TO Brussels A L REGENTLAAN the country’s master of surrealism. S KUNSTLAAN R International E IZ D MAGritte Museum E All the major shops and tourist Airport: EXpress K B R U train from Central E R i attractions are just a short stroll Station (17min, 12km) PE SQUARE EM ROYAL MUSEUMS L’ E E D C away, and there are plenty of good FOR FINE ARTS D. D L LACE B P YALE O hotels to choose from in the R ONINGS PLEIN neighbourhood. SQUARE is situated E K - ROYAL PALACE ES ARTS U REGENT in front of the Central Station, . D D BL ENUE D handy for the international Hotel rooms SABLON V SSTRAAT M A P A airport and train connections. H < 500m Historic centre 1.350 *****, 1.036****, 1.323***, 318** FliGhts with our preferreD partner: REGENTSC RUE D www.brusselsairlines.com < 1 km Louise SHOPPING District U TR [email protected] M 1.126*****, 520****, 684***, 76** O NE BookinGS of hotel rooms: < 2 km European District www.brusselsbookinGDesk.BE TR 257*****, 1.330****, 166***, 99** OO [email protected] E LA REGENCE NSTRAAT < 2 km ROGier District RUE D Tourist information : 190******, 1.992****, 1.003***, 79** www.brusselsinternational.be www.toerismevlaanDeren.be > 2 km AIRPORT DISTRICT COURT OF JUSTICE APPROX scale 1cm:50M www.opt.be 844****, 220***, 59** SQUARE SQUARE A Place WHere EVents witH A minDS can meet DIFFerent DimensiON and productive. And we’ve done events. We have the flair and star everything in our power to create quality to roll out the red carpet for an environment that’s stimulating gala dinners, fashion shows and and inspiring for all – somewhere black-tie awards ceremonies. ideas can blossom, debate can flow, opinions exchange, and positive We offer something different from outcomes can be reached. the run-of-the mill conference centre. A more refined, flexible SQUARE is housed in the extensive approach built around the needs former Palais des Congrès, an of our clients, allowing them to elegant, architecturally significant make a statement and express their building originally constructed personality. We’re set apart by what for the 1958 World Expo. Many we call the three ‘A’s. Our ambition of the original features, including to provide peerless service from expansive murals by Paul Delvaux, start to finish. Our amenities, which SQUARE is a wonderful place René Magritte and Louis van Lint, It’s been our ambition to create a are simply outstanding – whether to converge – in person and have been carefully restored and unique setting for events of virtually you’re attending a one-to-one intellectually. In these days of emails renovated, but are now juxtaposed any kind. We have the capacity meeting or a full-scale international and video conferences, it’s easy to with contemporary design and organisation to welcome summit. And our ambiance, a forget the value of meeting face to conceived by a team of leading major international congresses sociable yet business-like setting in face. That’s the guiding philosophy European designers. and conventions, comprehensive the heart of Brussels. behind SQUARE – we firmly exhibitions and trade fairs. We have maintain that in-the-flesh meetings the professionalism and style to put are more personal, meaningful on product launches and corporate SQUARE SQUARE FeeD YOur senses AT YOur serVice the trimmings, our accomplished Our helpful, multi-lingual staff will chefs can prepare everything go the extra kilometre for you to for you fresh and to the highest make sure your event runs like a possible standards. Banquets dream, and that everything’s and buffets, canapés and coffees, been taken care of. lunches and light suppers, vegan- friendly or gluten-free – just ask us Here are some of the service and we’ll make all the necessary highlights you can expect: arrangements for you. Event planning, organising For a quick change of scene, you and management. might try Kwint, the sumptuous Arne Round-the-clock assistance Quinze-designed public restaurant from informed, multi-lingual staff under SQUARE’s arches. Here you Bespoke spaces and signage. can sample exquisite ingredients Sound, light and floral design Our guests tend to get plenty of like caviar, truffles and wild salmon People make places. And that’s Technical support food for thought at SQUARE, but from the illustrious Maison de la why we put such an emphasis on Wifi connectivity they also need to be suitably fed Truffe and Maison Kaspia in Paris. standard of our service. We can On-site security and watered. That’s why we cater plan, conceive, and install your Written and spoken for every taste and occasion. www.kwintbrussels.com entire event with consummate translation services Whether you’re looking for professionalism and panache, something simple but delicious making the mood and staging to enjoy during a quick break, of your event exceeds your or a leisurely gala dinner with all expectations. SQUARE OFFers / 4 AUDitoria: GolD Hall for 1,200 people / Copper Hall for 500 people / Silver Hall for 300 people / The Arc for 150 people / GranD Hall 4.000M² PANORAMIC HALL 580M² / Hall 100 575M² / Hall 300 120M² / Hall 400 385M² / 23 StuDios 2 to 200 people / Foyers with murals by Paul DelvauX, RenÉ MAGritte anD Louis van Lint / Public restaurant KWINT SQUARE AND BOZAR OFFER / 1 AUDITORIUM: HENRY LE BœUF HALL FOR 2,100 PEOPLE SQUARE SQUARE AUDitOria HALLS All the facilities at SQUARE are and Silver auditoria, it’s brought events. Of course, we’ve made world-class, and our four spacious, to life by original floor-to-ceiling sure it’s fully equipped to meet ultra-comfortable auditoria set the murals by Belgian masters Paul all our clients’ technical needs, overall tone. Delvaux and René Magritte. including fast, safe internet access, a thorough, effective The gently sloping, generously The Arc is a more intimate, electrical infrastructure, and easy proportioned Gold Hall seats up semi-circular auditorium, which delivery access. to 1,200 people and is used mainly seats 150. This characterful space for large congresses, conventions, features authentic 1970s retro Moreover, there are three corporate shows and cultural styling, offset by contemporary multifunctional halls on the upper performances. The space has seating and lighting. All auditoria floors, perfect for a smaller been designed to be versatile and at SQUARE are fully equipped with exhibition or a break for lunch after useable as possible – ingeniously, translation booths conforming a meeting in our studios. the back of the stage area can be to European guidelines, integrated opened out, to reveal not only Paul audio-visual facilities and direction Delvaux’s infamous mural in the booths, and have wheelchair access. With an extensive 4,000m2 of flexible foyer behind, but also the Brussels space, the seemingly endless skyline beyond. SQUARE also offers the prestigious Grand Hall provides an ideal setting Henry Le Bœuf Hall, which has for exhibitions, corporate events, Copper Hall seats 500 people, capacity for 2,100 people. This is product launches, large-scale while Silver Hall can host 300. For located in BOZAR, the Centre for receptions and gala dinners. This receptions and gatherings, the Fine Arts, and can be accessed highly versatile area on the ground Delvaux-Magritte Foyer is ideal: directly from the SQUARE building.