La Monnaie - De Munt

rue Léopold 4 , Leopoldstraat 4,1000,- Bruxelles , Brussel,Belgium Phone: +32 2 229 13 00 http://www.lamonnaie.be

About

It was in this world-famous theatre that the revolutionary movement was born in 1830, during a performance of Auber's opera "La Muette de Portici". Destroyed by fire in 1855, it was rebuilt by J. Poelaert. Built in neoclassical style, at the front of the building there is a peristyle. On the entablature, a triangular pediment is decorated with a bas relief of E. Simonis representing the "Harmony of Human Passions".