Jan Brueghel the Younger, The Royal Palace in Brussels (The Palace of Coudenberg), 1627, Madrid, Museo del Prado.

Built on the Coundenberg Hill in central Brussels, the Palace of Coudenberg was the seat of government of the Burgundian and Hapsburg rulers of the Low Countries. Raised and educated in Brussels, Emperor Charles V considered the palace his principle residence. In the 17th century, the palace was extensively remodeled and expanded, taking the form seen in this view by court artist, Jan Brueghel the Younger.

The palace was largely destroyed by a fire in 1731 and never rebuilt.