The six buildings on the west side of the Grand-Place (or Grote Markt in Flemish Dutch) are generally considered to be the most beautiful of the guildhalls which surround it. From left to right they are:
Le Renard/Den Vos (The Fox), The Corporation of Haberdashers
Le Cornet/Den Horen (The Cornet), The Corporation of Boatmen
La Louvre/Den Wolvin (The She-Wolf), The Oath of Archers
Le Sac/Den Sack (The Bag), The Corporation of Carpenters
Le Brouette/Den Cruywagen (The Wheelbarrow), The Corporation of Greasers
Le Roy d’Espagne/Den Coninck van Spaigniën (The King of Spain), The Corporation of Bakers
The last of these gets its name from the bust of King Charles II of Spain
which can be seen on the second floor facade. When it was originally built in 1697, Charles was not only King of Spain, but also King of the Southern Netherlands, which included most of modern Belgium and Luxembourg, as well as small parts of the Netherlands and Germany, and most of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
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