Symbol of the Belgian Revolution of 1830. The Martyrs Square (Place des Martyrs) is largely unknown to tourists visiting Brussels. It is a popular tourist destination known for but while the Belgian population, especially because of its history, since it evokes the Belgian Revolution of 1830. The place is a haven of tranquility away from the hustle of the Rue Neuve (laying accessed). It was designed by architect Claude-Antoine Treasury in 1774, who surrounded himself with neoclassical buildings that now house a library, a modern theater and cabinet ministers of the Flemish Community. Although formerly called Place St. Michel, the current name is because the heroes of the war for independence from Belgium. The square is a national cemetery of the fallen during the 1830 revolution. In the center is a monument, known as Pro Patria Monument, under which there is a crypt where more than 450 bodies buried. SCULPTURE ON THE HOMELAND IN BRUSSELS