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What's the royal connection with this door?

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Last weekend, we travelled from Brussels (capital of Belgium) to our homeplace Sint-Niklaas by train. While walking into the railway station of Brussels Central, we were thinking how the royal family of Belgium travelled by train. I think they had much more comfort and even special trains. royal trains, Train World museum in Schaarbeek As always, in Brussels Central we passed a special door and the coat of arms suggests that this place has a royal connection.  👀 How do you think about the coat of arms of the Belgian royal family?  This is the entrance of the royal salon in Brussels Central. Once four Belgian railway stations had such a royal salon: Brussels-North, South and Central, and Ostend. The salons in Ostend and Brussels North have disappeared, the one in Brussels South is used as a meeting room.  Only the salon in Brussels Central has retained its original grandeur. History On 4 October 1952 the royal salon in Brussels Central was officially  opened by King Baudouin of Belg

Casa de Pilatos in Seville Spain

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Seville or Sevilla in Spanish counts many riant houses and city palaces from important noble families, these are called Casa. One of the most beautiful casas in the city is the Casa de Pilatos. This place also has a great royal history. Casa de Pilatos Seville Spain Entrance Casa de Pilatos in Seville Spain square own picture Some royal history In 1478, a tribunal of the Spanish Inquisition was founded to judge Jews and Muslims that hadn't converted to Christianity. It was Don Pedro Enriques, the chief governor of Andalusia and his second wife Doña Catalina de Ribera, who acquired in the late 15th. century several sites confiscated by the Inquisition in the centre of Seville, to the north-east of the cathedral. They planned to build a palace worthy of the union of two great lineages (families). Pedro Enriquez (also written with a z at the end) was a direct descendant of Fadrique de Castilla (1334-1358). This Fadrique was a twin and a step-brother of K