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Charlemagne building
The Charlemagne building in Brussels
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General information
TypeOffice building
AddressRue de la Loi / Wetstraat 170
Town or city1049 City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region
CountryBelgium
Coordinates50°50′37″N 4°22′49″E / 50.84361°N 4.38028°E / 50.84361; 4.38028
Construction started1967 (1967)
OwnerEuropean Commission
Technical details
Floor count15
Design and construction
Architect(s)Jacques Cuisinier
Other information
Number of rooms3 conference rooms

The Charlemagne building is a high-rise in the European Quarter of Brussels, Belgium, which houses the Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs, the Directorate-General for Trade, and since 2015, the Internal Audit Service of the Commission. It is named after Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne.

The building has 3 wings and 15 floors. It is located at 170, rue de la Loi/Wetstraat, in the City of Brussels, one of the 19 municipalities forming the Brussels-Capital Region. The postal code for the municipality is 1000, but the postal code for the European Commission is 1049.

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