North-east row

The Golden Boat

La Chaloupe d’Or · De Gulden Boot

The façade

Monumental façade in baroque style with a classical appearance, remarkably well balanced, with giant order, antique-style pediment and gable. Decorative program with a bust of Saint Barbara in the circular transom window above the entrance and free-standing statue of Saint Boniface at the top of the gable.

History and restorations

Rebuilt in 1697 (Architect Willem De Bruyne). Restorations in 1879-1880 and 1898-1899; most recent restoration by the City completed in 2012.

Did you know

The state of conservation of this façade comes closest to its original state.

The sections above are the city's own survey text, Ville de Bruxelles / Data Management, CC BY 4.0.

The bust of Saint Barbara set in the circular transom window above the entrance of La Chaloupe d'Or, ringed in gold and flanked by gilded urns on the grey stone.
The bust of Saint Barbara set in the circular transom window above the entrance of La Chaloupe d'Or, ringed in gold and flanked by gilded urns on the grey stone.
La Chaloupe d'Or on the Grand-Place, a bust set in a round medallion at the centre of its gilded facade above the restaurant's terrace.

North-east row

Grand-Place 24-25 against its neighbours, all drawn to one scale and in the order you meet them standing on the square.

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 North-east rowHouses 20 to 39 39 The House of the Donkey 38 Saint Barbara 37 The Oak 36 The Little Fox 35 The Peacock 34 The Helm 29-33 The King's House 28 The Arms of the Duchy of Brabant 26-27 The Pigeon 24-25 The Golden Boat 24 The Weighing Scales 23 The Angel 21-22 Joseph and Anne 20 The Stag

Where it stands

The Golden Boat is marked. Every other number is a link to that building.

1 The King of Spain 2-3 The Wheelbarrow 4 The Sack 5 The She-Wolf 6 The Horn 7 The Fox 8 City Hall 9 The Star 9 The Swan 10 The Brewers House (The Golden Tree) 11 The Rose 12 Mount Tabor 12a The King of Bavaria 13 The Dukes of Brabant - Fame 14 The Dukes of Brabant - the Hermitage 15 The Dukes of Brabant - Fortune 16 The Dukes of Brabant - The Windmill 17 The Dukes of Brabant - the Tin Pot 18 The Dukes of Brabant - The Hill 19 The Dukes of Brabant - the Purse 20 The Stag 21-22 Joseph and Anne 23 The Angel 24 The Weighing Scales 26-27 The Pigeon 28 The Arms of the Duchy of Brabant 29-33 The King's House 34 The Helm 35 The Peacock 36 The Little Fox 38 Saint Barbara 37 The Oak 39 The House of the Donkey 24-25 The Golden Boat N

Guild house Civic House and shop Every number is a link. North is to the lower right.

23 building footprints from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0, retrieved 2026-09-13. The 34 house numbers and their positions are the Ville de Bruxelles survey, CC BY 4.0. Six polygons carry more than one number, because several units of the survey are one building on the ground — the Dukes of Brabant is seven.