The Palace of Laeken in Brussels was designed by Charles de Wailly, with Louis Montoyer supervising, Alphonse Balat rebuilding after 1890 and Charles Girault outlining the 1902 plan. The infobox names Duchess Maria Christina and Prince Albrecht of Saxony-Teschen as clients, while the text names her husband as Albert Casimir, Duke of Teschen. The infobox gives 1782 to 1909, but the text says the palace was built from 1782 to 1784 and then rebuilt and extended.
The article calls the style Neoclassical and Neo-Palladian. It gives no materials. The Royal Domain covers about 460 acres (190 ha).
Napoleon visited in 1803, and a fire partly destroyed the palace in 1890. Leopold II made major changes in the early 20th century. It is the residence of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde. The article gives no palace hours, but says the Royal Greenhouses open to the public for three weeks each year, in April and May.
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