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Interesting places in Brussels:Brussels (French: Bruxelles, pronounced , and sometimes bg"yksEl by non-Belgian speakers of French; Dutch: Brussel, pronounced ; German: Brssel, pronounced ) is the capital of Belgium, of the French Community of Belgium, of the Flemish Community, and is the headquarters of the European Union's institutions (and thus often considered 'The Capital of Europe').
Manneken Pis
Landmarks
- the Grand Place-Grote Markt . Surrounded by the city tower and a range of beautiful 300 year old buildings. At night, awesome. Some evenings a music and light show is provided with the buildings serving as a canvas. Have a "Gauffre Liègoise-Luikse wafel" here (Belgian waffle with caramelized sugar)—the best ones are available from the little shops off the northeast corner of the Grand Place-Grote Markt.
- Manneken Pis, - just a short walk from the Grand Place-Grote Markt is the Manneken Pis, a small bronze statue thought to represent the "irreverent spirit" of Brussels. This statue of a child performing one of Nature's most basic functions is believed to have been inspired either by a child who, while in a tree, found a special way to drive away invading troops, OR to commemorate a child who found a unique method putting out a fire, that threathened the city. Belgians have created hundred of outfits for this statue , each with a hole strategically placed to allow the water flow to continue.
- Parc du Cinquantenaire-Jubelpark Definitely check out the Arc de Triomphe-Triomfboog on the east side of town. It's in the Parc du Cinquantenaire-Jubelpark. It is possible to go up to the terrasse above the arch, from where you'll have a good view of the city. Take Metro line 1 east, exit Schumann and walk east or exit Mérode and walk west.
- Brave the tourist-trap restaurant gauntlet of the Rue des Bouchers-Beenhouwersstraat
Bourse-Beurs, Brussels
- The Bourse - stock market building
Museums and Galleries
- Les Musées royaux d'Art et d'Histoire (MRAH) - De Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis (KMKG) , -
- The Musées Royaux des Beaux Arts-Koninklijke Musea voor Schone Kunsten feature both historical art and modern art in the one building. Opening hours: Museum of Historical Art Tues-Sun 10am-noon and 1-5pm; Museum of Modern Art Tue-Sun 10am-1pm and 2-5pm. Address: Rue de la Régence-Regentschapstraat 3, at Place Royale-Koningsplein, Phone: 02/508-32-11, Prices: € 5.00 adults, € 2.50 students/seniors/disabled visitors, € 1.25 children 12-18, under 12 free. Description: In a vast museum of several buildings, this complex combines the Musée d'Art Ancien-Museum voor Oude Kunst and the Musée d'Art Moderne-Museum voor Moderne Kunst under one roof (connected by a passage). The collection shows off works, most of them Belgian, from the 14th to the 20th century, starting in the historical section, with Hans Memling's portraits from the late 15th century, which are marked by sharp lifelike details, works by Hiëronymus Bosch, and Lucas Cranach's Adam and Eve. You should particularly seek out the subsequent rooms featuring Pieter Brueghel, including his Adoration of the Magi. Don't miss his unusual Fall of the Rebel Angels, with grotesque faces and beasts. But don't fear -- many of Brueghel's paintings, like those depicting Flemish village life, are of a less fiery nature. Later artists represented include Rubens, Van Dyck, Frans Hals, and Rembrandt. Next door, in a circular building connected to the main entrance, the modern art section has an emphasis on underground works - if only because the museum's eight floors are all below ground level. The collection includes works by van Gogh, Matisse, Dalí, Tanguy, Ernst, Chagall, Miró, and local boys Magritte, Delvaux, De Braekeleer and Permeke. Don't miss David's famous "Death of Marat."
- the Horta Museum , - the home of noted Belgian architect and designer Victor Horta. Seeing where he lived and worked is a great way to get an introduction to the art nouveau style in Brussels. It is one of four Horta works to be inscribed on the
- the Centre Belge de la Bande Dessinée - Belgisch Centrum voor het Beeldverhaal , - popularly known as the CéBeBeDé
- Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA), Leuvensesteenweg 13, 3080 Tervuren - tram 44, The Museum is home to some truly remarkable collections. Its collection of ethnographic objects from Central Africa is in fact the only one of its kind in the world. It also has in its keeping the entire archives of Henry Morton Stanley which are of great historical value.
- is located in Europe's earliest Shopping-Mall (a shine Jugendstil palais). There is a permanent exposition featuring the early beginning of comics as well as it's development. There is enough room for other varying expositions. Tue-Sun 10am-6pm. Prices: € 7.50 adults, € 6.00 students/seniors. The bookshop Bd at the ground floor sells many different comics. A readers' library operates on the ground floor, where, for a low entrance fee, you can read many different comic books.
- Snapping up a Bargain at the Flea Market. Each day, from 7am to 2pm, the Marché aux Puces-Vlooienmarkt in Place du Jeu de Balle-Vossenplein offers everything from the weird to the wonderful at rock-bottom prices.
- Taking a Ferry Trip. The ferry in question is a tiny, electrically operated pontoon that makes a 1-minute crossing to Robinson's Island in the lake at the heart of Bois de la Cambre.
- The is Brussels' international fantasy film festival ( in french)
- See the history of film-making at Musée du Cinéma-Filmmuseum, it's free to look around, and classic and cult films are shown at low prices. Rue Baron Hortastraat, walk from Gare Centrale-Centraalstation.
Further Afield
Take Metro line 1A direction Roi Baudouin-Koning Boudewijn and alight at Heysel-Heizel.
- the Atomium , - re-opened on February 18 2006 after renovation work was completed. The Atomium was built for the 1958 Brussels World Fair (Expo ’58), it is a 335 foot tall representation of an atom. More precisely, it is symbolic of a unit cell of an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times. Nine steel spheres 54 feet in diameter connect via tubes with elevators 105 feet long. Windows in the top sphere provide an awesome panoramic view of Brussels. Originally planned to last only six months, the Atomium is still today the most popular attraction in Brussels.
- Europe in miniature
About 12 km from Brussels:
- Waterloo Battlefield, Lion Mound - Discover Waterloo Battlefied. See the battlefield exactly like it was June the 18th of 1815 when Wellington faced Napoleon for an ultimate battle that changed Europe's face forever. Visit the Lion Hamlet and experience the new animation: Battlefield Tour.
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This picture was taken in the early morning at the Rouge-Cloître lake (near Brussels, Belgium). It's in the big forest (Forêt de Soignes) surrounding the southern part of the city (in the neighborhood called Auderghem) and used to be inhabited by monks (there is a monastery in the middle) and then, when they deserted the place, by a group of artists who found their inspiration there. There are many different birds in the forest and around the lakes including grebes, mandarin ducks, geese, wagtails, warblers, kingfishers, woodpeckers, rails, owls, etc. I sometimes wander there on sunday in the early morning before the rest of the family has woken up. The picture was not processed at all. It came right out of my film.
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The basilica of the Sacred Heart (or basilica of Koekelberg), one of the biggest churches in the world (view taken on the Nieuwstraat / Rogierplein). It was built to remember the 75th anniversary of the Belgian independence. In 1905 king Leopold II laid the first stone. The initial plans of architect Langerock to built a gigantic neo-gothic church were stopped at the beginning of World War I. In 1919 the construction continues but with another architect (Van Huffel) and modern plans. The church was finished in the late 1960's. The interior decoration is in 1930's art deco style. Since 1997 visitors can climb into the dome from where you have a beautiful panorama over Brussels and the surrounding area.
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