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Belgian Comic Strip Center | The Belgian Comic Strip Center (Dutch: Belgisch Centrum voor het Beeldverhaal; French: Centre belge de la Bande dessinée ) chronicles the history of Belgian comics. Housed in a former department store in Brussels ' business district, it exhibits examples of comic strips in French, Dutch and English.... | ||
Hôtel Tassel | The Hotel Tassel (French: Hôtel Tassel; Dutch: Hotel Tassel) is a townhouse built by Victor Horta in Brussels for the Belgian scientist and professor Emile Tassel in 1893-1894. It is generally considered as the first ever truely Art Nouveau building, because of its highly innovative plan and its gro... | ||
Horta Museum | The Horta Museum (French: Musée Horta; Dutch: Hortamuseum) is a museum dedicated to the life and work of the Belgian Art Nouveau architect Victor Horta and his time. The museum is housed in Horta's former house and atelier, Maison & Atelier Horta (1898), in the Brussels municipality of Saint-Gilles.... | ||
Stoclet Palace | The Stoclet Palace (French: Palais Stoclet; Dutch: Stocletpaleis) is a private mansion built by architect Josef Hoffmann between 1905 and 1911 in Brussels, Belgium, for a banker and art lover Adolphe Stoclet. Considered Hoffmann's masterpiece, the Stoclet's house is one of the most refined and luxur... | ||
Royal Castle of Laeken | The Royal Castle of Laeken (French: Château de Laeken; Dutch: Kasteel van Laken) is the official residence of the King of the Belgians. The castle was built at Laeken between 1782-1784 after the plans of the French architect Charles de Wailly under supervision of Louis Montoyer as a summer residenc... | ||
Leopold Park | Parc Léopold (French) or Leopoldspark (Dutch) is a public park located within the Leopold Quarter (European Quarter) of Brussels, adjacent to the Paul-Henri Spaak building, the seat of the European Parliament. The 10-hectare (25 acre) park was opened to the public in 1880 after the unpopular Royal ... | ||
Charlemagne building | The Charlemagne building is a high-rise in the European Quarter of Brussels (Belgium), which houses the Directorate-General for Trade and the Directorate General for Enlargement of the European Commission. The building has 3 wings and 15 floors. It is located at 170 Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat, in the ... | ||
Law Courts of Brussels | The Law Courts of Brussels or Brussels Palace of Justice (French: Palais de Justice, Dutch: Justitiepaleis) is the most important Court building in Belgium, and is a notable landmark of Brussels. It was built between 1866 and 1883 in the eclectic style by architect Joseph Poelaert. The total cost of... | ||
Halle Gate | The Halle Gate (French: Porte de Hal; Dutch: Hallepoort) is a medieval fortified city gate of the second walls of Brussels. Built in 1381, Halle Gate is a 14th century city gate from the second set of defensive walls that enclosed Brussels. The gate was named for the city of Halle (French: Hal) in ... | ||
Musical Instrument Museum in Brussels | The Musical Instrument Museum is a music museum in central Brussels, Belgium. It is part of the Royal Museums for Art and History and internationally renowned for its collection of over 8000 instruments. The museum's current location, as of 2000, is in the former Old England department store, built ... |
Relevant data
Geographical coordinates:
50.8333, 4.3333
Approximate population: 1,125,728
Approximate population: 1,125,728
The oldest constructions
- Halle Gate (? - 1381, ?)
- Manneken Pis (1388 - 1619, ?)
- Royal Castle of Laeken (1782 - ?, ?)
- Royal Palace of Brussels (1783 - 1934, ?)
- De Munt / La Monnaie (1818 - ?, ?)
The highest points
- Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Brussels (89 m.)
- Manneken Pis (0.61 m.)
The longest objects
- Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Brussels (164.5 m.)
Most active architects
- Victor Horta (4)
- Alphonse Balat (2)
- Josef Hoffmann (1)
- Helmut Jahn (1)
- Louis Montoyer (1)
Famous architects born in the city
Famous architects who died in the city
- Victor Horta (6)