You are approaching a structure composed of nine massive, stainless steel-clad spheres connected by steel tubes. Standing one hundred and two meters tall, this metallic giant resembles an elementary iron crystal magnified one hundred and…
The Best of Brussels
This route highlights the essential sights of Brussels, capturing its historic elements and modernist ambitions. You will see grand architecture and famous monuments as you travel from the iconic Atomium down to the European Quarter.
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1. Atomium
2. Comics Art Museum | Brussels
The Comics Art Museum is housed in a structure defined by its soaring glass roof, iron pillars, and a sweeping monumental staircase that once allowed natural light to flood the textile displays of the Magasins Waucquez. Designed by the…
3. Royal Gallery of Saint Hubert
The Royal Gallery of Saint Hubert is defined by its long, arched glass roof, which spans a narrow, light-filled passage lined with Italianate stone facades. Opened in eighteen forty-seven, it was designed by the architect Jean-Pierre…
4. Grand Place
The Grand Place is a cobbled rectangular square defined by its densely packed, narrow guildhalls featuring richly ornamented facades, gilded details, and steep gables. At its center stands the Gothic Hôtel de Ville, which is recognizable…
5. Manneken Pis
Manneken Pis is a bronze statue, barely over fifty-five centimeters tall, depicting a naked young boy urinating into a fountain basin. You can identify the spot by the small, ornate blue stone niche that houses the figure on the corner of…
6. Mont des Arts
The Mont des Arts is a stepped urban complex defined by its terraced gardens and the clear, elevated view it offers over the rooftops of Brussels toward the spire of the Town Hall. It functions as a grand bridge between the lower town and…
7. Brussels Royal Palace
The Royal Palace of Brussels is defined by its massive, neoclassical facade that stretches out with a peristyle of towering Corinthian columns, creating a front fifty percent longer than that of Buckingham Palace. It occupies the site of…
8. Parlamentarium
The Parlamentarium is a visitor center housed within the Willy Brandt Building, identifiable by its location along the Esplanade Solidarność 1980 in the heart of the European Quarter. It is the largest parliamentary visitor center in…
9. Parc du Cinquantenaire
The Parc du Cinquantenaire is defined by its massive, U-shaped complex of halls and a central triple-arched monument topped by a bronze chariot. Known as the Cinquantenaire Arch, this centerpiece was built to commemorate the fiftieth…