Town Hall is a masterpiece of Gothic construction in the 15th century. It shows the prosperity of Brussels in the Middle Ages. Bell tower of 96m at the center boasts of eminent beauty in Europe.
"King's House" was constructed by the order of Kahr V in the 16th century, and repaired in the 19th century. The old documents and pottery, etc. are exhibited as a municipal museum now.
Starting from Louis XVI contribution, clothes of Mannequin Pis are exhibited in the King's House. Many countries, including Japanese traditional boy's doll for the boy's festival in May, contributed the costume.
Hotel from which it looks down at Grand-Place. Guild house of baroque. Grand-Place with lots of tourists.
Left side of City Hall. Left side of King's House. Lace shops etc. Right side of the King's House. Godiva chocolate shop etc.
Sculpures of Twon Hall Delta roof of burr is a peculiar Frandol style
Bronze statue made by carver Duquesnoy in 1619. Today's Mannequin Pis wears a considerably fashionable clothes probably because of the fair.
Full of people around the Mannequin Pis. Girl's "Mannequin Pis" Typical Belgium girl? Doors are closed often like this.
Notre-Dame du Bon Secours is near the Mannequin Pis. Originally constructed in 1628.
Bird-looking pipe organ. Typography inventor Gutenberg Don Quixote aims at the town hall. Stock exchange of Greek palace style.
Fair of the Grand-Place. Fair that wears unusual clothes in the restaurant street. Oranges were distributed to everyone.
Saint-Michel cathedral of Gothicism. It has been built for centuries after the 13th century.
Parc de Bruxelles was made in 1835. French style park. Palais Royal was constructed in the 18th century. It is used as the duty room of the throne and a Guest-house.
Royal Parish Principal church of the Diocese of the Belgian Armed Forces.
Bell tower of the Town Hall soars in front of Place Royale. Church Saint Jacques-sur-Coudenberg Sint Jacob-op-Koudenberg.
The church was constructed in 1760 as neo-classical style and entrusted to the Curacy to the Armed Forces in 1978. There is a pipe organ on the first floor. Big pictures are on both side walls.
Royal museum. Huge museum collected from the 15th century to modern ages. Statue lies in fountain on side of museum. Sablon church.
Eglise Notre-Dame du Sablon was constructed in 1304 as a chapel. Building was extended in the 15th century. Neo Gothicism church.
Supreme Court was of the completion in 1883. A huge building with 245 rooms and 26,000m2. War monument in front of that. The west side of the court can be viewed.
Place de Luxembourg in front of Leopord station. Plenary assembly hall of EU parliament. The signboard is written by 11 languages. Backside is also round shape.
On first viewing, it looks like a priveate house, but inside is a considerably big museum. The next of EU plenary assembly hall. The natural history museum with the dinosaur statue.
Leopold park is next to the EU plenary assembly hall. A building was constructed in the park when the EU buildings were insufficient and it was lent to EU.
Written as European Commission. Building that relate to EU such as EU boards of directors line up in the vicinity of the Schuman station.
Royal Botanic Garden and adjacent Hall for concert, etc.@Seemingly, it looks like a greenhouse but actually this building is a hall.
Illuminated town hall reflects beautiful bell tower. Contrast beauty of illumination and darkness Bell tower stands up into dark sky.
Dazzling brightness Grand-Place and lights. Contrast of white and oreange ; King's House
Grand-Place at night is also wonderful.
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