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Brussels-Capital Region: more of the See list
Generated from Wikivoyage's See list for Brussels-Capital Region: 7 stops, about 0.7 km and 45 minutes on foot. Not a guided tour; check each place before you go.
7 stops · 713 m · about 45 min on foot · Wikivoyage source · fetched 2026-11-07 02:09:45 UTC. Not a guided tour: check each place before you go.
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King's House
A 19th-century building hosting the Brussels City Museum, with an extensive collection items of the city's history. The Dutch name Broodhuis (literally bread house) dates from the 13th century, when a wooden hut existed on the Grand-Place where bakers sold their bread. It was replaced by a stone building in 1405, but at the beginning of the 15th century it was gradually abandoned when bakers started selling their wares door to door. The vacant building was then occupied by the Duke of Brabant, turning it into an administrative centre, and renaming it to Duke's House (s Hertogenhuys). It later
50.84696, 4.35282 · OpenStreetMap · Wikivoyage note · place page
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Charles Buls Fountain
Statue of Charles Buls, mayor of Brussels from 1881 until 1899. Charles was a prominent defender of equal rights, an intellectual, writer and widely regarded as the greatest mayor in modern history of the city. As son of a jeweler, young Charles was gifted with creativity and intelligence, and taught himself several languages including Latin and French. From 1879 he was elected into the Brussels city council and assigned the mandate of education. Through cunning diplomacy and liberal view points, he was promoted to mayor and gained fame as the defender of the Brussels cultural heritage. Most n
50.84662, 4.35466 · OpenStreetMap · Wikivoyage note · place page
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Museum of Original Figurines
Belgium has a rich history of comics and comic characters, with titles like Suske en Wiske, Jommeke and Kiekeboe known by all Belgian children. Comic character figurines are popular, and the come to life in the museum. Visitors are immersed in the third dimension of the 9th art through a unique collection of comic book figurines. The collection is accessibly presented to a wider audience of young and old enthusiasts with numerous well known figures on display, as well as less known characters for a professional audience. Some figurines from American and French comic books are on display as wel
50.84656, 4.35557 · OpenStreetMap · Wikivoyage note · place page
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Mary Magdalene Chapel
One of the oldest churches in Brussels, dating from the 15 th century. It is constructed from red bricks and local sandstone with a high carbonate content, making it very sensitive to acidic rain. The pointed facade, incorporating an octagonal bell tower, dates from 1453. The Baroque entrance portal with broken pediment bears the inscription DOM · S. MARIA MAGDALENA · SACRUM · ANNO 1637. The oak wood broker between the door leaves is special because the sculpture depicts the crucifixion of Christ, along with Mary Magdalene and angels. The current broker is a replica, the original one is hosted
50.84550, 4.35520 · OpenStreetMap · Wikivoyage note · place page
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Art Thema Gallery
Gallery for contemporary art, with works of Caroline Brisset, Lou-Brice Léonard, Peter Henri Stein, and countless others on display. The gallery covers the entire spectrum of fine arts, including sculptures, statues, and installations. Exhibitions regularly take place, the recurruring one is Resident Artists, on artists who work and live in the workshop of the gallery.
50.84495, 4.35498 · OpenStreetMap · Wikivoyage note · place page
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Hill of Arts
The hill (often referred to its historic French name Mont des Arts, literally Mountain of Arts) is the northern slope of the Koudenberg, and roughly halfway between the Royal Palace and the Grand-Place. One of the first and oldest residential neighborhoods of Brussels, the St. Rochus Quarter (Sint-Rochuswijk in Dutch) was here. By the 15 th century, the quarter had become a ghetto for Jews. Later, large sections of the quarter were claimed by the city for the construction of administrative buildings and palaces. Between the 15 th and 18 th century, monumental palaces were constructed: the Pala
50.84384, 4.35680 · OpenStreetMap · Wikivoyage note · place page
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Museum of Cinematography
Museum for cinema, with an exhibition focussing on objects and discoveries that represent the many steps leading to the invention of cinema: from Thomas Edison and the Lumière brothers, through the phenakistiscope of Joseph Plateau. Many displays are interactive, with mechanisms to operate the devices to understand their operation better. Interactive consoles allow visitors to watch short and medium length films, and a small video projection room broadcasts additional images of filmmakers, trailers, commercials, and short films. The archives and library of the film association, along with docu
50.84366, 4.35895 · OpenStreetMap · Wikivoyage note · place page
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