After thousands of pictures taken in and around the city I finally decided to open my website dedicated to anyone from tourists that wish to know more about the major attractions of the city to the long time resident that wants to rediscover Brussels and some of its lesser known treasures. More →
Caroline Baldwin mural
This 160 square meters Caroline Baldwin mural is found at 10 Place de Ninove, 1000 Brussels. Made by D. Vandegeerde and G. Oreopoulos of Art Mural SPRL it illustrates in 12 images the series of comic strips made by André Taymans and Bruno Wesel of Castermin of Caroline Baldwin a female private detective. Each of the [...]
Read more →Jef Aérosol street art in Brussels
A very nice example of Stencil graffiti art found at 7 Rue du Chêne, Brussels made by one of the fist French street art pioneers from the 80′s, Jef Aérosol. His mark has been on the walls of cities cities all over the world such as: Amsterdam, Beijing, Brussels, Chicago, Lisbon, London, New-York Paris, Rome,etc. [...]
Read more →Three Legged Buddha
From the 1st of September until the 4th of October this imposing 9 meters tall Three Legged Buddha copper sculpture is displayed in front of the Théâtre royal de la monnaie. The impressive display was made by Zhang Huan, one of todays most famous artists of China. Location of Three Legged Buddha: View Larger Map [...]
Read more →Les Rêves de Nic
The 160 square meters Les Rêves de Nic (Little Nic) comics strip mural is found at 40 Rue des Fabriques, 1000 Brussels. Hermann Huppen said he had been heavily inspired by American Author Winsor McCay’s Little Nemo in Slumberland when creating the Little Nic comics. Less popular than some of his other work such as [...]
Read more →Maison Communale de Saint-Gilles
La Maison Communale de Saint-Gilles or in English the Saint-Gilles Town hall was completed in 1904. It was built according to the plans of architect and urbanist Victor Besme and bears a lot of similarities with a French château with Venetian overtones seen in the tower. The interior can be visited during office working hours [...]
Read more →Cori le Moussaillon mural
The 48 square meters Cori le Moussaillon comics strip mural is found at 21 Rue des Fabriques, 1000 Brussels. Six albums were created by Bob de Moor (Robert Frans Marie De Moor) from 1951 to 1993. A true masters of the Belgian Clear Line style, he cooperated during his career with other famous Belgianc Comic [...]
Read more →Musée des Égouts de Bruxelles
Established in one of the two former city toll offices, built in neo-classical style in 1835 and 1836 and designed by A. Payen, the Sewers Museum of Brussels gives an overview of the city’s evolution in terms of public sanitation. These rather small buildings, formerly used to collect a toll on goods entering the city [...]
Read more →Défilé Militaire du 21 Juillet pour la Fête Nationale Belge
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Today on the 21st of July, being the Belgian National Day for those who might not know. I headed to the Parc de Bruxelles in the centre of Brussels for the military parade, that takes place every year in front of the Belgian King and the government. Here are some pictures from the Défilé Militaire [...]
Read more →Blake et Mortimer Mural
The adventures of Blake and Mortimer in Brussels haven’t always been easy. The first mural where they were featured uppon at rue du Rempart eventually was brought crumbling down when the house that had welcomed them was demolished. Luckily their absence was short lived and not so long after they reappeared, this time on rue [...]
Read more →Hotel Hannon
The Hotel Hannon was completed in 1903 by architect Jules Brunfaut for his friend Edouard Hannon who wanted a townhouse in the much popular at the time Art Nouveau style. Almost demolished in 1965 after the death of Hannon’s daughter when it fell into the wrong hands, it was saved by the town of Saint-Gilles who bought [...]
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