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 →
Square Ambiorix is a bowl of fresh air located just 120 meters away from Shuman that is home of the EU institutions. Its really worth the short walk if you ever are in that part of Brussels since it also has around 20 very interesting buildings dating back from 1890. One of them being the [...]
Marché aux poissons can be found just a mere five minutes walk from the center and as the name implies its where once stood the old fish market. Outside of the bustling time it hosts the Brussels Christmas market its original vocation of being in the business of selling fish has been slightly modified over [...]
The Zinneke Pis which can be found at the corner of rue des Chartreux and rue du Vieux-Marché is a little bronze statue of a dog peeing. In Brussels dialect the word “Zinneke” would mean bastard dog. it’s the latest (1998) of the three peeing statues that you can find at a short distance from [...]
Leopold II King of Belgium (1835-1909). This imposing statue of King Leopold II on his horse is found at Place du Trône which is surrounding the Royal Palace.
La Maison communale de Schaerbeek or in English the Town Hall of Schaarbeek is a building of Neo-Gothic style that was finished being built in 1887. Approaching the town hall Just in from of the Schaerbeek town hall from the square From one corner And the other From the back Town hall of [...]
Place des Martyrs or Martyrs square was completed in 1775 on a spot that used to be filled with green grass where drapers came to lay their fabrics to dry. This statue is to remember and honor the death of the 455 patriots who died a Martyrs death in the 1830 uprising The four angels [...]
Porte de Hal is the only surviving of the original seven gates set to protect the city of Brussels within a wall. This medieval construction was build from 1357 to 1373 and was only spared from demolition when the second town walls were dismantled because its vocation had previously been changed into a prison. It [...]
The Brussels stock exchange (la Bourse de Commerce) was finished being built in 1873 and is situated in a busy part of the city that is bustling with activity day & night. Arriving from the Boul. Antoine Dansaert catching my first glimpse of the Brussels Stock Exchange Here a closer view of the portico and [...]
I decided today to post some close up pictures of the Town Hall so you could see the fantastic work of art it is. Here’s a look at the ‘hotel de ville’ from a distance. It dates back quite some time since it’s first foundation-stone was laid in 1401. The left wing Now the right [...]
Opened not even a week ago I decided to go for a little stroll this afternoon along the Brussels Christmas market (marché de Noel).For those of you who might be interested it’s opened until the 1st of January this year. My first stop at the Grand place of Brussels which is for those of you [...]
