The Villa Germaine with its colorful bricks and lovely tiles is another fine example of Art Nouveau. Its located around square Ambiorix at 24 avenue Palmerston.
L’église Saint-Joseph or in English the Saint-Joseph Church is the core and heart of the “Quartier Leopold”, this national monument celebrating Belgium’s patron saint, was built between 1842 and 1849 and was designed by T.-F. Suys, architect of the “Civil society for the Extension and Embellishment of Brussels” which was at the origin of this vast extramural urban expansion project.
The Neo-Renaissance façade was simultaneously inspired by famous Italian edifices and by classical French architecture.
The inside of the church presents a basilica-like layout
Closer look from down the aisle
Virgin Mary statue
Featured in its flat chevet is a large painting by A. Wiertz, “The Holy Family”
Confessionals
Charles Woeste (1837-1922) was a Lawyer and an important Political figure of Belgium. He played a big role in the foundation of the Catholic Party in his earlier career then moved onto being a member of the parliament and eventually became Minister of Justice. As gratitude for his service to the country in 1914 and was granted the title of Count by King Léopold II.
La tour du Midi which would be roughly translated in English into the South Tower is the tallest building of Brussels and of the whole country of Belgium as well. With 32 stories it stands at 150 meters or 162 depending if you include the antenna. The South Tower was build by the state between 1962 and 1965 and its main purpose was to regroup all the government agencies that deal with the administration of the pension system. It’s located next to the newly rebuilt Brussels South train station.
The Delirium Tremens Café has a selection of 2000 different beers which makes the menu handed out by the waiter seem even thicker than your yellow pages phone book directory. Not surprisingly then that under these circumstances on the 9 January 2004 it has won the very prestigious Guinness book of world records for being the establishment with the most commercially available beers with a total count of 2004. If you are there on a Thursday don’t miss the live band playing downstairs from 10PM until 2AM which make the best free jam session of all Brussels. The Delirium Tremens bar is located at 4 Impasse De La Fidélité just off the famous rue des Bouchers.
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Photo entering the Delirium Tremens café
View of the back from the middle of the café
Seats in the middle made of old brewery Kettle
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In the back just next to the stairs that lead downstairs
The other side near the main entrance
Approaching the bar
Quite a few taps to be seen
Takes no expert to guess that upstairs definitely specializes in draft beer! The bar has about 30 kinds of different draft beer each flowing from its own tap.
As one cannot go without noticing the large number of kegs connected in the back. Here’s a closer shot of their disposal.
Arriving downstairs Delirium Cafe
Peeking a look from around the corner
You can notice beer memorabilia thats hanging from just about everywhere one can look.
Around one side of the downstairs bar section
The other
Every Thursday at 10PM there is a Jam session with various musicians playing through the night.
