The Senne and the canal in the heart of Brussels

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   Statue of Agent 15

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   The name of the statue is the 'Vaartkapoen', which is an old-fashioned name for a dock worker. The …

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   Fire in the Innovation

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   Did you know that there is a link between the fire in Innovation and the rise of Salafism in …

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   Place des Martyrs

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   The Place des Martyrs is a historic square in central Brussels, Belgium. Its current name, meaning …
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   Hotel Métropole

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   The Hotel Métropole was a five-star luxury hotel in central Brussels, Belgium. Built in an …
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   Passage du Nord

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   The Passage du Nord or Noorddoorgang , meaning "Northern Passage", is a glazed shopping arcade in …
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   De Brouckère metro station

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   De Brouckère is a rapid transit station located beneath the Place de Brouckère/De Brouckèreplein …
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   Saint Catherine's Church

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   Saint Catherine's Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Brussels, Belgium. It is dedicated …
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   Place Sainte Catherine

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   In the Middle-Ages, this was the location of the water-filled moat of Brussels at the foot of the …

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   Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert

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   The Royal Saint-Hubert Galleries is an ensemble of three glazed shopping arcades in central …
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    Koninklijke Muntschouwburg

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    The Royal Theatre "De Munt" is located at a place where money was made. The first theater dates …
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    Sint-Nikolaaskerk

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    The Sint-Nikolaas church has been rebuilt several times during the centuries. The first version …
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    Charles Buls

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    Statue from 1987 by Henri Lenaerts (geb. 1923) for Karel Buls (1837-1917), Brussels burgomaster …
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    Café le Cirio

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    Café le Cirio is a typical Art Nouveay Café, designed by architect H. Coosemans. The interior of …
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    Place de la Monnaie

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    The Place de la Monnaie or Muntplein , meaning "Mint Square", is a major square in central …
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    Grand Place

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    The Grand Place in Brussels is the most decorated square in Europe and this is no coincidence. On …

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    City of Brussels

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    The City of Brussels is the largest municipality and historical centre of the Brussels-Capital …
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    Manneken Pis

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    Every tourist in Brussels wants to have a picture with Manneken Pis.
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    Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Goede Bijstandkerk

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    The church is located at the Kolenmarkt, with a side wall at the Olivetenhof, in the so-called …
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    Saint-Géry Island

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    Saint-Géry Island or Sint-Goriks Island was the largest island in the Senne river in Brussels, …
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    Dansaertstraat

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    'Cat and Mouse' it is a playful name for a fashionable kids shop. The cat's playing with a mouse …
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    Trading House Company G.K.F.

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    These former buildings of the G.K.F. Company (Gérard Koninckx Frères - wholesaler in exotic fruit) …
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    Belle-Vue

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    The Vanden Stock brewing family, whose son Constant became famous as the chairman of RSC …

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    A bridge linking two worlds

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    Since the industrial revolution, this bridge has connected two worlds, that of the Rue Antoine …

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    Metro Compte de Flandre

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    In the 1970s, houses and factories were demolished across dozens of metres in width and a length …

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    Rough sea and brackish land

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    People often don't realise it, but you can reach the North Sea from Brussels. This fresco pays …

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    Royal Depot

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    The goods station from 1906 was built as a result of an initiative by Leopold II and is a stately …

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    Tour & Taxis

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    From the late Middle Ages, the noble house of Tour & Taxis held a monopoly on postal connections …

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    Herman Teirlinck Building

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    Some 2,500 Flemish civil servants moved into this passive building in 2017. The ground floor …

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    Conflicting interests

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    The brick building with its central clock across the Canal is the Royal Depot on the Tour & Taxis …

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    Parc Maximilien

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    The name of the busy Quai de Willebroek in front of you refers to its origin: it was a mooring …

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