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The Atomium, with over 600,000 visitors per year, is the most popular tourist attraction in Brussels, and acts as an international symbol of both the city and country. [17] In addition to its heritage value, it is also a cultural place and an art centre. [ 17 ]
Brussels: 1998 857; ii, iv (cultural) The Grand-Place, the central square of the City of Brussels, is surrounded by a collection of buildings that reflect the evolution of a highly successful mercantile city. Most buildings were constructed after the end of the 17th century, following the Bombardment of Brussels by the French in
The Grand-Place is the most important tourist destination and most memorable landmark in Brussels. [7] It is also considered one of the world's most beautiful squares, [ 8 ] [ 9 ] and has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1998. [ 10 ]
The statue's original name was Menneke Pis or Menneke Pist. [2] [5] In fact, in the Brabantian dialect of Brussels (known as Brusselian, and also sometimes referred to as Marols or Marollien), [19] een manneke means a small man, whereas een menneke means a little boy (it is the diminutive of men, meaning boy), though in modern Flemish (the local variant of Dutch), menneke also means a small ...
Tourist attractions in the City of Brussels and in the Brussels-Capital Region. Subcategories This category has the following 14 subcategories, out of 14 total.
The cathedral's origins are obscure, but historians agree that, as early as the 9th century, a chapel dedicated to Saint Michael probably stood in its place, on what was the most important point of Brussels at the time; the crossroads of two major trade routes—a first one connecting the County of Flanders and Cologne, and another between Antwerp and Mons, then France.
The Mont des Arts (French, pronounced [mɔ̃ dez‿aʁ]) or Kunstberg (Dutch, pronounced [ˈkʏnstbɛr(ə)x] ⓘ), meaning "Hill/Mount of the Arts", is an urban complex and historic site in central Brussels, Belgium, including the Royal Library of Belgium (KBR), the National Archives of Belgium, the Square – Brussels Meeting Centre, and a public garden.
Sources used to compile the list include an annual survey of the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) in the United Kingdom; the U.S. National Park Service list of National Monuments, Patrimonio Nacional of Spain, and the Italian, French, and Russian Ministries of Culture.