Victor Horta’s houses listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites
At the end of the 19th century, Art Nouveau marked a major shift in the evolution of architecture. The Hôtel
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Days of Heritage in Brussels: Free entry to IncarNations and guided tours in the Centre for Fine Arts
On the occasion of the Heritage Days in Brussels, the exhibition IncarNations will be exceptionally free of charge on
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Somewhere in BXL: The house where the great Erasmus lived
There is one place in Brussels where you can rediscover the life, works, and the world of Desiderius Erasmus,
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Brussels Hidden Gems: Jeanneke Pis – Is it time to bring Brussels’s pissing girl out of the darkness?
Most visitors to Brussels are familiar with the Manneken Pis. The small statue of a boy urinating on the corner
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33 proud Belgian belfries on UNESCO World Heritage List
In the 11th century, the feudal system was waning. The cities, however, were very much on the rise. Their economic
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Totem of Canadian Indians keeps watch over Virton
From 1955, 330 Canadian military pilots from the 1st Wing took shelter in Virton. They were part of a NATO
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Brussels Hidden Gems: See the buried River Senne and True Heart of Brussels
In the centre of Brussels, just five minutes on foot from the tourist hub that is Grand Place, lies a
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Napoleon’s 250th anniversary celebrations in Waterloo
Napoleon I , was born 15 August 1769 in Ajaccio and died May 5, 1821 on the island of St. Helena. This
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Cathedral of Our Lady: The Jewel of Tournai
Belgium has numerous beautiful churches and cathedrals. Among them is undoubtedly the Cathedral of Our Lady in Tournai. At 83
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Four hydraulic boat-lifts in Wallonia added to UNESCO World Heritage Site list
Between 1885 and 1917, four iron tours de force of hydraulic genius were erected on the Canal du Centre in
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