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Brussels, Belgium
 
Brussels is the capital of Belgium and is also known as the capital of Europe. It is the seat of the European Union.
 

   


Grote Market - main square in Brussels
Brussels Town Hall, located on the Grand-Place/Grote Markt
Looking up at the Gothic architecture of the Town Hall Tower
An old corporation house on the Grand-Place/Grote Markt.
Maison du Roi - House of the King was originally the covered bread market - it now houses the City Museum of Brussels
Cathedral of Saints Michel and Gudule, bearing seven centuries of styles in one cathedral
The Bourse is the stock exchange of Belgium, built in 1871-73.
St. Catherine's Church
Brussels Statue
St. Jean Baptiste Church
Patria Statue
Parc de Bruxelles - the main park in the city of Brussels
Noreen at the main water fountain in Parc de Bruxelles (Park of Brussels)
Doug at the other end of Parc de Bruxelles, a much smaller water fountain
Royal Palace - The official residence of the Belgian sovereigns
Church of St Coudenberg was built between 1776-87. The statue is of Godefroid de Bouillon, first King of Jerusalem.
Palais de Justice (Palace of Justice) - The Law Courts of Belgium
Garden of the Petit Sablon adjoins the Church of Notre-Dame du Sablon
Mannekin-Pis - Legend has it that a rich bourgeois lost his only son in the crowd and after five days found him here doing what this boy is doing
There are over 600 costumes for Mannekin-Pis dating to the 1700s