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Brussels, Belgium

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Brussels (Brussel, Bruxelles), the capital of Belgium, situated at the crossroads of Western Europe, is now the siege of the European Union. It has been historically a highly successful mercantile city of northern Europe since medieval times. The Grand-Place in Brussels is a remarkably homogeneous body of public and private buildings, dating mainly from the late 17th century, when the city was at the heights of its propserity. The architecture, in its eclectic and harmonious blending of architectural and artistic styles, provides a vivid illustration of the level of social and cultural life of the period. The Grand-Place in Brussels is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The transition from the 19th to the 20th century in art, thought, and society, was spearheaded by an artistic movement called Art Nouveau. One of the earliest initiators of Art Nouveau, the architect Victor Horta, designed a number of townhouses in Brussels. Four of those townhouses form a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Subsequently Brussels became a center of surrealist art, and then of comic strip art.

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Town hall, Grand Place, dusk. Brussels, Belgium ( black and white) La Chaloupe d'or tavern, former tailors guild house, Grand Place, night. Brussels, Belgium ( black and white) Lights reflected in wet cobblestones, Grand Place. Brussels, Belgium ( black and white) Roof of King's house, Grand Place. Brussels, Belgium ( black and white) Baroque Guild houses, Grand Place. Brussels, Belgium ( black and white) Lace store with Belgian flag, Grand Place. Brussels, Belgium ( black and white) Brewers' guidhall. Brussels, Belgium ( black and white) Grand Place and town hall. Brussels, Belgium ( black and white) Detail of the gothic town hall. Brussels, Belgium ( black and white) Manneken Pis. Brussels, Belgium ( black and white) Tavern Chaloupe d'or. Brussels, Belgium ( black and white) Strawberry dipped in chocolate. Brussels, Belgium ( black and white) Vendor holding a Belgian waffle. Brussels, Belgium ( black and white) Belgian waffles with a variety of toppings. Brussels, Belgium ( black and white) Boy eating a Belgian waffle. Brussels, Belgium ( black and white) Galeries St Hubert, Europe's first shopping arcade, built in 1846. Brussels, Belgium ( black and white) Rue des Bouchers, a narrow cobbled street lined with restaurants. Brussels, Belgium ( black and white) Hotel Solvay, an Art Nouveau masterpiece. Brussels, Belgium ( black and white) Door of Horta Museum in Art Nouveau style. Brussels, Belgium ( black and white) Tintin, Milou, and Belgian flag. Brussels, Belgium ( black and white) Town hall, Grand Place, night. Brussels, Belgium ( black and white) Guildhalls at night, Grand Place. Brussels, Belgium ( black and white) Grand Place at night. Brussels, Belgium ( black and white) Guildhalls, Grand Place. Brussels, Belgium ( black and white) Detail of guild house facades. Brussels, Belgium ( black and white) La Chaloupe d'or tavern, Grand Place. Brussels, Belgium ( black and white) Detail of the gothic town hall facade. Brussels, Belgium ( black and white) Glasses of various shapes used to drink beer. Brussels, Belgium ( black and white) Man with book and beer. Brussels, Belgium ( black and white) Belgian waffles. Brussels, Belgium ( black and white) Vendor handing out a waffle. Brussels, Belgium ( black and white) Sign in front of a lace store, prohibiting eating waffles. Brussels, Belgium ( black and white) Hotel Tassel, an Art Nouveau townhouse. Brussels, Belgium ( black and white) Balcony of Horta Museum in Art Nouveau style. Brussels, Belgium ( black and white) Detail of Art Nouveau door of Hotel Solvay. Brussels, Belgium ( black and white) Tour du Midi. Brussels, Belgium ( black and white) High speed train in the station. Brussels, Belgium ( black and white) High speed train. Brussels, Belgium ( black and white)
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