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Brussels Welcomes You!
Since the end of the Second World War, Brussels has been a major centre for international politics and has become
the polyglot home of numerous international organizations, politicians, diplomats and civil servants. Brussels is
the de facto capital of the European Union as it hosts a number of principal EU institutions.
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The architecture in Brussels is diverse, and spans from the clashing combination of
Gothic, Baroque and Louis XIV styles on the Grand Place to the post-modern buildings of the EU institutions.
The Grand Place is the main attraction
in the city centre and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1998.
Other landmarks in the centre include the St.
Michael and Gudula Cathedral, the Royal Palace and the Palace of Justice, the Manneken Pis being a tourist attraction
and symbol of the city.
The Atomium is a symbolic 103-metre (338 ft) tall structure that was built for the 1958 World’s
Fair.
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Brussels contains over 80 museums. The Royal Museums of Fine Arts has an extensive collection of various painters,
such as Flemish painters like Bruegel, Rogier van der Weyden, Robert Campin, Anthony van Dyck, and Jacob Jordaens.
The Magritte Museum houses the world’s largest collection of the works of the surrealist René Magritte.
Museums dedicated to the national history of Belgium include the BELvue Museum,
the Royal Museums of Art and History, and the Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History.
You can visit the following official city sites for detailed information:
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