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- Architecture in Brussels
The world's maddest building just might be the Atomium The world's most beautiful square just might be the Grand-Place And do you know the Horta Museum, the Gare Maritime and Villa Empain? We don't want to brag, but we are incredibly proud of Brussels' staggering architecture Exploring the Belgian capital on foot is always a bit like travelling back in time You'll find that centuries-old
- All activities | Visit Brussels
Halfway between sculpture and architecture, the Atomium was designed and built for the Brussels World's Fair (1958), for which it was the flagship building and emblem Representing an iron unit cell (9 iron atoms) magnified 165 billion times, the monument with its unique silhouette has, over time, grown to become the symbol of Brussels and Belgium On the inside the Atomium offers, not just
- Espace Vanderborght - Visit Brussels
Owned by the City of Brussels, this building with a large shop window stands in the centre of Brussels, only a stone’s throw from the Grand Place It occupies an impressive 6,000 m² of space spread over 5 stories Built for the “Nouveaux Établissements Vanderborght Frères”, who traded in household products like carpets, knick-knacks, garden furniture, bedding, etc , the building was
- Council: Europa building - Visit Brussels
The Europa building of the Council of the EU The Europa building is one of the most recent and magnificent examples of contemporary architecture in Brussels The enormous cube is made up of 3 750 restored window frames and contains a glass lantern that, at night, is beautifully lit up by 374 LED tubes This ‘House of the European Member States’, with its multicoloured interior, is the main
- Urban Development | Brussels-Capital Region
Providing information and issuing regional building permits, issuing recommendations on communal permits
- The Berlaymont building - Visit Brussels
The cross-shaped Berlaymont building, headquarters of the European Commission with a typical 60s look, was built in 1967
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