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| Museums
and Monuments: |  |
 The
suggestive look, which currently characterises
the Belgian city, is prevalently the result
of the enormous restoration work that
the inhabitants of Brussels, that left
no stone unturned, started after the destructive
French bombing in 1695. Among the most
prestigious religious buildings which
deserve a particular mention, we find
the Saint Michael and Saint Gudula Cathedral
(the first one is the patron of the city),
which shows Gothic and Renaissance signs,
and the Gothic Notre-Dame du Sablon. In
the historic centre there are also a lot
of clear proofs of Art Nouveau-style,
thanks to the work of the architect Victor
Horta.
The numerous exhibition centres of the
capital have a rich collection and are
highly frequented by tourists from all
over the world; those who stay in Brussels
must necessarily find the time for visiting
some of them. We recommend you to certainly
visit the following museums : |
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| musées
royaux des beaux arts de Belgique: musée
d’art moderne: | |
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| 3,
rue de la Régence, B-1000 Bruxelles
Newly-built, it houses Belgian artists’
works, both expressionists (Permeke, Wouters)
and surrealists (Magritte, Delvaux), as well
as pictures of Matisse, Gaugin, Picasso, De
Chirico, Dalì.
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| Belgian
centre of Comics: | |
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| 20,
rue de Sables, B-1000 Bruxelles.
This is the richest Comics Museum of the world
(more than 25 thousand albums) where we can
learn about the story of many characters created
by “Belgian pens” (Tintin, the Smurfs).
Its valuable seat was previously a department
store, designed by Victor Horta.
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| Horta
Museum: | |
25,
rue Américaine, B-1060 Bruxelles
This is a building in Art Nouveau style,
once atelier and residence of the famous
architect.
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| Musical
instruments museum: | |
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2,
rue Montagne-de-la-Cour, Bruxelles
A nearly enchanted place where it is possible
to relive the history of music. |  | | |
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| Charlier
museum: | |
| 16,
av. Des Arts, Bruxelles
A works of decorative art collection.
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| Art
and fiftieth anniversary’s history royal
museum: | |
Parc du Cinquantenaire 10
In the Parc du Cinquantenaire, museums
house important archaeological collections
(from the ancient Egypt and Roman world).
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| City
of Bruxelles museum: | |
Grand Place
Previously a bread market, this wonderful
building talks about Brussels’ history
through objects, documents and plastic
models.
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