Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #8 in Brussels, Belgium

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Number of sights 13 sights
Distance 5.6 km
Ascend 83 m
Descend 70 m

Experience Brussels in Belgium in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in BrusselsIndividual Sights in Brussels

Sight 1: Église Saint-Roch - Sint-Rochuskerk

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The Saint Roch Church is a Catholic church in the North district of Brussels. The building dates from the late 19th century and originally had an industrial function. The church replaces a church building from 1862 that was demolished in 1971, although the renovation would not take place until 1993 and the consecration by Cardinal Danneels would not take place until 1995.

Wikipedia: Sint-Rochuskerk (Brussel) (NL)

699 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 2: Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles

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Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles

The Théâtre national de la Communauté française is a theatrical institution founded in Brussels in 1945 by Jacques Huisman and René Hainaux.

Wikipedia: Théâtre national de Belgique (FR), Website

629 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 3: Archive and Museum for the Flemish Living in Brussels

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Archive and Museum for the Flemish Living in Brussels

The Archives and Museum for Flemish Life in Brussels, abbreviated AMVB, was founded in 1977. It is a pluralistic archive institution within the Brussels-Capital Region that acquires, manages, researches and disseminates the movable and intangible heritage of Brussels, Dutch-speaking organisations, individuals and families. The AMVB is located on the Arduinkaai in the centre of Brussels.

Wikipedia: Archief en Museum voor het Vlaams Leven te Brussel (NL), Website

313 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 4: Monument au Pigeon-Soldat - Monument aan de Oorlogsduif

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The Soldier Pigeon Monument is an eclectic style memorial erected in Brussels, Belgium to commemorate the role played during the First World War by Belgian pigeon fanciers and their carrier pigeons.

Wikipedia: Monument au Pigeon-Soldat (FR)

45 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: Obélisque Anspach - Obelisk Anspach

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The Anspach Fountain is an eclectic-style fountain-obelisk erected between 1895 and 1897 in the centre of the Place de Brouckère/De Brouckèreplein in Brussels, Belgium. Designed by the architect Charles-Émile Janlet, it is dedicated to the memory of Jules Anspach, a former mayor of the City of Brussels.

Wikipedia: Anspach Fountain (EN)

342 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 6: Église Sainte-Catherine - Sint-Katelijnekerk

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Saint Catherine's Church is a Catholic parish church in Brussels, Belgium. It is dedicated to Saint Catherine.

Wikipedia: Saint Catherine's Church, Brussels (EN)

390 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 7: La Bellone

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The Maison du Spectacle "La Bellone" or La Bellone, located at 46 rue de Flandre, is a cultural and artistic house in Brussels created by the painter and scenographer Serge Creuz in 1980.

Wikipedia: La Bellone (FR), Website

199 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: Église La Sainte Trinité - Heilige Drie-eenheidskerk

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Église La Sainte Trinité - Heilige Drie-eenheidskerk

The Holy Trinity Church is a Russian Orthodox church building in the Belgian capital Brussels. The church is located at Léon Lepagestraat 33-35.

Wikipedia: Heilige Drie-eenheidskerk (Brussel) (NL)

128 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 9: Protestant Church of Brussels

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Protestant Church of Brussels

The Dutch-speaking Brussels Protestant Church or 'Dutch Church' was formally constituted in 1816 during the period when Belgium came under the Dutch House of Orange-Nassau.

Wikipedia: Protestantse Kerk Brussel (EN), Website

916 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 10: Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste - Sint-Jan-Baptistkerk

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The Church of St. John the Baptist is a Catholic parish church located in the centre of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, a municipality of Brussels, Belgium. It is dedicated to Saint John the Baptist, the patron saint of Molenbeek.

Wikipedia: Church of St. John the Baptist, Molenbeek (EN)

700 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 11: La Fonderie

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La Fonderie, Brussels Museum of Industry and Labour is a museum of industrial history in Brussels, Belgium. It collects objects, documents and oral history on the city's industrial past and visualises the working history of Brussels. It is managed as a nonprofit organisation focusing on analysing and exhibiting the economic and social history of the Brussels region. It publishes a magazine, organises guided tours and provides educational activities. La Fonderie also houses a documentation centre open to the public.

Wikipedia: La Fonderie, Brussels Museum of Industry and Labour (EN), Website

444 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 12: Millennium Iconoclast Museum of Art

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Millennium Iconoclast Museum of Art Alain Homsi / CC BY 2.0

The Millennium Iconoclast Museum of Art (MIMA) is a contemporary art museum in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, a municipality of Brussels, Belgium. It is a privately owned non-profit museum that was founded in 2016. It is located at 41, quai du Hainaut/Henegouwenkaai, along the Brussels–Charleroi Canal, in the former building of the Belle-Vue brewery.

Wikipedia: Millennium Iconoclast Museum of Art (EN), Website

817 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 13: Église Sainte-Barbe - Sint-Barbarakerk

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The Church of St. Barbara is an Orthodox religious building in the Gothic Revival style located on the Place de la Duchesse de Brabant in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, Brussels, Belgium. Of modest size, the church was built during the second half of the nineteenth century as a place of Catholic worship. Recently it was entrusted to the Romanian Orthodox Church, which made it one of their parishes. The monument has been classified as a national heritage site of Belgium since 1998.

Wikipedia: Église Sainte-Barbe de Molenbeek-Saint-Jean (FR)

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