16 December 2025 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General
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The Ancienne Belgique (
French for
Old Belgium ) (AB) is a
concert hall for contemporary music in
Brussels ,
Belgium . Located in the historic heart of Brussels, it is one of the leading concert venues in Belgium, hosting a wide variety of international and local acts. Some 300,000 people attend a concert at the “AB” every year.
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4 March 2025 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General , Museums, Exhibitions
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The Mont des Arts (
French , or Kunstberg (
Dutch ), meaning “Hill/Mount of the Arts”, is an urban complex and historic site in central
Brussels , Belgium, including the
Royal Library of Belgium (KBR), the
National Archives of Belgium , the
Square – Brussels Meeting Centre , and a public garden.
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16 December 2024 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General , EU blog post series
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The
European Organisation of Military Associations and Trade Unions (EUROMIL) is a politically independent, non-profit
umbrella organisation of free, democratic associations of military personnel in Europe.
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12 September 2024 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General , Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks
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The Bois de la Cambre (
Dutch : Ter Kamerenbos) is an urban public
park in
Brussels , Belgium. It lies in the south of the
Brussels-Capital Region , in the
City of Brussels , and covers an area of 1.23 km² (0.47 sq mi), forming a natural offshoot of the
Sonian Forest , which penetrates deep into the city in the south-east of Brussels. It is linked to the rest of the municipality by the
Avenue Louise/Louizalaan , which was built in 1861, at the same time the park was laid out.
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6 June 2024 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General , Universities, Colleges, Academies
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The Université libre de Bruxelles (English: Free University of Brussels; abbreviated ULB) is a
French -speaking
research university in
Brussels ,
Belgium . ULB is one of the two institutions tracing their origins to the
Free University of Brussels , founded in 1834 by the lawyer and
liberal politician
Pierre-Théodore Verhaegen .
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7 June 2023 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General , Museums, Exhibitions
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The Jewish Museum of Belgium (
French : Musée juif de Belgique,
Dutch : Joods Museum van België) is a
museum in the
Sablon/Zavel neighbourhood of
Brussels ,
Belgium , focusing on the
history of the Jews in Belgium .
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1 June 2023 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General , House of the Month
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The Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula (
French : Cathédrale des Saints Michel et Gudule,
Dutch : Kathedraal van Sint-Michiel en Sint-Goedele), usually shortened to the Cathedral of St. Gudula or St. Gudula by locals, is a medieval
Roman Catholic cathedral in central
Brussels , Belgium. It is dedicated to
Saint Michael and
Saint Gudula , the
patron saints of the
City of Brussels , and is considered to be one of the finest examples of
Brabantine Gothic architecture .
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21 March 2023 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General , Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks
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The Botanical Garden of Brussels (
French : Jardin botanique de Bruxelles,
Dutch : Kruidtuin van Brussel) is a former
botanical garden in
Brussels , Belgium. It was created in 1826 and stood on the
Rue Royale/Koningsstraat in
Saint-Josse-ten-Noode , near Brussels’
Northern Quarter financial district, until its relocation in 1938 to the
National Botanic Garden of Belgium in
Meise ,
Flemish Brabant . Since 1984, the main
orangery building has been a cultural complex and music venue of the
French Community of Belgium known as
Le Botanique . It can be accessed from
Brussels-North railway station and
Botanique/Kruidtuin metro station on lines
2 and
6 of the
Brussels Metro .
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9 March 2023 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General
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The National Basilica of the Sacred Heart (
French : Basilique Nationale du Sacré-Cœur,
Dutch : Nationale Basiliek van het Heilig-Hart) is a
Roman Catholic Minor Basilica and
parish church in
Brussels , Belgium. It is dedicated to the
Sacred Heart , inspired by the
Basilique du Sacré-Coeur in Paris. Symbolically,
King Leopold II laid the first stone in 1905 during the celebrations of the 75th anniversary of
Belgian Independence . The construction was halted by the two
World Wars and finished only in 1970. Belonging to the Metropolitan
Archdiocese of Mechelen–Brussels , it is one of the
largest churches by area in the world .
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