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Life in the City
Medieval Townscape Sightseeing and Shopping Cuisine and Culture Petit Julien |
Sightseeing and Shopping Outside the center there are other atmospheric and stylish areas: Le Sablon, near the southern edge of the petit ring, is convenient to the Royal Fine Arts Museums of Belgium (Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique) or a passing glance at the Royal Palace and the Palace of Justice. The place de Grand Sablon, a pleasant leafy square, is the center of Brussels' antique trade, and there are also some fine restaurants and antiques shops here. Just south of Le Sablon is the busy and fashionable shopping street of avenue Louise. There is so much to see in Brussels that you'll need to use your time efficiently to visit as many of the superb attractions as possible. Branch out beyond the petit ring to places like Heysel, 4 miles north of Grand' Place. Here stands the Atomium, a vast model of a metal crystal, its steel spheres gleaming in the sun. At its foot the popular Mini-Europe presents scaled-down versions of Europe's most famous buildings. Visit the Parc du Cinquantenaire, Leopold II's 1880 celebration of the Golden Jubilee of the Belgian State. The park has a central avenue, named after John F. Kennedy, that leads to a triumphal arch linking monumental halls. Several major museums are located here. |
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