© Horst J. Meuter · CC BY-SA 4.0Bruselský regionBelgienBrussels is the capital of Belgium and the Brussels-Capital Region, a bilingual area of 19 municipalities in central Belgium. It grew from a small settlement on the river Senne into a major European city-region. The region is an enclave within Flanders, less than four kilometres from Wallonia. Brussels hosts the… číst dálOtevřít cíl
© Myrabella · CC BY-SA 3.0Manneken PisBrüsselManneken Pis is a small bronze fountain in central Brussels. The statue shows a naked boy urinating into a basin. It stands on a corner where two streets meet, surrounded by old buildings. The statue has stood here since 1619, designed by Jérôme Duquesnoy the Elder. It replaced an earlier version mentioned in records… číst dálOtevřít cíl
© VitVit · CC BY-SA 4.0Grand-Place v BruseluBrüsselThe Grand-Place is the central square of Brussels, a large paved open space measuring 68 by 110 metres. It is surrounded by ornate Baroque guildhalls that once housed the city’s trade associations. Two major buildings stand on the square: the Gothic Town Hall with its tall spire and the neo-Gothic King’s House, now… číst dálOtevřít cíl
© Zairon · CC BY-SA 4.0AtomiumBrüsselThe Atomium stands on the Heysel Plateau in northern Brussels, built for the 1958 World’s Fair to celebrate scientific progress. Designed by engineer André Waterkeyn and architects André and Jean Polak, it represents an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times. The structure rises 102 metres with nine stainless-steel… číst dálOtevřít cíl
© TUBS · CC BY-SA 3.0Valonsko-bruselská federaceBelgienThe French Community of Belgium is one of the country’s three linguistic communities. It covers Wallonia and Brussels, where most French speakers live. The Community has its own parliament, government and flag, which is the Walloon flag. Its name refers to the French language, not to France. The Community was created… číst dálOtevřít cíl
© Busoni · CC BY-SA 3.0Palác StocletWoluwe-Saint-Pierre/Sint-Pieters-WoluweThe Stoclet Palace stands in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, a quiet Brussels suburb, as a private mansion built between 1905 and 1911. Designed by Josef Hoffmann for financier Adolphe Stoclet, it marks the shift from historic styles to modern architecture. The building follows the Vienna Secession style, with geometric volumes,… číst dálOtevřít cíl
© Zinneke · CC BY-SA 3.0Vlámské společenstvíThe Flemish Community is one of Belgium’s three institutional communities, responsible for culture, education and language within the Dutch-speaking areas and the bilingual Brussels-Capital Region. Its institutions are based in Brussels, where a single Flemish Parliament and Government handle both community and… číst dálOtevřít cíl
© Joni-Fuego · CC BY-SA 3.0Stadion krále BaudouinaBrüsselThe King Baudouin Stadium stands in the north-west of Brussels on the Heysel Plateau. Built in 1929–30 by architect Joseph Van Neck for the 1935 Brussels International Exposition, it opened as the Jubilee Stadium to mark the centenary of the Belgian Revolution. The stadium was later renamed Heysel Stadium after the… číst dálOtevřít cíl
© Dirk Grosemans at Dutch Wikipedia (Orig… · Public domainLotto ParkAnderlechtLotto Park stands beside Astrid Park on the southern edge of Brussels. The stadium belongs to RSC Anderlecht and carries the name of Constant Vanden Stock, the club’s chairman for many years. It began in 1917 as a small ground with one wooden stand on the park’s edge. Concrete terraces were added later, and in 1969 a… číst dálOtevřít cíl
© Donaldytong · CC BY-SA 3.0Katedrála svatého Michaela archanděla a svaté GudulyBrüsselThe Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula stands in central Brussels, on the Treurenberg hill where two medieval trade routes once crossed. Built of pale Gobertange stone, the cathedral mixes Brabantine Gothic forms with later Baroque and neo-Gothic touches. Its two unfinished towers, designed by Jan Van Ruysbroeck,… číst dálOtevřít cíl
