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Tourist attractions in the City of Brussels and in the Brussels-Capital Region. Subcategories This category has the following 14 subcategories, out of 14 total.
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The Atomium, with over 600,000 visitors per year, is the most popular tourist attraction in Brussels, and acts as an international symbol of both the city and country. [17] In addition to its heritage value, it is also a cultural place and an art centre. [17]
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The Mont des Arts (French, pronounced [mɔ̃ dez‿aʁ]) or Kunstberg (Dutch, pronounced [ˈkʏnstbɛr(ə)x] ⓘ), 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.
Brussels and the Flemish cities of Bruges, Ghent, Antwerp, Leuven, and Mechelen, the Flemish Cities of Art, attract many cultural tourists. [2] Much tourism in Brussels is business tourism. Belgium was ranked 21st on the World Economic Forum's 2017 Travel and Tourism Competitiveness report. [5]
The first sites to be added to the list were the Flemish Béguinages, the Grand-Place in Brussels and the lifts on the Canal du Centre, at the 22nd UNESCO session in 1998. [4] The most recent inscriptions were the Funerary and memory sites of the First World War (Western Front) , a transnational site shared with France.
The Northern Gallery or Northern Passage (French: Passage du Nord; Dutch: Noorddoorgang) is a glazed shopping arcade in central Brussels, Belgium.It was built in 1881–82 in an eclectic style by Henri Rieck, following the covering of the Senne and the creation of the Central Boulevards.