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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.
Le Botanique (French pronunciation: [lə bɔtanik]) is a cultural complex and music venue in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Brussels, Belgium.The building was previously the main orangery of the National Botanic Garden of Belgium and even as part of the garden had hosted cultural events.
Forest National or Vorst Nationaal is a multi-purpose arena located in the municipality of Forest in Brussels, Belgium.The arena can hold more than 8,000 people. It hosts indoor sporting events as well as concerts done by a wide variety of artists.
The MIM collection was created in 1877 and was originally attached to the Royal Conservatory of Brussels with the purpose of demonstrating early instruments to students. It consisted of a hundred Indian instruments given to King Leopold II by Rajah Sourindro Mohun Tagore in 1876, as well as the collection of the celebrated Belgian musicologist François-Joseph Fétis, purchased by the Belgian ...
After years of fruitless negotiations, the City of Brussels finally annexed the narrow band of land needed for the avenue, in addition to the Bois de la Cambre itself, in April 1864. [11] [12] [9] That decision accounts for the unusual shape of today's City of Brussels and for the separation of Ixelles into two separate areas.
It was created following the covering of the river Senne (1867–1871), and bears the name of Adolphe Max, a former mayor of the City of Brussels. The Boulevard Adolphe Max connects the Place de Brouckère/De Brouckèreplein to the Boulevard du Jardin botanique/Kruidtuinlaan and the Place Charles Rogier/Karel Rogierplein , in the extension of ...
Due to both its size and its privileged location opposite the Royal Palace, the Place des Palais lends itself to holding official ceremonies. On Belgian National Day , on 21 July, a military parade and celebrations take place on the square and in Brussels Park, attended by the royal family, the constituted bodies and the diplomatic corps , and ...
The square was completely redeveloped between 2010 and 2012 by the architect Benoît Moritz. The plan was to make the urban space more pleasant by freeing it from the elements that encumbered it; to highlight the monuments flanking it, in particular the Royal Theatre of La Monnaie; as well as to promote its use for entertainment, festivities, or daily use.