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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. C.
Jeanneke Pis is located north of the Grand-Place/Grote Markt (Brussels' main square), on the eastern side of the Impasse de la Fidélité / Getrouwheidsgang, a narrow cul-de-sac some 30 metres (100 ft) long leading northwards off the restaurant-packed Rue des Bouchers / Beenhouwersstraat. The sculpture is now protected from vandalism by iron bars.
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 ]
The statue's original name was Menneke Pis or Menneke Pist. [2] [5] In fact, in the Brabantian dialect of Brussels (known as Brusselian, and also sometimes referred to as Marols or Marollien), [19] een manneke means a small man, whereas een menneke means a little boy (it is the diminutive of men, meaning boy), though in modern Flemish (the local variant of Dutch), menneke also means a small ...
The Grand-Place is the most important tourist destination and most memorable landmark in Brussels. [7] It is also considered one of the world's most beautiful squares, [ 8 ] [ 9 ] and has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1998. [ 10 ]
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 country was placed 4th for "health and hygiene" and 6th for "ground and port infrastructure", but only 105th in the world for "price competitiveness" and 122nd for "natural resources".
The sculpture was created in 1999 by the artist Tom Frantzen, also known for other public statues in Brussels, such as the Vaartkapoen (1985) on the Place Sainctelette / Sainctelettesquare in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, [1] [8] Madame Chapeau (2000) on the Rue du Midi / Zuidstraat, [1] [9] and L'Envol (2017) on the Place de la Vieille Halle aux Blés / Oud Korenhuisplein.
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.
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