BRUSSELS, THE CAPITAL OF EUROPE II
Brussels, through its neutrality to the different confict that affected Europe and thanks to its central location in Europe, has been designated to host the main Union bodies Eropea , is considered the capital of the EU
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Simple Slide Projector
Parliament
Parliament
European Parliament wall fragment of the Berlin Wall
This Cathedral lie the remains of St. Gudula , patron saint, who died in 712. They say Gudule was a high figure of spiritual refinement to whom God gave the gift of miracles both in life, miracles and restore speech to a mute child, or heal a leprous woman.
Interior of the Cathedral
Parliament
European Parliament wall fragment of the Berlin Wall
Building Berlaymont headquarters of the European Commission
But in addition to hosting many of the EU bodies also houses impressive cathedrals, as Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula .
Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula
This beautiful cathedral is one of the most emblematic of the city. The style is Gothic and was built between the XIII and XV.
Cathedral St. Michael and St. Gudula night
This Cathedral lie the remains of St. Gudula , patron saint, who died in 712. They say Gudule was a high figure of spiritual refinement to whom God gave the gift of miracles both in life, miracles and restore speech to a mute child, or heal a leprous woman.
Interior of the Cathedral
Inside the cathedral we find a variety of sculptures, stained glass and paintings. As we see, the condition is very good. Also stresses inside an imposing body Grenzing has 4,300 pipes, 63 games, 4 keyboards and pedal board.
Interior of the Cathedral: Organ Grenzing
in Brussels also breathes art, and to do that better than visiting one of its museums. We have the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium , which include the Museum of Ancient Art and the Museum of Modern Art, plus two smaller museums dedicated to Belgian painters. You can also visit the House Victor Hortam Museum, the main representative of Belgian modernism. It is also interesting to visit the Comic Strip Museum, the Museum of the instruments, among others.
Museum of Ancient Art in Brussels
Anyway, after visiting both museum to be fancy a stroll through a city park. In the first part of Brussels visit Mini-Europe Park, and now visit another great park, the Parc du Cinquantenaire .
Manneken Pis
The Manneken Pis dressed
Cinquantenaire Park
This is the most famous park in Brussels. It was built Leopold II in the year 1880 for the Great Exhibition was held for the fiftieth anniversary of Belgian independence . This wonderful park is full of monuments and buildings (Mosque of Brussels, three museums, etc.), rising in the background classical palace, consisting of two semicircular wings joined at the Arc de Triomphe .
Arc de Triomphe 
Arc de Triomphe with snow 
Arch Detail 
could not say goodbye to Brussels without visiting the Manneken Pis ( child urine "). This graceful bronze statue is located in the heart of Brussels, and represents a small boy, about eighteen inches, naked and urinating into the bowl of a fountain. This statue, like the Atomium and the Plaza Mayor (we visited in the previous post), is a symbol of Brussels, and one of its attractions tourist.
Manneken Pis
The statue is often dressed in a costume. Her wardrobe consists of hundreds of different costumes, which are exposed at the Museum of the City.
The Manneken Pis dressed 
The Manneken Pis dressed
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