Tens of thousands of tourists are attracted here every year to enjoy the scenery, architecture and human landscape here. Then, the following small series will give you a good introduction to the attractions in Belgium!
Bruges
Bruges, known as "Venice of the North" and "Pearl of Flanders", is a historic city in Belgium and the capital of West Flanders. "Bruges" means "bridge" in Flemish, named after an ancient Roman bridge that flows through the Ley River in the city.
This ancient city retains a strong medieval style, which is unmatched by other ancient European cities.
Bruges has the characteristics of a water city very similar to Venice, but it is also a quiet, exquisite and lively town, which is very suitable for two people.
The romantic atmosphere here always infects everyone who comes here. The beautiful and romantic love story has been passed down to this day and has become one of the most famous love landmarks in Europe.
Gothic architecture, which has been the city hall since 1376, is one of the most famous historical buildings in Bruges. From the front of the building, there are six Gothic windows and a niche with 48 statues.
The original statues in the niches were destroyed during the French Revolution, and the statues relocated in the19th century have been replaced by more modern works. The walls of the city hall are decorated with neo-Gothic murals, depicting major historical events in the history of Bruges.
Other major ancient buildings include St. John's Hospital in12nd century, Notre Dame de Paris in13rd century, the former site of the Forbidden City in15th century, and the neo-gothic postal building in 1887. During the period from 14 to 15 century, it was considered as the cradle of Flemish art.
At present, many masters of Bruges School, such as Yang, are in churches, public buildings and museums in the city. Where is it? Ike and Hans? The paintings of Mimlin and others. Notre Dame also has the Madonna of Michelangelo, a great sculptor and painter of the Italian Renaissance in the15th century.
In the market hall in the center of the city stands a magnificent bell tower, and there is a bell piano with 46 clocks on it. The piano has a beautiful voice. In the streets of Bruges, women can be seen working at home, knitting lace, tablecloths and so on. Become a unique local landscape.
The Grand Mosque in Brussels
The Grand Mosque in Brussels is the oldest mosque in Brussels, Belgium, and the seat of the Islamic cultural center in Belgium, located in the northwest corner of the 50th anniversary memorial park.
The original building of the Grand Mosque in Brussels was built by architect Ernest? Van Gogh? Hambik (Ernest
VanHumbeek) is the Oriental Pavilion of the national exhibition held in Brussels in 1880.
At that time, there was a commemorative mural Panorama of Cairo, which was a great success.
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However, in the 20th century, due to lack of maintenance, the building began to decline. 1967, King Baudouin I of Belgium presented the building as a gift to King Faisal of Saudi Arabia who was on an official visit to Belgium at that time, and suggested using it as a place of worship for the growing Muslim community in Belgium at that time.
Therefore, the Grand Mosque was rebuilt with Saudi investment, designed by Tunisia architect Bubeck, and inaugurated at 1978. Saudi King Khalid and Belgian King baudouin attended the ceremony.
Today, this mosque has a school and an Islamic research center to spread the Muslim faith. The center also offers Arabic courses for adults and children, as well as Islamic introduction courses.
Brussels judicial palace
Brussels Square of Justice
Justice is the most important court building in Belgium and a famous landmark in Brussels. Built in 1866-1883, it belongs to eclecticism.
Art), the architect is Joseph? Pollard (Joseph
Poelaert).
The total cost of construction, land and decoration is about 45 million Belgian francs. It is said to be the largest secular building built in19th century.
The Justice Palace in Brussels covers a total area of 26,000 square meters, and the four corners of the building dome have statues symbolizing justice, kindness, power and law respectively. There are 27 big courts and 245 small courts in the building.
Most of the interior space is used as auditorium, archives and offices of law enforcement agencies. The dome of the central auditorium is as high as 122 meters. It is said that Adolf? Hitler (adolf
Hitler) admired the building very much.
During the period of 1947, the Justice Palace was renovated on a large scale, and the turret was rebuilt, which was 2.5 meters higher than the original. In 2003, the restoration work was carried out again, and the focus of this restoration work was on the roof and walls.
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Cathedral of Notre Dame in Antwerp (Notre Dame Cathedral)
Madame Antwerp is the highest Gothic church in Belgium. Construction started at the end of 1352, and the whole project was not completed until 152 1. Although it took so long and experienced the supervision of countless architects, the whole architectural style is quite consistent and harmonious.
The most attractive part of the church is the tall tower, which is as high as 123 meters. The elaborate decoration on the tower is amazing.
The overall architectural appearance of the church has been well preserved so far, and the main entrance of the church comes from the Bible of13rd century-Moses? A statue with the theme of John, etc. Although many colors have been mottled, their exquisiteness is still amazing.
The interior of the church is solemn, and many stone pillars are painted in the Middle Ages. The most famous here is the window of the Rose.
Window), the picture on the window is mysterious, exquisite and beautiful according to the cosmic image formed in different seasons and months.
There are many paintings with religious themes in the church, including Rubens' representative altar painting Ascension of Jesus, Descendants of Jesus and Ascension of the Virgin.
There is a towering bell tower in the church, which leads to the bell tower through 232 steps. From the top of the tower, you can overlook the towering Alps, sparkling Lake Lemmon and the panoramic view of Lausanne. What makes this bell tower special is that it retains the only "vigil" custom in the world.
Royal Belgian Museum of Fine Arts
The Royal Belgian Museum of Fine Arts is the most important art museum in Belgium. It is located in Kudenberg, the capital of Brussels. There are four museums connected with this museum, two of which (the Museum of Ancient Art and the Museum of Modern Art) are in the main building.
The other two: Constantine? Munir Museum
ConstantinMeunier) and Anthony? Wilt Museum (AntoineWiertz)
The museum is a smaller museum dedicated to specific Belgian artists and located in other parts of the city.
The Royal Belgian Museum of Fine Arts has more than 20,000 paintings, sculptures and oil paintings, dating back to the 65,438+05 century.
Flemish oil painting in the museum (Flanders
Rich collection, including old Peter? Brug, Roger? Fan? Robert Wade Deng? Anthony Combin? Fan? Lesbian, Jacob? Paintings by famous artists such as Jordan. The museum is also proud of its Rubens Hall, which has a collection of more than 20 Rubens oil paintings.
The museum also houses Jacques Louis? Jacques Louis
David) created the famous oil painting death of marat.
Chocolate story museum
The chocolate story museum in Bruges, Belgium, tells people how cocoa beans have evolved into chocolate that is widely loved by people all over the world, and also tells people the advantages of Belgian chocolate and its benefits to human health.
Moreover, the architectural history of the museum can be traced back to 1480. At first, it was a pub, and later it was used in pastry shops and police training schools. Now it is open to the public as a museum.
Whether for students or teachers, chocolate manufacturers or chocolate lovers, the chocolate story museum is worth visiting. You can visit different exhibition halls in the museum and communicate with chocolate experts.
On the first floor of the museum, you can learn about the customs, beliefs and daily life of Maya and Aztecs, how they made cocoa beans into daily drinks, how the Spanish accepted drinks made of cocoa beans and added sugar, and how they became the favorite drinks of European royalty.
On the second floor, you can learn about the production of cocoa trees and beans, as well as the invention and making process of chocolate.
The third floor tells visitors why Belgian chocolate is of good quality and its various benefits to human beings. In the basement of the museum, visitors can taste pure and sweet Belgian chocolate.
Because the chocolate made in Belgium is deeply loved by the European royal family and was given to the royal family as a tribute, the museum also collected chocolate cans of various colors as royal gifts.
Atomic sphere tower
The Atomic Sphere Tower is located in the Heisel Highland in the northwest suburb of Brussels. It is one of the top ten scenic spots in Brussels and has the reputation of the Eiffel Tower in Belgium.
Atomic Sphere Tower is a metal structure memorial building built for Andre 1958 Brussels World Expo.
Designed by Waterkeyn, it is102m high and weighs 2200 tons. It consists of nine spheres with the diameter of18m, and together with the steel pipes connecting the spheres, it forms an α-iron cubic crystal structure with the magnification of16.5 billion times.
This is a huge building with unique shape, magnificent momentum and breathtaking. There is a fast direct elevator between the ground and the highest ball at the top, while escalators are installed in other balls, so people can move freely between each ball.
According to reports, the whole atomic tower can accommodate 250 people for sightseeing at the same time, and there is also a big restaurant that can accommodate 140 people for dining at the same time.
The sphere at the highest end of the Atomic Sphere Tower is a tourist-only sightseeing area. It is about 92 meters high, roughly at the same height as the second-floor sightseeing area of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.
Here, visitors can overlook the city of Brussels through the surrounding plexiglass and enjoy the charming surrounding scenery. In other fields, exhibitions on atomic energy and nuclear technology have been set up, among which the exhibition on space travel is the most detailed and eye-catching.
The palace of human enthusiasm
The Hall of Human Enthusiasm is a new art style building, which adopts the shape of a Greek temple and is designed by Victor? Victor otta
) was built in 1896 Brussels 50th Anniversary Park. Although seemingly classical, architecture is still a young winner. Ota's first step towards the Art Nouveau movement.
It was originally a project designed by Jeff? Ramvieques i.
Lambeaux) created a huge marble relief "human passion" showcase. However, after its completion, the building was almost permanently closed.
In the temple of human passion designed by OTA, there is a sculptor Jeff? RamVieques's unparalleled achievement-the relief "Human Enthusiasm", this work revolves around the happiness and evil of human beings dominated by death. It also shows human "passive" passions, such as war, aggression and suicide.
This relief has been controversial since the release of 1886. Although the art critics were enthusiastic at first, they especially regretted the lack of cohesion in their works. Despite the controversy, the Belgian government bought this painting at the price of 1890 and placed it in the 50th anniversary park.
On June 1 899 65438+1October1day, the Aota Temple was officially completed, and the relief "People's Enthusiasm" was also displayed to the public. Ramvieques' straightforward way of showing male and female nudity has been strongly criticized by the media. This sculpture shows many naked people enjoying physical pleasure in various ways, which is called a scandal by the press.
Nudity is not the only problem: Christ crucified was under death, which angered conservative Belgians. Only three days after the inauguration ceremony, the open building was blocked by wooden partitions, thus being far from the public's sight.
Moritas Museum of Paladins
Paladin Moritas Museum is a printing house and publishing company built during the Renaissance and Baroque period. It is located in Antwerp, one of the three famous printing cities in early Europe, which is as famous as Paris and Venice, and is related to the invention and spread of lead printing.
The museum is named after tofu, which is the greatest publisher in the second half of the 6th century. Paladin (Christophe
Plant protein). This museum is of great architectural value, which comprehensively proves the life and work of the most prosperous printing and publishing company in Europe in the late16th century.
The company's building has a large number of old-fashioned printing equipment, extremely precious documents and works of art, and a rich library.
Paladin's publications show that paladin Morettes played an important role in the development of European humanities and culture in the16th century.
Paladin's archives, including business archives, business account books and letters from some world-renowned scholars and humanists, as an inseparable part of "world memory", provide first-hand important information about cultural traditions.
As an outstanding example, it proves the relationship between family living environment and world work and world business in 16, 17 and18th century.
Moritas Museum in paladin has unparalleled documentary value for important periods in European history: Renaissance, Baroque and Classicism. The Paladin Moritas Museum is a real combination of thought, belief, technology and literature, which has outstanding universal significance.
Shoe or non-shoe museum
Shoemaker's shoes (shoemaker's shoes)
Museum), usually referred to as "SONS", is located in the suburb of Kreshottm in East Flanders, Belgium. It has a rich collection of shoes and is the only shoe museum in Belgium.
The exterior wall of the museum building is blue-gray and was built in 1973. It was originally used to collect works of art, but later it was specially modified and prepared for use by sons. The designer carefully considered the comprehensive factors such as historical evolution and surrounding environment, and used graphite materials in the whole building facade.
This makes the shoe shop present a unique but calm and quiet temperament, which is integrated with the quiet Belgian country style.
Those shoes that have been transformed by artistic ingenuity you can't imagine are transformed. They no longer only have the function of shoes, but have become works of art for people to appreciate and appreciate-can you only call them "shoes"?
Thus, the name of this shoe museum came into being: shoes or non-shoes museum (shoes
Horno
Shoes).
Stepping into the artist's hall on the first floor of the Shoe or Non-Shoe Museum, those interesting works lie in the open booth with different postures, and the white high-rise exhibition hall gives these works sufficient space for self-interpretation.
SONS, relying on artists' museum, folk museum and master designer museum, has comprehensively sorted out the ordinary things that are indispensable in our daily life-shoes.
However, sons are not limited to this. On the one hand, they encourage and are willing to let artists full of artistic ideals show their works in Son. On the other hand, they take the shoes of different countries and nationalities as their starting point and carry forward the multi-culture of all countries in the world as their mission.
Just shoes? Only shoes? SONS gives the best answer at this level.
Whether it is the works of art here, the historical buildings here, the city castles or the museums everywhere, they are all showing the history, humanities and culture of this place. If you love culture and history, then you must come once.