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Het Huis van Alijn
A row of humble whitewashed VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
cottages house this excellent
folk museum. Exhibits here Practical Information
include everyday objects from 56 km (35 miles) NW of Brussels.
the late 19th century. Road Map B2. * 250,000.
n Oude Vismijn Sint­Veerleplein
5; (09) 2665660.
Transport
£ @

Stadhuis Visitors can
view this throne room
in the town hall, which
displays the 1780 coro­
K R A A N L E I nation throne of
Joseph II.

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K . St-Baafskathedraal
Dating from the 1200s, this
magnificent Gothic
cathedral was built over
several centuries.

Key
Suggested route
K A P I T T E L S T R A A T
St-Niklaaskerk
(see pp136–7)
The Belfort is one of the
city’s great landmarks and,
together with the adjacent 0 metres 50
Lakenhalle (Cloth Hall), was a
centre of medieval trade. 0 yards 50

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