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GREATER BRUSSELS

Central Brussels is bound by a heart- Anderlecht and the charming house where
shaped ring-road called the Petite Ceinture the Renaissance humanist Erasmus lived.
(Small Belt), which follows the path of the In Koekelberg is the huge dome of the
old medieval city walls. Beyond this lie Basilique Nationale du Sacré-Coeur. To the
19 suburbs which form the Bruxelles- north, Heysel offers attractions such as the
Capitale region. Many of these suburbs are Atomium, originally built in 1958, whose
residential, but a handful contain treasures modernity contrasts with the historical
of Brussels’s history. For fans of early city centre. To the east, the Musée Royal
20th-century architecture, the districts de l’Afrique Centrale reflects Belgium’s
of St-Gilles and Ixelles offer striking Art colonial past in the Congo, while Musée
Nouveau buildings, such as the Musée du Transport Urbain takes visitors on a
Horta. To the west lies the suburb of journey through Brussels’s past.
Sights at a Glance
Buildings and Monuments r Musée du Transport Key
7 Erasmus House Urbain Bruxellois Brussels city centre
8 Begijnhof van Anderlecht t Musée Royal de l’Afrique Motorway
9 Basilique Nationale du Centrale
Sacré-Coeur Main road
w The Atomium Tours Minor road
5 Art Nouveau Tour
Museums Railway
1 Musée Horta Parks and Gardens
2 Musée d’Ixelles q Bruparck
3 Musée Constantin e Domaine de Laeken
Meunier
4 Musée David et Alice
van Buuren
6 Musée Bruxellois de
la Gueuze
0 René Magritte
Museum

Antwerp
Wemmel N12
Brussels
Airport
Zellik
R21 Diegen
Ghent
A201 Zaventem
A10 Evere
Ganshoren Jette
Sint-Agatha- Schaerbeek N2 Leuven
Berchem Gare du Nord R0
Noordstation
Koekelberg St-Josse 2 Kraainem
R0
Molenbeek R20
Dilbeek N8 BRUSSELS Woluwe-Saint-
Lambert
Ninove Anderlecht
Gare du Midi Woluwe-
Zuidstation Etterbeek
Saint-Pierre
St-Gilles Ixelles Tervuren
N6 N3
Forest Auderghem
Watermael-
Uccle Boitsfort N4
N5
A7 0 km 2
Drogenbos 0 miles 2
Ruisbroek Mons
Mini-Europe, a theme park located in Bruparck, Greater Brussels For keys to symbols see back flap
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