Viewpoint

Brussels


Look out over the Marolles towards the old town.

Transportation

  • metro: Louise

Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Brussels attractions

1. Elevator

0.05 MILES

A glass elevator leads from the Palais du Justice down to the earthy Marolles district.

2. Palais de Justice

0.07 MILES

Larger than St Peter’s in Rome, this 2.6-hectare complex of law courts was the world’s biggest building when it was constructed (1866–83). While the…

3. Bruegel House

0.08 MILES

There is a museum in this step-gabled house where Pieter Bruegel the Elder lived and died, but it’s only open by reservation; phone ahead or check with…

4. Peeping Policeman

0.12 MILES

This Hergé character uses the terrace end brilliantly for a little spying.

5. Jewish Museum

0.18 MILES

The Jewish Museum hosts good temporary photography exhibits and a permanent collection relating to Jewish life in Belgium and beyond, with a section on…

6. Jardin d’Enfants

0.2 MILES

Victor Horta's first civic commission, the charming Jardin d’Enfants in the Marolles still functions as a schoolhouse.

7. Place du Petit Sablon

0.21 MILES

About 200m uphill from Place du Grand Sablon, this charming little garden is ringed by 48 bronze statuettes representing the medieval guilds. Standing…

8. Église Notre-Dame de la Chapelle

0.23 MILES

Brussels’ oldest surviving church now curiously incorporates the decapitated tower of the 1134 original as the central section of a bigger Gothic edifice…

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