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Top Sights and Destinations in Belgium
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Abbaye de la Cambre
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Town: Brussels
Address: Avenue E Duray, Avenue de Mot
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| The village of Ixelles originated with the foundation of Abbaye de la Cambre (Dutch: Abdij of Ter Kameren), which was established by the Sisters of the Cistercian Order in the Middle Ages. The abbey was initially situated close to the springs of the Maelbeek River in the Sonian Forest, whose remaining part, known as Bois de la Cambre (Dutch: Ter Kamerenbos), today adjoins the city of Brussels. Not long after its foundation, the abbey was consecrated by the Bishop of Cambrai. Following centuries of mostly undisturbed existence, the convent was closed in the course of the French Revolution (1797) and the buildings, the majority of them dating from the 18th Century, were left a
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American Chamber of Commerce in Belgium
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Town: Brussels
Address: Rue du Commerce 41
Phone: +32 2 513 67 70
e-mail: gchamber@amcham.be
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| The non-profit association American Chamber of Commerce in Belgium, in abbreviated form “AmCham Belgium”, has its offices located in the judicial district of the town at Rue du Commerce 41 Handelsstraat. By a vote of the Board of Directors the offices of AmCham Belgium may be transferred at any time to any other location.
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Anderlecht Béguinage
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Town: Brussels
Address: Rue du Chapître 8
Phone: +32 02 521 13 83
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| The beguinages (or begijnhofs as they are called in Dutch) were small communities of women that emerged as early as the 13th Century in countries like Belgium, France, Germany and the Netherlands. These ladies, known as Beguines, were Catholic lay sisters and mostly widows of Crusaders who pursued a godly life in a quiet seclusion, without taking religious vows. Their homes, also called beguinages, could be described as a cross between a convent and an almshouse complex. They were often walled enclosures, sort of little isolated towns containing houses, churches, public buildings, gardens etc. In Belgium alone, remnants of the beguinages can be seen in 20 cities, of wh
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Anderlecht Convent
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Town: Brussels
Address: Rue du Chapelain 8
Phone: +32 2 521 13 E283
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Price: 1 - 1 EUR
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Opening Hours: Monday-Sunday 10:00:00-17:00:00
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| The Anderlecht Convent Museum contains a valuable collection of popular art and religious history. The entrance of Anderlecht's Beguine convent permits visitors into an intimate place which once offered rooms to only eight Beguines. Erected in 1252, the edifice is overlooking an internal courtyard closed by two ranges of houses and a well.
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Archives and French Literature Museum
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Town: Brussels
Address: Bibliothèque royale Albert Ier, Boulevard de l'Empereur 4
Phone: +32 2 519 55 79
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Opening Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 09:00:00-17:00:00
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| The Archives and French Literature Museum comprises four sections devoted to archives of the history of Belgian literature, spanning poetry, foreign literature, drama and audiovisual arts. The museum's section of Belgian letters features more than 7,000 archive files and some 15,000 books.
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Autoworld Brussels
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Town: Brussels
Address: Parc du Cinquantenaire 11
Phone: +32 2 736 41 65
e-mail: info@autoworld.be
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Price: 3 - 6 EUR
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| Autoworld Brussels showcases a 100-year history of automobiles with more than 400 vehicles, displayed in five expositions. The steel construction of the former Palais Mondial, an early 20th-century edifice by architect Gédéon Bordiau, contains vast ensembles of various models, featuring animal-drawn, steam or electric traction and gas powered automobiles.
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BOZAR
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Town: Brussels
Address: Rue Ravenstein 23
Phone: +32 2 507 82 00
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Price: 9 - 15 EUR
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| An Art Deco masterpiece by Victor Horta, the Centre of Fine Arts is one of the jewels of Belgium's cultural and architectural heritage. Following renovation and restoration, the centre has now re-opened its original spaces, consisting of a network of exhibition rooms, theatre halls and the Henry Le Boeuf Hall, a 2,200-seat concert hall with new multimedia rooms.
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BOZAR - Palais des Beaux-Arts
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Town: Brussels
Address: Rue Ravenstein 23
Phone: +32 2 507 82 00
e-mail: info@bozar.be
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| The Palace of Fine Arts in Brussels was built just after World War I as a symbol of various artistic disciplines coming together and intertwining in order to reveal the real social contribution of art. Today, almost a century after its foundation, the people of Brussels lovingly call it Bozar and often visit the site to see theatre meet cinema, dance meet music, and science meet art, as they create a multi-faceted world of art and philosophy.
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