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Belgium & Netherlands - By EMArg
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Blankenberge: Quick City Overview
https://i.imgur.com/zEeIIDM.jpg City: Blankenberge Region: Flanders Set: Quick City Overview Blankenberge is a town and a municipality in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the town of Blankenberge proper and the settlement of Uitkerke. On 1 December 2014, Blankenberge had a total population of 19,897. The total area of the municipality is 17.41 km², giving a population density of 1,142 inhabitants per km². Like most other Flemish coastal towns, a main characteristic of this one is that it is a national and to a certain extent international seaside resort, as even Germans have found their way to the place. Apart from the sandy beach, there's a structure unique along the Belgian coast: a 350-m long art-deco pier, the Belgium Pier, constructed in 1933. (Source of Text) https://i.imgur.com/Rc9LiCz.jpg https://i.imgur.com/7tbTuBF.jpg https://i.imgur.com/vURKzWZ.jpg |
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Brussels: Central Station & Bruxelles-Nord
https://i.imgur.com/FvQh9JT.jpg City: Brussels Region: Bruxelles-Capitale Set: Central Station & Bruxelles-Nord Before we go to the Quick City Overview of Brussels this next friday, these are two of the main railway stations of the capital city. Both of them represent the beginning of the modern architecture in Belgium, both also built in the '50s. Bruxelles-Central https://i.imgur.com/mantLjd.jpg https://i.imgur.com/5RHczYJ.jpg https://i.imgur.com/Ye7L21g.jpg https://i.imgur.com/RPSUXbv.jpg Bruxelles-Nord https://i.imgur.com/4PzQQx4.jpg https://i.imgur.com/cwgMnKS.jpg https://i.imgur.com/Syzczes.jpg |
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Brussels: City Overview
https://i.imgur.com/FvQh9JT.jpg City: Brussels Region: Bruxelles-Capitale Set: City Overview Brussels grew from a small rural settlement on the river Senne to become an important city-region in Europe. Since the end of the Second World War, it has been a major centre for international politics and the home of numerous international organisations, politicians, diplomats and civil servants. Brussels is the de facto capital of the European Union, as it hosts a number of principal EU institutions, including its administrative-legislative, executive-political, and legislative branches (though the judicial branch is located in Luxembourg, and the European Parliament meets for a minority of the year in Strasbourg) and its name is sometimes used metonymically to describe the EU and its institutions. The secretariat of the Benelux and headquarters of NATO are also located in Brussels. As the economic capital of Belgium and one of the top financial centres of Western Europe with Euronext Brussels, it is classified as an Alpha global city. Brussels is a hub for rail, road and air traffic, sometimes earning the moniker "Crossroads of Europe". The Brussels Metro is the only rapid transit system in Belgium. In addition, both its airport and railway stations are the largest and busiest in the country. Historically Dutch-speaking, Brussels saw a language shift to French from the late 19th century. The Brussels-Capital Region is officially bilingual in French and Dutch, even though French is now the de facto main language with over 90% of the population speaking it. Brussels is also increasingly becoming multilingual. English is spoken as a second language by nearly a third of the population and a large number of migrants and expatriates speak other languages. Brussels is known for its cuisine and gastronomy, as well as its historical and architectural landmarks; some of them are registered as UNESCO World Heritage sites. Main attractions include its historic Grand Place, Manneken Pis, Atomium, and cultural institutions such as La Monnaie and the Museums of Art and History. Because of its long tradition of Belgian comics, Brussels is also hailed as a capital of the comic strip. (Source of Text) https://i.imgur.com/rNyV5Fv.jpg https://i.imgur.com/f0K8ZMH.jpg https://i.imgur.com/kIfqTlI.jpg |
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Brussels: La Boutique TinTin
https://i.imgur.com/FvQh9JT.jpg City: Brussels Region: Bruxelles-Capitale Set: La Boutique TinTin Just around the block from the most important place of Belgium lies in a small shop a paradise for those of us who are extreme fans of TinTin. With a special attention to the details, this Boutique has furniture, merchandising of any kind and the famous books drawn by Hergé. Here are some shots: https://i.imgur.com/8H2k5oR.jpg https://i.imgur.com/BW4Sg8u.jpg https://i.imgur.com/Wj1GnGY.jpg |
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Brussels: Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert
https://i.imgur.com/FvQh9JT.jpg City: Brussels Region: Bruxelles-Capitale Set: Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert The Saint-Hubert Royal Galleries are an ensemble of glazed shopping arcades in Brussels, Belgium. Designed and built by architect Jean-Pierre Cluysenaer between 1846 and 1847, they precede other famous 19th-century shopping arcades such as the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan and The Passage in St Petersburg. Like them, they have twin regular facades with distant origins in Vasari's long narrow street-like courtyard of the Uffizi in Florence, with glazed arched shopfronts separated by pilasters and two upper floors, all in an Italianate Cinquecento style, under an arched glass-paned roof with a delicate cast-iron framework. (Source of Text) https://i.imgur.com/JXTMura.jpg https://i.imgur.com/cVIvBhu.jpg https://i.imgur.com/447X0mp.jpg |
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Bruges: Quick City Overview
https://i.imgur.com/aCRnzK0.jpg City: Bruges Region: Flanders Set: Quick City Overview Bruges is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. The historic city centre is a prominent World Heritage Site of UNESCO. It is oval in shape and about 430 hectares in size. The city's total population is 117,073 (1 January 2008), of whom around 20,000 live in the city centre. The metropolitan area, including the outer commuter zone, covers an area of 616 km2 (238 sq mi) and has a total of 255,844 inhabitants as of 1 January 2008. Along with a few other canal-based northern cities, such as Amsterdam, it is sometimes referred to as the Venice of the North. Bruges has a significant economic importance, thanks to its port, and was once one of the world's chief commercial cities. Bruges is well known as the seat of the College of Europe, a university institute for European studies. (Source of Text) https://i.imgur.com/6jLb2TX.jpg https://i.imgur.com/V4oVPXL.jpg https://i.imgur.com/U85oB5W.jpg |
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