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The Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula ( French: Cathédrale Saints-Michel-et-Gudule; Dutch: Kathedraal van Sint-Michiel en Sint-Goedele [2] ), usually shortened to the Cathedral of St. Gudula [a] or St. Gudula [b] by locals, is a medieval Roman Catholic cathedral in central Brussels, Belgium. It is dedicated to Saint Michael and Saint ...
The Palace of Justice is located on the Place Poelaert / Poelaertplein in the Marolles/Marollen district (southern part of Brussels' city centre ). A notable landmark of Brussels, this site is served by Louise/Louiza metro station (on lines 2 and 6 of the Brussels Metro ), as well as the homonymous tram stop (on lines 8 and 92).
The Treaty of Brussels, also referred to as the Brussels Pact, was the founding treaty of the Western Union (WU) between 1948 and 1954, when it was amended as the Modified Brussels Treaty ( MTB) and served as the founding treaty of the Western European Union (WEU) until its termination in 2010. The treaty provided for the organisation of ...
Trams in Brussels. The Brussels tramway network is a tram system serving a large part of the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium. It is the 16th largest tram system in the world by route length, in 2017 providing 149.1 million journeys (up 9.5% on 2016) over routes 140.6 km (87.4 mi) in length. [1] In 2018, it consisted of 18 tram lines (eight ...
Naming[edit] The name Atomium (pronounced / əˈtoʊmiːəm / ə-TOH-mee-əm) is a portmanteau combining the words atom and aluminium, the metal with which the spheres were initially covered. The Brussels-Capital Region is bilingual; hence, both the monument's French and Dutch names— l'Atomium and het Atomium —are official.
Symbols of Brussels. The symbols of Brussels are the objects, images, or cultural expressions that are emblematic, representative, or otherwise characteristic of Brussels or Brussels culture. As a rule, these national symbols are cultural icons that have emerged from Brusselian folklore and tradition, meaning few have any official status.
be .brussels. Bruxelas (em francês: Bruxelles [bʁysɛl] (escutar ⓘ); em neerlandês: Brussel [ˈbrʏsəl] (escutar ⓘ) ), oficialmente a Região da Capital Bruxelas (em francês: Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; em neerlandês: Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest ), [ 1][ 2] é uma região belga composta por 19 comunas, incluindo a Cidade de ...
