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1950 – The city hosts the 1950 European Athletics Championships. 1952 – The North–South connection is completed; Brussels-Central railway station and Brussels-South railway station open. 1953 – The city hosts the 1953 World Fencing Championships. Expo 58 world's fair is held; the Atomium is built.
Raw Brussels sprouts are 86% water, 9% carbohydrates, 3% protein, and negligible fat. In a 100 gram reference amount, they supply high levels (20% or more of the Daily Value, DV) of vitamin C (102% DV) and vitamin K (169% DV), with more moderate amounts of B vitamins, such as vitamin B 6, as well as folate; essential minerals and dietary fiber ...
The Royal Palace of Brussels ( French: Palais royal de Bruxelles, pronounced [pa.lɛ ʁwa.jal də bʁy.sɛl]; Dutch: Koninklijk Paleis van Brussel [ˈkoːnɪŋklək paːˈlɛis fɑm ˈbrʏsəl]; [a] German: Königlicher Palast von Brüssel) is the official palace of the King and Queen of the Belgians in the centre of the nation's capital, Brussels.
Brussels Airport [a] ( IATA: BRU, ICAO: EBBR ), also informally called Brussels-National Airport [b] or Brussels-Zaventem Airport, [c] is an international airport in the municipality of Zaventem in Flemish Brabant, 6.5 nautical miles (12.0 km; 7.5 mi) northeast [2] of Brussels, Belgium. In 2019, more than 26 million passengers arrived or ...
The Place Royale ( French: [plas ʁwa.jal]; "Royal Square") or Koningsplein ( Dutch: [ˈkoːnɪŋksplɛin]; "King's Square") is a historic neoclassical square in the Royal Quarter of Brussels, Belgium. Modelled after the so-called French royal square and built between 1775 and 1782, according to a plan of the architects Jean-Benoît-Vincent ...
200 km. Belgium is a federal state located in Western Europe, bordering the North Sea. Belgium shares borders with France (620 km), Germany (133 km), Luxembourg (130 km) and the Netherlands (478 km). Belgium is divided into three regions: Flanders, Wallonia and Brussels .
Manneken Pis ( Dutch for 'Little Pissing Man'; Dutch: [ˌmɑnəkə (m) ˈpɪs] ⓘ) is a landmark [1] 55.5 cm (21.9 in) [a] bronze fountain sculpture in central Brussels, Belgium, depicting a puer mingens; a naked little boy urinating into the fountain's basin.
