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HISTORY HERITAGE DAYS AND MEMORY 20 & 21 SEPT. 2014

be heritage be . brussels Info Featured pictograms Organisation of Heritage Days in Brussels-Capital Region: Regional Public Service of Brussels/Brussels Urban Development Opening hours and dates Department of Monuments and Sites a CCN – Rue du Progrès/Vooruitgangsstraat 80 – 1035 BRUSSELS

Telephone helpline open on 20 and 21 September from 10h00 to 17h00: M Metro lines and stops 02/204.17.69 – Fax: 02/204.15.22 – www.heritagedaysbrussels.be [email protected] – #jdpomd – Bruxelles Patrimoines – Erfgoed Brussel T Trams The times given for buildings are opening and closing times. In case of large crowds, the organisers reserve the right to close the doors earlier in order to finish at the foreseen time. B Bus Smoking, eating and drinking is prohitited and in certain buildings the taking of photographs is not allowed either. Walking Tour/Activity “Listed” at the end of notices indicates the date on which the property described g was listed or registered on the list of protected buildings.

The coordinates indicated at the top in color refer to a map of the Region. h Exhibition/Conference A free copy of this map can be requested by writing to the Department of Monuments and Sites. Bicycle Tour Information relating to public transport serving the sites was provided by STIB. b It indicates the closest stops to the sites or starting points and the lines served on Saturdays and Sundays. Music Please note that advance bookings are essential for certain tours (reservation ♬ number indicated below the notice). This measure has been implemented for the sole purpose of accommodating the public under the best possible conditions i Guided tour only or and ensuring that there are sufficient guides available. However, you are free bookings are essential to go to the starting points for these activities on the dates concerned, without a booking, as cancellations or vacancies may arise. c Place of activity Accessibility to persons with reduced mobility or starting point Thanks to the collaboration of the National Housing Association for Persons with Disabilities (ANLH), the degree of accessibility for persons with reduced j Sign language mobility is indicated beside each site included in the programme. This accessibility survey was conducted on the basis of data supplied by the managers of the sites and has been verified by a member of the association. It should be noted that outside sites and those undergoing work were not covered by this survey, as well as places for which insufficient data were provided. The accessibility of the sites is indicated, according to the criteria and standards decreed in Brussels-Capital Region, by the following logos: The information in this bro- accessible: sufficient conditions have been met for the independence k chure is correct at the time of persons in wheelchairs (manual or electric). of going to press and any m accessible with assistance: the assistance of a third party is required subsequent changes are for comfortable movement and use of the site. beyond our control. l non accessible: the minimum conditions have not been met. This brochure The accessibility criteria only relate to visits during Heritage Days. They are is distributed not necessarily valid during normal use of the buildings. free of charge Further information about this study can be obtained from the ANLH (e-mail: [email protected]). Legal deposit: D/2014/6860/020 HERITAGE DAYS ⁄ 1

Foreword

Organised since 1989 in Brussels-Capital Region, the Heritage Days are, today, the must- see event of the back-to-school period. In just over two decades, the principle behind these days has succeeded in reaching and winning over the public, and it has become a much-loved event that enjoys increasing success every year and which attracts ever greater numbers of visitors.

This enthusiasm is a reflection of the interest of Brussels residents in their heritage as well as their enjoyment in discovering or rediscovering the monuments and sites in their neighbourhood and in their city. As a public authority, this interest confirms our need to preserve this heritage and ensure that it is incorporated into the development of the city.

Each year, the diversity of Brussels’ heritage is highlighted through a theme. After embracing the theme of “Party” for the 25th edition of Heritage Days in 2013, this year, Brussels-Capital Region has joined the European movement commemorating the start of the First World War. It has chosen to devote the two days to the theme of “History and memory”, in a historical perspective going beyond the years of the Great War.

This is why, beyond the traces left by the First World War in our city, you will discover that, wherever you go in Brussels, sites and names of streets and neighbourhoods remind us of the major and minor history of our capital city. Buildings that bear witness to major events in history, places where famous figures, artists, writers and philosophers stayed, museums, monuments and commemorative public spaces, etc.: each location included in the programme and every event on offer will recall a chapter of the region’s history.

I would like to take this opportunity to say a special word of thanks to all of the people – site managers, associations, municipal councils, volunteers, professionals, and others – who are taking action for our heritage and who ensure that the Heritage Days are a success every year.

I hope you enjoy your heritage visits!

Arlette Verkruyssen, Director General of Bruxelles Développement Urbain. 2 ⁄ HERITAGE DAYS

We’re here to answer your questions…

During the Heritage Days weekend, an information The Centre Urbain will also be opening its doors to point will be open from 10h00 to 17h00, in the centre give you more information about its activities and its of Brussels, in Halles Saint-Géry. You will be able to repertoire of heritage trades. obtain a brochure containing the complete programme c Halles Saint-Géry, Place Saint-Géry/ and information on accessible sites. Publications by Sint-Goriksplein 1, Brussels – map Centre M 3 the Department of Monuments and Sites will be on sale M 1-5 (De Brouckère) at the information point, with certain titles at special T 3-4 (Bourse/Beurs) “Heritage Days” prices. B 29-38-46-47-63-66-71 (De Brouckère), 46-86 (Bourse/Beurs) Why not take advantage of your visit to Halles Saint- In cooperation with Patrimoine et Culture. Géry to visit its various exhibitions: > “International Monuments Photographic Expe rience” (see page 54) > “Brussels. 1 000 years of history” (see page 6) > “Maisons du peuple de Bruxelles, entre mémoire et histoire”

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Summary

Foreword ...... p. 1

Accessible places and events

Brussels ...... p. 4

Brussels-Extensions I Etterbeek I Woluwe-Saint-Lambert/Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe I Woluwe-Saint-Pierre/Sint-Pieters-Woluwe ...... p. 36

Map and directory of accessible places ...... p. 49

International Monuments Photographic Experience ...... p. 54

Auderghem/Oudergem I Brussels-Extensions I Ixelles/Elsene I Uccle/Ukkel I Forest/Vorst ...... p. 58

Saint-Gilles/Sint-Gillis I Anderlecht I Molenbeek-Saint-Jean/Sint-Jans-Molenbeek ...... p. 70

Koekelberg I Berchem-Sainte-Agathe/Sint-Agatha-Berchem I GansHoren I Jette I Brussels-Laeken/Laken ...... p. 80

Evere I Schaerbeek/Schaarbeek I Saint-Josse-ten-Noode/Sint-Joost-ten-Node ...... p. 88

Some monuments Commemorating the Two World Wars and their Heroes… ...... p. 97 4 ⁄ BRUSSELS BRUSSELS

Crypt on Martyrs’ Square 2 BRUSSELS ⁄ 5

1. Map Centre M 1-2 M were expecting something more PETIT CHÂTEAU/ “grandiose”, the Petit Château/Klein KLEIN KASTEELTJE Kasteeltje barracks was a great success. After the Carabineers, it was the Boulevard du Neuvième de Ligne/ turn of the Neuvième de Ligne rifle- Negende Linielaan 27 – Brussels men who occupied the building after 1894. During the Second World War, A Sun only from 10h00 to 18h00 the Petit Château/Klein Kasteeltje T 51 (Ypres/Ieper) barracks was used as a prison for collaborators before becoming a Under the reign of Leopold I, it was recruitment and selection centre for felt that barracks should be built to the Belgian army, between 1950 and organise the military troops based 1985. It was turned into an accom- 1 in Brussels. One such barracks was modation centre for people seeking called Petit Château/Klein Kasteeltje political asylum in 1986. and was built in the Neo-Tudor style, Kasteeltje today: a Fedasil accom- based on a design by Engineer Guided tours, Sunday at 10h00, modation centre), presenting Fed- Captain Mathieu-Bernard Meyers, 11h00, 12h00, 14h00, 15h00, 16h00 asil, the accommodation system between 1848 and 1852. The struc- and 17h00 (French) and at 10h30, and the organisation of the centre. ture, originally built to accommodate 11h30, 12h30, 14h30, 15h30, 16h30 Screening of a film on the asylum 1,200 men, was very soon expanded. and 17h30 (Dutch). In cooperation application process. It was assigned to the famous Carabi- with La Fonderie and Klare Lijn. neers regiment. While King Leopold II Starting point for the walking tour Exhibition “Le Petit-Château and certain conservatives criticised “Under the paving stones lies the aujourd’hui: un centre d’accueil the adoption of what was consid- Yser/IJzer River” (see box below). Fedasil” (Petit Château/Klein ered a “picturesque” style, as they

G WALKING TOUR G WALKING TOUR Under the paving stones lies The guns have fallen silent; the city talks the Yser/IJzer River What exactly is a commemorative monument? During this walking tour, you will One hundred years after the end of discover a quarter dedicated to the memory of the Great War. Between Boule- the First World War, the scars of the vard du Neuvième de Ligne/Negende Linielaan, Boulevard d’Ypres/Ieperlaan Yser/IJzer trenches are still evident in and Square des Blindés/Pantsertroepensquare, the city recounts the stories of the history of Belgium. This walking these painful years. A stone pigeon glorifies the bravery of his contemporaries, tour will introduce you to a Brussels a small forgotten monument recalls the saga of armoured vehicles and the quarter where the streets silently comic strip tells the story of the shadow warriors and the atmosphere of this resonate with these ancient battles new century. Further on, a monument celebrates the bravery of women in a but also recount stories, sometimes world where they didn’t have a voice. On this tour, Brussels tells its story… funny, of hope and resistance. A Saturday and Sunday at 9h30 and 11h30 (French) and at 10h00 and A Saturday and Sunday at 11h00 14h00 (Dutch) (duration: 2 hours) and 14h30 (duration: 2 hours) C starting point: at the corner of Boulevard du Neuvième de Ligne/ C starting point: in front of the Negende Linielaan and Boulevard de Dixmude/Diksmuidelaan, Brussels Petit Château/Klein Kasteeltje, (tour ends at Place Saint-Jean/Sint-Jansplein) – map Centre M 1 Boulevard du Neuvième de T 51 (Ypres/Ieper) ligne/Negende Linielaan 27, Brussels - map Centre M 1-2 I bookings are essential. Call 0499/21.39.85 or email [email protected]. Up to 25 people per walking tour. T 51 (Ypres/Ieper) In cooperation with E-guides. I bookings are essential. Call 02/563.61.53 (from Monday to Friday, 9h00 to 13h00). Up to 25 people per walking tour. In French only. In cooperation with Arkadia. 6 ⁄ BRUSSELS

G GUIDED RALLY H ACTIVITY FOR CHILDREN Objects of times gone by to remember, Brussels. 1 000 years of history recreate the past and go back in history Whether you’re big or small, young or not so young, a connoisseur The markets, ports and convents are all parts of a or a sensitive stroller, or if you’re simply curious and dream of puzzle of what our capital used to represent. Their meeting Manneken-Pis, Bruegel, Hergé or Charles V, Holy Roman activities would set the rhythm of yesterday’s life. Emperor, of becoming an expert on Brussels architecture, of find- You are invited to spot their traces, to speculate ing out where chicory comes from, where to find a cow in Brus- over the parts that are now missing. The guides sels or even to learn a few words of Brussels’ own language, this who will accompany you will point out the small exhibition is made for you! details that will enable you, via tests, questions and Jump feet first into the major and minor history of Brussels-Capital practical work, to assemble the parts of the puzzle Region; follow a timeline full of colour and surprises; walk around of days gone by, to make the past live again and a gallery filled with famous residents of Brussels of whom maybe bring it up to the present. Let’s open the album of you’re one… A “light” exhibition to learn from the “heavy”. You’ll the past together! emerge entertained and knowledgeable, proud and curious to visit Brussels in the flesh and… in the stone! A Sunday only at 10h00, 10h20, 10h40 and An exhibition for the very young who will bring along their parents. 14h00, 14h20, 14h40 (duration: 2 hours) A Saturday and Sunday from 10h00 to 18h00 C starting point: outside the Halles Saint-Géry/ Sint-Gorikshallen, place Saint-Géry/ C Halles Saint-Géry/Sint-Gorikshallen, place Saint-Géry/ Sint-Goriksplein, Brussels – map Centre M 3 Sint-Goriksplein, Brussels – map Centre M 3 M 1-5 (De Brouckère) M 1-5 (De Brouckère) T 3-4 (Bourse/Beurs) T 3-4 (Bourse/Beurs) B 29-38-46-47-63-66-71 (De Brouckère), B 29-38-63-66-71-88 (De Brouckère), 46-86 (Bourse/Beurs) 46-86 (Bourse/Beurs) Entry to this exhibition is free of charge every day until I bookings are essential. Call 02/537.78.75 (from 27 November 2014. Monday to Friday, 10h00 to 13h00) or email In cooperation with the Association pour l’Étude du Bâti. [email protected]. Up to 25 people per tour. In French only. In cooperation with Itinéraires, sur les H EXHIBITION Sentiers de l’Histoire. Cinemas in wartime A recurring scene! Over the course of two wars, the invader organ- G ACTIVITY ised the occupation of the country. For many Belgians, daily life would be filled with drama and disaster. Leisure activities, including Sélection du patron cinema, were reduced to their most basic forms. This exhibition looks back at cinema theatres during the two world wars using pre- The association Brukselbinnenstebuiten will help you viously unseen documents and unusual stories. You will learn about choose from among the multitude of sites open to the the role of cinemas in the occupied city and how these conflicts public for the “Heritage Days”. Their “Sélection du have left their mark on the development of these cultural spaces. patron” suggests a number of routes, taking in some A visit to the exhibition will also give you the chance to explore twenty buildings that give a good illustration of this the Le Plaza Theatre, a former cinema built in 1930 in a unique year’s theme and which are rarely open to the public – Spanish-Arab-Moorish style. and where the queues are not expected to be too long. These routes can be followed on foot, using public A Saturday and Sunday from 10h00 to 18h00 transport and/or by bicycle. You can download (subject to availability – confirmation on: the routes, beginning at the end of August, from www.journeesdupatrimoinebruxelles.be) the website www.brukselbinnenstebuiten.be or pick them up in person, on Saturday 20 and Sun- C Le Plaza Theatre, Boulevard Adolphe Max/Adolphe Maxlaan day 21 September, from 10h00 to 16h30, at the 118-126, Brussels – map Centre N 2 Brukselbinnenstebuiten stand located in the Halles M 2-6 (Rogier) Saint-Géry/Sint-Gorikshallen (Place Saint-Géry/ Sint-Goriksplein, Brussels – map Centre M 3). T 3-4-25-55 (Rogier) B 61 (Rogier) I Info: Brukselbinnenstebuiten (02/218.38.78 – [email protected]) In cooperation with 7ARTLA. BRUSSELS ⁄ 7

2. Map Centre N 2 L the oath of the patriots; to the North, CRYPT ON MARTYRS’ SQUARE the Belgian troops in blue smock and black cap, storming the Royal Park; Place des Martyrs/ to the East, the Dean of Saint Gud- Martelaarsplein – Brussels ula, blessing the tomb of the patriots and, in the West, the symbol of a free A Sat and Sun from 10h00 to 18h00 Belgium crowning its founders with M 1-5 (De Brouckère) laurels. Its white marble reliefs were sculpted by Guillaume Geefs between T 3-4 (De Brouckère) 1838 and 1848, just like the guardian B 29-38-46-63-65-66-71-88 angels protecting the upper section (De Brouckère) which represent Combat, Prayer, Victory and Burial. A marble statue The Crypt of Martyrs commemo- of Liberty, designed by architect Louis rates the victims who were killed Roelandt, sits atop the monument, during the bloody protests of Sep- recording the four days of Septem- tember 1830. It was in their honour ber in the golden book with the Bel- that the square, constructed based gian lion at her feet, also sculpted by on a design by architect Claude Fisco, Guillaume Geefs. (Listed 16/06/1963) between 1774 and 1776, was renamed 2 Place des Martyrs/Martelaarsplein (Martyrs’ Square). The crypt was Guide on site. In cooperation with designed as a square-shaped cov- Itinéraires, sur les Sentiers de larly train on Place des Martyrs/ ered gallery which opens, via vaulted l’Histoire and Klare Lijn. Martelaarsplein reliving the days arcades, onto a courtyard containing of the revolution. Exhibition of large size photo- the national monument. The names graphs and some unusual Just like every year, a patriotic of 183 inhabitants of Brussels, 132 objects giving an idea of the uni- movement from Wallonia will Flemish, 123 Walloons and 28 for- form worn by volunteers of the come to pay tribute to the mar- eigners are inscribed in bronze let- time and the changes to the tyrs on Saturday between 10h00 ters as a reminder to visitors of these square since 1830. and 12h00. heroes of Belgian independence. The partially excavated monument is Members of the non-profit asso- Starting point for the walking tour decorated with four reliefs featuring, ciation “Les Volontaires de Brux- “At the heart of the Belgian revo- on the South, the Count of Merode, elles 1830” will be present over lution of 1830” and “Resistance” holding the Brabant flag and receiving the two days. The “Blues” regu- (see boxes below and next page).

G WALKING TOUR At the heart of the Belgian revolution of 1830 On 25 August 1830, in an atmosphere of rejection of the Dutch occupiers, a performance of Auber’s opera “La Muette de Portici” in the La Monnaie/De Munt theatre sparked a rebellion that ended with Belgium’s independence. Brussels was the theatre of battles between the forces of King William I of the Netherlands and the Belgian patriots conquering their freedom. This tour by feet and with the public transports will retrace the history of the Belgian revolution in Brussels from the sites where the main events took place: the Royal quarter, place des Martyrs/Martelarenplein, the La Monnaie/De Munt theatre, etc. It will also take in a number of monuments, such as the Congress Column, paying tribute to the Belgian constitution.

A Sunday at 10h00, 10h30, 14h00 and 15h00 (duration: 2.5 hours) C starting point: in the centre of Place des Martyrs/Martelarenplein in Brussels – map Centre N 2 M 1-5 (De Brouckère) T 3-4 (De Brouckère) B 29-38-46-63-65-66-71-88 (De Brouckère) I bookings are essential. Call 02/219.33.45 (from Monday to Friday, 10h00 to 15h00). Up to 20 people per tour. In French only. In cooperation with Atelier de Recherche et d’Action Urbaines (ARAU). 8 ⁄ BRUSSELS

3. Map Centre N 2 M G WALKING TOUR FORMER UNION DU CRÉDIT BANK BUILDING – LIBRARY OF THE “Resistance” NATIONAL BANK OF BELGIUM “Resistance”. This term is particu- Rue Montagne aux Herbes larly associated with the Second Potagères/Waarmoesberg 57 World War. However, those living Brussels in Brussels have experienced A Sat and Sun from 10h00 to 18h00 many other occasions when they have had to “resist”, sometimes M 1-5 (De Brouckère) with arms, often with just their T 3-4 (De Brouckère) rebellious and humorous spirit. From Place des Martyrs/Mar- B 29-38-46-47-63-66-71-86 -88 telarenplein to Place Saint-Jean/ (De Brouckère) Sint-Jans-Plein, this walking tour A rare example of 19th century bank will evoke the figures who dared architecture, the building, con- to defy authority so that we can structed in 1872 for the Union du live in freedom today. An oblig- Crédit de Bruxelles, based on plans 3 atory duty to remember where by the architect Désiré De Keyser, was history and humour often go originally adorned with an elegant Guided tours recounting the dif- hand-in-hand. neoclassical facade, almost none ferent stages in the history of the of which remains. However, inside, building, from its construction to A Saturday and Sunday at there are two airy banking halls, still its restoration, are available all 14h00 (duration: 2 hours) intact, which are surprisingly revealed day. C starting point: in front of the to visitors after travelling along a long Screening of the film “Histoire memorial to Count Frédéric arched corridor and foyer, both of d’une restauration” (The story of de Mérode, Place des Mar- which have also been preserved. The a restoration) in the unique set- tyrs/Martelarenplein, Brus- largest hall features an arched gal- ting of the former bank vault. sels – map Centre N 2 lery and vast skylight resting on metal columns. The Neo Gothic inspired Exhibition of a previously unseen M 1-5 (De Brouckère) decoration, the work of the studio selection of contemporary works T 3-4 (De Brouckère) of Georges Houtstont (who also of art belonging to the collection worked on the Hôtel du Gouverneur of the National Bank of Belgium B 29-38-46-63-65-66-71-88 (Governor’s Residence), Rue du Bois entitled “Home Made Memories”. (De Brouckère) Sauvage/Wildewoudstraat) stands as Lecture and visual presentation I bookings are essential. Call an outstanding example of a banking of the history of the quarter 0486/40.40.89. Up to interior of this era. where the Union du Crédit bank 25 people per walking tour. Restored and redeveloped as a cur- building is located, by Nathalie rency and history museum for the In French only. Stalmans, doctor in history and National Bank of Belgium in 1990, the author of the novel Finis Terrae. In cooperation with the building underwent a model refurbish- Sous les pavés, l’enfer (published Codémus Concept association. ment which was completed in 2010. by Terre de Brume, 2014), which The building bears testament to the is set in a listed Brussels house, tribulations of banking history at the situated on Rue Neuve/Nieuw- close of the 19th century. As early as straat, Saturday and Sunday at 1875, three years after it opened, it 11h00, 13h00, 15h00 and 17h00 was the scene of a bank run by its (French/Dutch). panicked customers, who came to reclaim their savings following Stand of the Association des rumours of liquidation. The following Amis de l’Unesco to present the year saw a stock market crash, fol- magazine Les nouvelles du Patri- lowed by the arrest of the head teller. moine. It was only in 1877, with the arrival of banker and liberal parliamentarian Antoine Dansaert as chairman of the board of directors, that calm was restored to the management of the bank. (Listed 28/02/1984) BRUSSELS ⁄ 9

4. Map Centre N 3 K the Cinéma des Galeries and the ROYAL GALLERIES Taverne du Passage, called the Café OF SAINT HUBERT des Arts until 1892 and the meeting place for painters and writers of the Rue Marché-aux-Herbes/ time. The colony of French refugees, rue de l’Écuyer – Grasmarkt/ like Victor Hugo, Alexandre Dumas, Schildknaapsstraat Edgar Quinet and others, would also gather there. The Surrealist painters M 1-5 (Gare Centrale/ and artists from the Cobra group were Centraal Station) regulars at the venue. A commemora- B 29-63-65-66 (Gare Centrale/ tive plaque recalls the first showing of Centraal Station), the Lumière brothers’ motion picture 38-71 (Arenberg / Assaut/Storm) camera on 1 March 1896, in the former dispatch room of the La Chronique Initiated by the architect Jean- daily newspaper (above Pâtisserie Pierre Cluysenaer, the spectacular Meert, Galerie du Roi). Nowadays, the Galeries Royales project took shape in Galerie du Roi is home to the Museum the 1830s. The works, begun in 1846, of Letters and Manuscripts and hon- were almost completed in time for the ours the greatest men and women of official opening on 20 June 1847. The 4 art, history, music, the humanities and gallery included shops, auditoriums, science. (Listed 19/11/1986) cafés, restaurants and apartments. The place to be seen for the fashion- Activity “Immerse yourself in the Starting point for the walking able, right away, the Royal Galleries private lives of great men and tour “Bruocsella, the origins of of Saint Hubert drew a wide audience, women of history in the Museum Brussels” (see box below). attracted by its luxury brands, elegant of Letters and Manuscripts!” (see cafés and cultural spaces. These box below). included the Théâtre du Vaudeville,

G ACTIVITY G WALKING TOUR Immerse yourself in the private lives of great men and Bruocsella, the origins of Brussels women of history in the Museum of Letters and Manuscripts! Can you imagine going back in time to when Brussels did not yet exist? To a time Sharing the daily life of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, the preoccupa- long ago when a little river flowed between tions of Albert Einstein, the works of Magritte, the friendships of Hergé small marshy islands? This walking tour will or the moods of Jacques Brel: this is what the Museum of Letters and uncover the traces of a now disappeared Manuscripts is all about. The collection, exceptional in both size and “marsh habitat” and tell you all about other quality, presents the accounts of the greatest men and women of the theories on the birth of Brussels. arts, history, music, the humanities and science, through a passionate and moving exploration of the documents that made history. A Saturday and Sunday at 11h00 and Interactive guided tours of the permanent collection will enable both 14h30 (duration: 2 hours) the young and not-so-young to immerse themselves in the world of C starting point: in front of the entrance to letters and manuscripts. Galeries royales Saint-Hubert/Konink Come and dream about your next holiday and take inspiration from the lijke Sint-Hubertusgalerijen shopping writings of Paul Verlaine, George Sand, Gustave Flaubert, Jack Kerouac and arcade in Brussels – map Centre N 3 many others by exploring the “Around the World in 80 Letters” exhibition. M 1-5 (Gare Centrale/Centraal Station) A Saturday and Sunday from 11h00 to 18h00 (guided tours Satur- B 29-63-65-66 (Gare Centrale/Centraal Sta- day and Sunday at 14h30 and 16h00 – duration: 1 hour – in tion), 38-71 (Arenberg or Assaut/Storm) French only). I bookings are essential. Call C Museum of Letters and Manuscripts, Galerie du Roi/Konings- 02/563.61.53 (from Monday to Friday, galerij 1, Brussels – map Centre N 3 9h00 to 13h00). Up to 25 people per M 1-5 (Gare Centrale/Centraal Station) walking tour. B 29-63-65-66 (Gare Centrale/Centraal Station), In French only. 38-71 (Arenberg/Assaut/Storm) In cooperation with Arkadia. 10 ⁄ BRUSSELS

5. Map Centre N 2 K off the Spanish yoke during the 18th LA MONNAIE/DE MUNT century, stirred up feelings of patriotism and freedom, thereby igniting the Place de la Monnaie/Muntplein spark of revolution! Brussels Today, La Monnaie/De Munt is a veritable creative powerhouse. By A Sat only from 10h00 to 19h00 commissioning operas from such M 1-5 (De Brouckère) composers as Philippe Boesmans, Benoît Mernier and Pascal Dusapin, T 3-4 (De Brouckère) La Monnaie/De Munt has assumed B 29-38-46-47-63-66-71 a leading role among the greatest (De Brouckère) stages of Europe. The centre of culture and music Self-guided tour with short musical in the capital, the La Monnaie/De interludes, bringing visitors from 5 Munt Royal Theatre is also associ- the backstage area to the artists’ ated with a famous episode in Bel- dressing rooms, Sat from 10h00 to gium’s history. Indeed, it was after 18h00 (last admission at 17h00). Meet the Artist, a meeting with a performance in this very venue, in Philippe Boesmans, Nicolas Download an app developed by August 1830, of the Muette de Portici, Lens and Pascal Dusapin (to be Circumstance and the chapelle an opera by Daniel-François Auber, confirmed), Saturday from 18h00 musicale reine Elisabeth that will that the turmoil that led to the Bel- to 19h00. enable you to take a tour of the gian Revolution was triggered. This theatre lobby and the La Mon- Starting point for the walking epic saga, which tells the story of the naie/De Munt quarter, Saturday tour “The Belgian Revolution” Neapolitan people in rebellion to cast from 10h00 to 18h00. (see box below).

G WALKING TOUR F BUS TOUR The Belgian revolution How four universal exhibitions transformed Brussels Starting from place de la Monnaie/Muntplein and, more specifically, the portico of the La Monnaie/De Munt theatre, Between 1897 and 1958, Brussels hosted four universal where the heroic melody of “Amour sacré de la Patrie…” exhibitions which provided the city with major infrastruc- [Sacred love of the Fatherland] initiated the kick-off for a ture such as the Arcade in the Cinquantenaire/Jubelpark bitterly won independence, this walking tour will pass through and the Heysel Plateau. Each of the events resulted in the Grand Place before reaching place Royale/Koningsplein. radical urban development. This bus tour will explain how Only a few steps away: Brussels Park where, for four days, these events transformed the city. It will also present the the “Belgian rebels” fought against the “Dutch oppressors”. most significant accounts of these moments of collective Weather, atmosphere, strategy… the Dutch troops didn’t euphoria which placed Brussels at the forefront of the really stand a chance! Federal Parliament, Saint Gudula, international scene. The Universal Exhibition of 1958 left National Bank, place de la Liberté/Vrijheidsplein and place us with the Atomium, the monument that, for many of us, des Barricades/Barricadenplein, Notre-Dame-aux-Neiges/ symbolises Brussels today. Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-ter-Sneeuw quarter, Congress column… so much evidence of the challenges of the time and of what A Saturday only at 9h30, 10h30, 13h30 and 14h30 was achieved. The tour will finish at place des Martyrs/Mar- (duration: 3 hours) telarenplein to commemorate the fallen. C starting point: entrance to the Hotel Métropole, place De Brouckère/De Brouckèreplein, Brussels – A Saturday and Sunday at 10h00 and 14h00 map Centre N 2 (duration: 2 hours) M 1-5 (De Brouckère) C starting point: in front of La Monnaie/De Munt, place de la Monnaie/Muntplein, Brussels – map Centre N 2 T 3-4 (De Brouckère) M 1-5 (De Brouckère) B 29-38-46-47-63-66-71 (De Brouckère) T 3-4 (De Brouckère) I bookings are essential. Call 02/219.33.45 (from Monday to Friday, 10h00 to 15h00). Up to 45 people per bus tour. B 29-38-46-47-63-66-71 (De Brouckère) In French only. In Dutch only. In cooperation with Atelier de Recherche et d’Action In cooperation with Klare Lijn. Urbaines (ARAU). BRUSSELS ⁄ 11

6. Map Centre M 3 K 7. Map Centre M-N 3 that the first Ommegangs organised CHURCH OF SAINT NICOLAS BRUSSELS GRAND PLACE their colourful processions, while the Joyeuses Entrées (a series of cere- Rue au Beurre/Boterstraat Brussels monial public visits) of our governors Brussels were celebrated here in a dignified M 1-5 (Gare Centrale/ manner prior to Belgium’s indepen A Sat from 12h00 to 18h00 Centraal Station) dence. Sadly, it was also the scene Sun from 11h00 to 17h30 T 3-4 (Bourse/Beurs) of the first execution of a Lutheran in M 1-5 (De Brouckère) Europe. Others were to follow, includ- B 29-38-63-65-66-71 ing the Counts of Egmont and Hornes. T 3-4 (Bourse/Beurs) (Gare Centrale/Centraal Station), A symbol of the pride and power of 46 (Bourse/Beurs) B 29-38-47-63-66-71 (De the Netherlands, Grand Place was the Brouckère), 46 (Bourse/Beurs) If, according to Jean Cocteau, Grand target of a bombardment by Marshal Place is the most beautiful theatre in Villeroy’s troops, under the direction The first mention of a chapel at this the world, it is undoubtedly because of Louis XIV, in 1695. Reconstructed site was around 1125. It would have it has always been stuck in the mid- with pomp and splendour, it is today, been first dedicated to Saint Gudula, dle of a tug-of-war between the local still, the scene of major events and then to Saint Nicholas, the patron authorities and the princes. Since the formal occasions. (Listed 07/11/2002) saint of boatmen, with Brussels Port Middle Ages, it is in Grand Place that being nearby. A tower is mentioned Concert “Zeet ee den Ourlog”, all types of markets and fairs have in 1289 and the existing choir seems street songs from 1914-1918 in been held; where festive gatherings to have been completed in 1381. the traditional Brussels’ dialect were organised or where the pomp Right beside the Grand Place, it had by the Emballage Kado band, and splendour of official ceremo- front row seats of the bombardments Sunday from 12h00 to 13h00. nies was put on show. It was there ordered by Marshal Villeroy in 1695, at the head of Louis XIV’s army. All that remains today are the walls, the columns of the nave and the choir. A decision was made to reconstruct the building but a cannonball, embedded above the third left pillar of the nave, was kept, as a souvenir. The high bel- fry of the building also survived but collapsed in 1714, a consequence of the same bombardment. Threatened on a number of occasions, the church has kept its “shield” of private houses and shops on three of its sides and its beautiful 18th century furniture, dating from the time of its reconstruction. (Listed 05/03/1936)

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8. Map Centre N 3 L CITY OF BRUSSELS MUSEUM – MAISON DU ROI/BROODHUIS Grand Place – Brussels A Sat and Sun from 10h00 to 18h00 M 1-5 (Gare Centrale/ Centraal Station) T 3-4 (Bourse/Beurs) B 29-38-63-65-66-71 8 (Gare Centrale/Centraal Station), 46 (Bourse/Beurs) H EXHIBITION Called the Maison du Roi or Brood- huis (King’s House), the building on 14-18 Brussels on German time the Grand Place facing the city hall is With unprecedented military carnage, the First World War in Europe was home to the City of Brussels Museum. as much a peoples’ war as a soldiers’ one. In one way or another, the civil- It was officially opened in 1887 on ian populations were directly involved in the conflict, and this profoundly the initiative of Mayor Charles Buls impacted their daily lives. How do people face up to such an extraordinary and archivist Alphonse Wauters. The situation? How do they feed and clothe themselves and keep warm, while architect Pierre-Victor Jamaer was also serving their country? These were the major concerns of the residents put in charge of completely remod- of Brussels and the residents of German towns throughout the four years of elling the building which had been the war. A war which soon proved to be a major interruption in the evolution significantly modified following the of European societies. An exhibition that is not be missed! bombardment ordered by Marshal Villeroy in 1695. Jamaer drew heavily A Saturday and Sunday from 10h00 to 18h00 (guided tours, in French, on old engravings as well as the profile Saturday at 10h15, 11h45, 13h15, 14h45 and 16h15 and Sunday at of Oudenaarde Town Hall, in order to 10h15, 11h45, 13h00, 14h30, 15h00, 16h15 and 17h15 and in Dutch, give it the appearance it might have Saturday at 11h00, 12h30, 14h00, 15h30 and 17h00 and Sunday at had under the reign of Charles V, Holy 11h00, 12h30, 13h45, 15h45 and 16h45) Roman Emperor, thereby following the principle of “stylistic unity” extolled by C City of Brussels Museum – Maison du Roi/Broodhuis, Grand Place, Viollet-le-Duc. A group of artists was Brussels – map Centre N 3 tasked with sculpting the countless M 1-5 (Gare Centrale/Centraal Station) gables, ridges, hooks, coats of arms, florets and statues still visible today. T 3-4 (Bourse/Beurs) The museum houses some remarka- B 29-38-63-65-66-71 (Gare Centrale/Centraal Station) ble collections that bring the city’s rich history to life. In addition to models, In cooperation with the City of Brussels Museum. flags, ironwork objects, sculptures and paintings, the institution main- tains a unique collection of Brussels HERITAGE AND MUSICAL DISCOVERIES altar pieces from the 16th century, a ♬ number of beautiful examples of Brus- AT THE MAISON DU ROI/BROODHUIS sels porcelain, as well as tapestries PROMUSICART invites you to the Maison du Roi/Broodhuis, to discover that recall the city’s important weav- “BACH EN JAZZ”, a project that is part of the Marathon for Peace & Love ing past. (Listed 05/03/1936) around the World (www.promusicart.com – www.olgaguy.com). Exhibition “14-18 Brussels on German time” (see box opposite). A Sat 20 September at 13h00 and 15h00 (duration: 45 minutes) Music by Promusicart (see box C City of Brussels Museum (Maison du Roi/Broodhuis), Grand Place, opposite). Brussels – map Centre N 3 M 1-5 (Gare Centrale/Centraal Station) T 3-4 (Bourse/Beurs) B 29-38-63-65-66-71 (Gare Centrale/Centraal Station) BRUSSELS ⁄ 13

9. Map Centre M 3 L illustrates the history of Brussels, start- BRUSSELS CITY HALL ing in the first floor lobby, the walls of which are covered with portraits of the Grand Place – Brussels leaders of our regions. These include Empress Maria Theresa, Napoleon I A Sun only from 10h00 to 18h00 and King William I of the Netherlands I access only permitted for guid- and King Leopold I by Franz-Xaver ed tours (groups of 25 people) Winterhalter. A succession of alder- men’s offices contain numerous por- M 1-5 (Gare Centrale/ traits depicting the mayors of Brussels. Centraal Station) The municipal council chamber, where T 3-4 (Bourse/Beurs) the States of Brabant would meet, has 9 preserved its 18th century decor and B 29-38-63-65-66-71 Guided tours, Sunday at 10h00, continues to be used for work meet- (Gare Centrale/Centraal Station), 12h00, 14h00 and 16h00 (French) ings. The Gothic room was where the 46 (Bourse/Beurs) and at 11h00, 13h00, 15h00 and Dukes of Brabant would, in former 17h00 (Dutch). Please note that Without doubt the most beautiful times, swear to respect the city’s laws bookings must be made on the edifice in Grand Place, Brussels City and privileges. The wedding room was same day in the office of Visit Hall was seriously damaged by Mar- the setting for many unions, including Brussels on the ground floor of the shal Villeroy’s bombardment in 1695. those of the children of King Albert II, City Hall. In cooperation with Visit- It was quickly rebuilt with a wing being Princes Philippe and Laurent, and Prin- Brussels and Association des added at the rear. In the 19th century, it cess Astrid. To finish, it should also be Guides de Bruxelles et de Belgique. was adorned with 290 statues during a pointed out that foreign heads of state campaign of restoration initiated by the visiting Brussels are often honoured on Starting point for walking tours architects Suys and Jamaer. This cam- the balcony, which offers a unique per- “Brussels through its street paign also focused on renewing the spective from which to admire Grand names: a way to go!” and “A Heart interior decoration which wonderfully Place. (Listed 09/03/1936) for Brussels” (see boxes below).

G WALKING TOUR G WALKING TOUR Brussels through its street names: a way to go! A heart for Brussels Whether referring to violets (Rue de la Violette/Violetstraat), a Meet at the Grand Place where countless statues and com- skin market (Rue du Marché aux Peaux/Huidenmarkt), cab- memorative plaques bear witness to the past. Residents of bages (Rue aux Choux/Koolstraat), a sea dog (Rue du Chien Brussels pay tribute, on a plaque inaugurated in 1897, to the Marin/Zeehondstraat), royalty (Rue Royale/Koningsstraat), force of will shown by their predecessors in rebuilding their dukes (Rue Ducale/Hertogstraat), or even wool (Rue Aux destroyed square. On the restored properties of he who was Laines/Wolstraat), our street names tell a story. Understated still King Charles V were placed the statues of his renowned or important, named after inventors or great men, linked predecessors: Henry I, who turned our village into a city; Jean I, to spicy anecdotes or incorrect translations, such streets who made our city his capital. However, the most important punctuate our intangible heritage. You are invited on this dis- hero is hidden beneath an arcade. Thanks to Charles Buls, tinctive itinerary, through which you will read the history of our several historical buildings were saved from demolition. He city, and it’s forgotten charms will leave their marks on you. wanted a city that developed organically. Tribute is paid to him here, as well as to almost all the architects who, at one A Saturday only at 10h00 and 14h00 (French) and at time or another, worked on this square that he loved so much. 12h00 and 16h00 (Dutch) (duration: 1.5 hours) A Saturday and Sunday at 10h30 and 14h30 C starting point: in front of the Lion Steps at Brussels (duration: 2 hours) City Hall, Grand Place, Brussels – map Centre M-N 3 C starting point: in front of the Lion’s steps at Brussels City Hall, Grand Place, Brussels – map Centre M 3 M 1-5 (Gare Centrale/Centraal Station) M 1-5 (Gare Centrale/Centraal Station) T 3-4 (Bourse/Beurs) T 3-4 (Bourse/Beurs) B 29-38-63-65-66-71 (Gare Centrale/Centraal Station) B 29-38-63-65-66-71 (Gare Centrale/Centraal Station), I bookings are essential. Call 02/537.78.75 46 (Bourse/Beurs) (from Monday to Friday, 10h00 to 13h00). Up to 25 people per walking tour. In Dutch only. In cooperation with Itinéraires, sur les Sentiers de In cooperation with Klare Lijn. l’Histoire. 14 ⁄ BRUSSELS

Funded by public contributions at the Map Centre N 3 10. initiative of the League of Patriots, the MONUMENT monument dedicated to her was inau- TO GABRIELLE PETIT gurated on 21 July 1923. The bronze statue depicts a woman standing, Place Saint-Jean/ presenting her defenceless body to Sint-Jansplein – Brussels an imaginary firing squad. The exqui- B 48-95 (Parlement bruxellois/ sitely worked piece of art, the work of Brussels Parlement) Égide Rombaux, depicts an heroic figure, adopting a mocking pose before Born in 1893, Gabrielle Petit enlisted her executioners while awaiting the in the Red Cross when war broke out. fatal shot. Like a soldier, with her She was subsequently recruited by head held high and an insolent air, she the British services: she headed up exclaims “Long live Belgium, long live an information service, helped young the King!” as she is shot and willingly volunteers to reach the Belgian army offers her life to free her country from and distributed an underground news- the yoke of the enemy. paper. Denounced by a double agent, The pedestal is not the original, she was arrested and then shot on 1 designed by architect Adrien Blomme. April 1916 at the National Shooting It was replaced in the early 1950s by Range in Schaerbeek. The death of the the current blue stone structure. young woman had a profound effect on Belgian public opinion at the time; Starting point for the walking her young age, her poor background, tour “Gabrielle Petit and the her pride in the face of the enemy and resistance” (see box below). her martyrdom helped to make her an 10 honoured symbol of patriotic imagery.

G WALKING TOUR G WALKING TOUR Gabrielle Petit and the resistance Did the Academy of Fine Arts build Belgium? Twice, over the course of the first half of the 20th century, This guided walking tour will bring you through the streets the boots of a merciless occupier pounded the cobble- of Brussels, to seek out the architectural works and mon- stones of Brussels. Twice, the occupied acted as spies uments of former students of the Academy who helped and resistance fighters to help drive out the invaders and to construct the Belgian state between 1830 and 1935. precipitate their defeat... Today, still, the streets of the city bear witness to the silent but fierce combat engaged A Saturday and Sunday at 13h00 and 15h00 in between networks of resistance fighters and German (duration: 1.5 hours) police. Thanks to this walking tour, you will discover this C starting point: Brussels Royal Academy of Fine Arts, little known, but fascinating, side of Brussels. Rue du Midi/Zuidstraat 144, Brussels – map Centre M 3 A Saturday and Sunday at 11h00 and 14h30 (duration: 2 hours) T 3-4 (Anneessens) C starting point: in front of the statue of Gabrielle Petit, B 48-95 (Bourse/Beurs) place Saint-Jean/Sint-Jansplein, Brussels – I bookings are essential. map Centre N 3 E-mail ([email protected]). B 48-95 (Parlement bruxellois/Brussels Parlement) In French only. I bookings are essential. Call 02/563.61.53 (from Monday to Friday, 9h00 to 13h00). Up to 25 people per walking tour. In French only. In cooperation with Arkadia. BRUSSELS ⁄ 15

11. Map Centre M 3 M 12. Map Centre M 3 L BRUSSELS PARLIAMENT ROYAL ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS Rue du Lombard/ Rue du Midi/ Lombardstraat 69 – Brussels Zuidstraat 144 – Brussels A Sun only from 10h00 to 18h00 A Sat and Sun from 10h00 to 18h00 B 48-95 (Parlement bruxellois/ T 3-4 (Anneessens) Brussels parlement) B 48-95 (Bourse/Beurs) The seat of the Parliament of the Brus- Founded in Brussels in 1711, the sels-Capital Region, extending over an Academy was accommodated in area of 12,000 m2, was once home to the city hall until 1829, before being the Provincial Council of Brabant and relegated to the basement of the its administration. The Beaux-Arts style Palais de l’Industrie until 1875. Made wing, entrance of the building, is the a royal institution in 1835 by Leopold work of architect Hano. It contains a vast I, the venerable body finally moved hall of mirrors, nowadays reserved for to Rue du Midi/Zuidstraat in 1876 12 official events in Brussels’ parliamentary where it occupied a series of build- and cultural calendar. There are other ings specially renovated for this impressive salons in the rear, in the 18th purpose. This was no easy task for Nicolas de Staël. The registration lists century section, formerly the Hôtel de the architect charged with carrying for evening classes from 15 November Limminghe, which was the residence of out these modifications as the core 1880 even show a couple of surpris- the English ambassador and the Papal of the complex consisted of ancient ing, but very well-known, names… Nuncio. Installed on the roof of the origi- convent buildings dating from the 17th Vincent Van Gogh and Théophile van nal building, the modern extension, dat- and 18th centuries. Rysselberghe, no less! ing from 1995, houses the parliament Since its creation, it has played host assembly room, where debates are held Guided tours of the building, Sat- to renowned teachers and many of and where the decisions voted on by urday and Sunday at 14h00 and its students have gone on to become the Assembly are taken. The new infra- 16h00 (French) and at 14h30 and famous. These include names such structure is also used for all parliamen- 16h30 (Dutch). In cooperation as François-Joseph Navez, Jean Por- tary meetings of Brussels institutions, with the Royal Academy of Fine taels, James Ensor, Henri Evenepoel, including meetings of the Assemblies of Arts and Korei. Paul Delvaux, René Magritte, Edgard the Commissions of the French-speak- Tytgat, Guillaume Vogels, Hippolyte Various activities as part of ing and Dutch-speaking Communities. Boulenger, Jean Brusselmans, Anto “Design September”. (Listed 09/02/1995) Carte, Eugène Laermans, Alfred Walking tour “Did the Academy of Guided tours regularly on Sunday Bastien, Ferdinand Schirren, Pierre Fine Arts build Belgium?” (see (French/Dutch). In cooperation Paulus and Fernand Khnopff, as well box opposite). with Itinéraires, sur les Sentiers as Dutch Symbolist Jan Toorop, archi- de l’Histoire and Klare Lijn. tect Victor Horta and Russian exile 16 ⁄ BRUSSELS

13. Map Centre M 4 M 14. Map Centre M 4 L LA FLEUR EN PAPIER DORÉ/ CHURCH OF OUR LADY HET GOUDBLOMMEKE IN PAPIER OF THE CHAPEL Rue des Alexiens/ Place de la Chapelle/ Cellebroersstraat 53-55 – Brussels Kapellemarkt – Brussels A Sat and Sun from 11h00 to 19h00 A Sat from 10h00 to 18h00 Sun from 12h00 to 17h00 B 48-95 (César de Paepe) B 27-48 (Chapelle/Kapelle) This modest terraced house dates from the 17th century. In 1830, like the The church tower, which, in 1708, neighbouring houses, it was redevel- was crowned with an unusual clock oped by architect H.L.F. Partoes. As made from slate, the work of architect indicated by a polychrome commem- Antoine Pastorana, added a touch of orative plaque, the Sisters of Charity originality to this religious structure, of Saint Vincent de Paul established construction of which spanned the themselves in the building in 1843. 13th to the 18th centuries. While At the beginning of the 20th century, the choir and transept were built the house changed occupants and, between 1250 and 1275, the naves finally, in 1944, Geert Van Bruaene were completed in the 15th century. founded the bar La Fleur en papier The Brabantine Gothic style of the doré, which survived until 2006. church is evident from the kale leaves Listed and restored, the bar reopened decorating the capitals of the pillars. in 2007, having lost none of its atmos- The pillars have been decorated with phere, with its façade still bearing its a series of stone sculptures depict- 13 name and its famous wrought iron ing the apostles, the evangelists, the branches. Inside, drawings, collages, Virgin and Saint Joseph and Infant aphorisms and unusual objects jockey Jesus, which are the works of Faid- for position on the walls of this local herbe, Duquesnoy the Younger or pub, famous for having long been the Cosyn. The church contains many spot for Brussels’ Surrealists. At one funerary monuments and grave- time, René Magritte, Marcel Mariën, stones. These include the monument Marcel Lecomte, Louis Scuten- sculpted in memory of Philippe Hip- aire, E.L.T. Messens, Paul Collinet, polyte Spinola, governor of Lille and Irène Hamoir and Marc Eemans Namur (a Knight of the Golden Fleece) would gather here. It then became a and his wife, Albertine Isabelle Rhin- favoured establishment of members grave, by Pierre-Denis Plumier; a of the Cobra movement. One would monument to Duke Charles-Alexan- then come across Wout Hoeboer, der of Croy and those to Pieter Brue- Christian Dotremont or Hugo Claus, ghel the Elder, erected in 1676 by Louis-Paul Boon, Jan Walra- David Teniers III and the monument vens, Simon Vinkenoog and even to painter André Corneille Lens cre- Jean Dubuffet. (Listed 03/07/1997). ated by Gilles Lambert Godecharle. In the Holy Sacrament Chapel, a Guided activity centred on the commemorative plaque reminds us wedding of Hugo Claus and that François Anneessens, Dean Elly Overzier which took place in of Trades, who was beheaded for May 1955 in the presence of defending our municipal freedoms, celebrities and the talk given by is buried there. (Listed 05/03/1936) Jan Walravens on this occasion, Saturday at 11h30 and 16h00 and Presentation of organ, Saturday Sunday at 11h30 and 13h00 at 14h00 (French/Dutch). In coop- (French/Dutch). eration with Bruxelles Ses Orgues. 14 Exhibition “The Friends of Geert van Bruaene”. BRUSSELS ⁄ 17

16. Map Centre M 5 M PORTE DE HAL/HALLEPOORT (ROYAL MUSEUMS OF ART AND HISTORY) Boulevard du Midi/ Zuidlaan 150 – Brussels A Sat and Sun from 10h00 to 17h00 (last admission at 16h15) M 2-6 (Porte de Hal/Hallepoort) T 3-4-51 (Porte de Hal/Hallepoort) 15 B 27-48 (Porte de Hal/Hallepoort) The second set of city walls, built 15. Map Centre M 5 K around 1356, coincided with the grand HEADQUARTERS OF THE ROYAL boulevards which today loop around PHILANTHROPIC SOCIETY the Brussels Pentagon. Constructed from brick and white stone, this eight Boulevard du Midi/ kilometre long urban curtain wall was Zuidlaan 142 – Brussels defended by numerous open towers and seven imposing gates marking A Sat and Sun from 10h00 to the beginning of seven main roads. 13h00 and from 14h00 to 18h00 Porte de Hal/Hallepoort – Halle Gate M 2-6 (Porte de Hal/Hallepoort) – is the last remaining part of these walls, which began to be demolished T 3-4-51 (Porte de Hal/Hallepoort) towards the end of the 18th century. B 27-48 (Porte de Hal/Hallepoort) The gate survived as it was used as a prison. From around 1847, it was The founding of the Society for Urban developed into a museum and was Welfare, soon renamed the Royal 16 extended by the architect H. Beyaert Philanthropic Society, dates back in 1870, in the neo-Gothic style fash- to 1828. It was originally created to ionable at the time. The 2007 renova- deal with begging but very quickly 1957, and was completely renovated tion of the structure was carried out in diversified its activities, with a focus in the late 1990s, including its gar- keeping with the history of the building on the blind and also on infants of den which was specially laid out for which has become the ideal location working mothers. In around 1845, it blind persons. While the institution no for learning about the capital’s forti- established the first crèche in Brus- longer exclusively caters for the blind, fied past. Inside, the large stone spiral sels. A short time later, architect it continues to be used as a nursing staircase leads to the Gothic room and Jean-Pierre Cluysenaar was chosen home for the elderly, particularly those other spaces used to exhibit remark- to develop plans for a hospice for the suffering from Alzheimer’s. Leopold I, able objects, such as the chains of blind. The building, in a neo-Tudor Leopold II and Queen Elisabeth were guilds, the armour of Archduke Albert style, formed a U shape and could supporters of the Royal Philanthropic or the stuffed horse of Archduchess accommodate 84 beds. It was built Society which, in 1925, created the Isabella. (Listed 13/09/1990) on the edge of Boulevard du Midi/ Charity for the Protection of Children Zuidlaan between 1849 and 1855, from Tuberculosis. Guided tours, Saturday and Sun- thanks to a substantial donation from day at 10h00, 11h00, 12h00, Guided tours of the ancient Louis-François de Ghendt de Leng- 14h00, 15h00 and 16h00 (French) chapel by historian Thierry Scail- lentier. Over 300 other benefactors and Saturday and Sunday at let, Saturday and Sunday every soon followed suit. In recognition of 10h30, 11h30, 12h30, 14h30 and half hour, from 10h30 to 12h30 their gesture, the names of 84 of them 15h30 (Dutch). In cooperation and from 14h00 to 17h30 (French/ were included on the façades of the with Porte de Hal/Hallepoort Dutch). institution. In 1878, the society had (Royal Museums of Art and His- 2,765 members, whose annual sub- Explanatory panels about the tory). scriptions also supported its activi- buildings and their origin. ties. The building has been modified on a number of occasions, by the architect Paul Saintenoy in the inter- war period, then by Paul Dhaeyer, in 18 ⁄ BRUSSELS

17. Map Centre M 4 cken, both of whom were injured in the MONUMENT TO THE GLORY war, submitted the winning proposal. OF THE BELGIAN INFANTRY The monument was inaugurated with much pomp and ceremony on 5 May Place Poelaert/ 1935, in the presence of King Leop- Poelaertplein – Brussels old III. It forms the shape of a tall blue stone obelisk reaching towards the M 2-6 (Louise/Louiza) heavens, conferring a feeling of dizzi- T 92-93 (Poelaert) ness that enhances the glorification. At the base of the obelisk, a group of Located across from the Law Courts, officers and soldiers marches deter- the Monument to the Glory of the minedly under the wings of victory. They Belgian Infantry was erected on the carry the various infantry weapons of initiative of a committee made up of the time. At the foot of the monument, former soldiers and chaired by Lieu- four soldiers stand guard before the tenant-general Biebuyck. Lieuten- tomb of an infantryman (recumbent ant-General Biebuyck wished to pay bronze statue). At the summit of the tribute to and express his apprecia- obelisk, sentinels watch over the royal tion for the 32,000 infantry soldiers crown (bronze). The composition is who were killed during the 14-18 organised in a symmetrical fashion, war (almost 70% of all deaths ever enhancing the classical feel, and the in the Belgian army). The committee vividly depicted figures confer the decided to organise a competition, in whole with a great sense of theatricality. 1932, to create the monument, a system frequently used to carry out pro- Starting point for the walking jects such as these. Architect Antoine tour “In the company of bronze De Mol and sculptor Edward Verey- statues” (see box below). 17

G WALKING TOUR G WALKING TOUR In the company of bronze statues The Great War in Brussels The imposing bronze statues that adorn our boulevards and public squares This walking tour through the centre of feature exceptional artistic qualities. These monuments were not ordered Brussels will not only enable you to dis- purely for aesthetic purposes. They were also intended to awaken a feeling cover monuments and sculptures com- of patriotism and national consciousness in a Belgium trying to find its memorating the First World War, but will identity. A good number of these creations were produced in Brussels and also recount the history and the tragic and the “Tracé royal” is interspersed with magnificent examples of the expertise heroic stories, conveyed by these symbols, of companies that are long gone today. From Place Poelaert/Poelaertplein, as well as anecdotes of daily life in 14-18. with its commemorative monuments, to Place Royale/Koningsplein, with its statue of Godfrey of Bouillon, this walking tour will combine history with A Saturday and Sunday at 10h00 and art history and remind us that, here too, the artists also served the beliefs 14h00 (French/Dutch) (duration: 2 and ideologies of their time. hours) C starting point: in front of the steps of A Saturday and Sunday at 10h00 and 14h00 (duration: 1.5 hours) the Palais de Justice/Justitiepaleis, C starting point: in front of the Belgian Infantry Memorial, Place Poelaert/Poelaertplein, place Poelaert/Poelaertplein, Brussels – map Centre M 4 Brussels – map Centre M 4 M 2-6 (Louise/Louiza) M 2-6 (Louise/Louiza) T 92-93 (Poelaert) T 92-93 (Poelaert) I bookings are essential. Call 02/410.99.50 (from Monday to Friday, I up to 25 people are permitted per tour. 9h00 to 17h00). Up to 25 people per walking tour. In cooperation with the Association In French only. des Guides de Bruxelles et de Bel- gique. In cooperation with La Fonderie. BRUSSELS ⁄ 19

18. Map Centre N 4 ANGLO-BELGIAN MEMORIAL Place Poelaert/ Poelaertplein – Brussels M 2-6 (Louise/Louiza) T 92-93 (Poelaert) Situated at the corner of Rue de la Régence/Regentschapsstraat, opposite the Law Courts, the monument was originally erected on Rue des Quatre-Bras/Quatre Brasstraat where it was inaugurated with great pomp and ceremony, in the presence of King Albert I and the Prince of Wales (the future King Edward VIII), on Saturday 28 April 1923. It was moved during the 1950s to Place Poelaert/Poelaert- plein, at the corner of Rue des Qua- tre-Bras/Quatre Brasstraat and Rue de la Régence/Regentschapsstraat, to an area with a lawn and a background formed from a semicircular curtain of lime trees. The shape of the 18 monument stands in stark simplicity with a white Gobertange stone wall decorated with two bas-relief panels. Two standing statues, sculpted by Charles Sargeant Jagger, in the G WALKING TOUR centre, represent a British and Belgian soldier who are wearing the infantry Brussels, a city spared uniform and field equipment of their respective armies. The soldiers are Different battles are associated with the Great War: Mons, Dinant, Nieuport, positioned on a pedestal that pro- Yser. Many cities were completely destroyed during the four years, such jects out slightly from the wall and as Tournai, Verdun and many others. But what about Brussels? How was their presence is highlighted by the it that the capital was miraculously spared? That is what this walking tour raised level of the top edge of the wall. will aim to show you… The bas-reliefs depict Belgian peas- ants assisting injured British soldiers. A Sunday only at 10h00 and 14h00 (French) and at 12h00 and 16h00 The imposing character of the soldiers (Dutch) (duration: 1.5 hours) gives them the status of heroes and C starting point: in front of the Anglo-Belgian War Memorial, Place recalls that they suffered and gave Poelaert/Poelaertplein, Brussels – map Centre N 4 their lives for the continued existence of the community. M 2-6 (Louise/Louiza) Starting point for the walking T 92-93 (Poelaert) tour “Brussels, a city spared” I bookings are essential. Call 02/537.78.75 (from Monday to Friday, (see box opposite). 10h00 to 13h00). Up to 25 people per walking tour. In cooperation with Itinéraires, sur les Sentiers de l’Histoire. 20 ⁄ BRUSSELS

19. Map Centre N 4 L Inside, the pure lines of the original CHURCH OF OUR LADY immense three-part nave have been OF SABLON retained. Two Baroque chapels were built on either side of the choir in Rue de la Régence/ 1651 by architect Lucas Fayd’herbe. Regentschapsstraat 3b – Brussels The left chapel, dedicated to Saint Ursula, contains the tombs of Prince A Sat from 9h00 to 15h00 Lamoral II of Thurn und Taxis and Sun from 9h00 to 12h00 and his wife Anne-Françoise de Hornes. from 13h00 to 18h00 Other funerary monuments of inter- T 92-93 (Petit Sablon/Kleine Zavel) est include that of the French poet 19 Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, to the left B 27-48-95 (Grand Sablon/ of the door of the south transept. The Grote Zavel) same transept also features a stained and commemorations for various The modest chapel, built in 1304 by glass window depicting King Albert I fraternities and is the starting point the Guild of Crossbowmen, was the and Queen Elisabeth, accompanied for the famous historical Ommegang first known religious building on the by their patron saints, Saint Albert the procession. (Listed 05/03/1936) site of the current church. Home to Great of Cologne and Saint Elisabeth Presentation of organ, Saturday a miraculous statue of the Virgin, it of Hungary, with the ruins of Nieuport at 12h00 (French/Dutch). In coop- quickly became a place of pilgrimage. and Ypres behind them, sad remind- eration with Bruxelles Ses Over the course of the 15th century, ers of the hardship of the First World Orgues. the site was expanded considerably. War. A plaque on one of the nave’s From the 19th century, the exterior columns recalls that Paul Claudel Starting point of the walking tour was extensively restored by, among used to often come to pray here. The “Family memories. The great others, architects A. Schoy, J.-J. Church of Our Lady of Sablon is also families that have marked our Van Ysendijck and M. Van Ysendijck. the setting for feasts, anniversaries history” (see box opposite).

20. Map Centre N 4 ues representing some major figures PETIT SABLON/KLEINE ZAVEL from our history, such as William the Silent, Bernard van Orley, Gérard Brussels Mercator and Abraham Ortelius. In the centre, overhanging the pond, a T 92-93 (Petit Sablon/Kleine Zavel) sculpted group depicts the Counts B 27-95 (Petit Sablon/Kleine Zavel / of Egmont and Hornes, symbols of Grand Sablon/Grote Zavel), patriotism and resistance. The mon- 48 (Grand Sablon/Grote Zavel) ument, designed by Charles-Auguste Fraikin, was, originally, the subject of This tranquil little square, opened to several years of political, religious the public in 1890, was designed in and community debate. Installed in 20 1879, at the request of Mayor Charles Grand Place around 1864, at the very Buls, by architect H. Beyaert. Archi- spot where the two dignitaries were tect Beyaert conceived, on the site decapitated by orders of the Duke of be bare without Buls, a mess of the old cemetery, a neo-Renais- Alba, it was finally removed (during without Max…” and “The Petit sance style railed garden dotted construction of the Maison du Roi/ Sablon/Kleine Zavel, a tribute to with sculptures. The 48 statues, Broodhuis) and incorporated into the Renaissance Belgium” (see perched on small, Gothic-style col- garden, not far from where 18 other boxes opposite and page 22). umns, together depict the world of condemned people had also been Brussels’ former corporations and executed, two days before the two trades. A glover, a brewer, a glass- Counts. (Listed 20/07/1972) maker, a weaver, a boiler maker, a goldsmith, a barber, a draper and Starting point for the walking many others… all sculpted based on tours “Once upon a revolution or designs by Xavier Mellery. At the back two”, “Karl, Louis, Émile and the of the square, in ivy-covered niches, others. At the sources of social- can be seen ten Carrara marble stat- ism in Brussels”, “The city would BRUSSELS ⁄ 21

G INTERACTIVE TOUR G WALKING TOUR Family memories. Karl, Louis, Émile and the others. At The great families that have marked our history the sources of socialism in Brussels From the noble quarter of Sablon/Zavel to the ancient port of Brus- In Belgium, democratic socialism was born in sels, immerse yourself in the memory of families who have left their Ghent and Brussels. Brussels was the capital of mark on our history. Coats of arms, palaces, stained glass windows, a country undergoing rapid development as well escutcheons; from mansion houses to guildhalls; gable ends to ped- as the most “free” country in continental Europe iments… at the expense of the former Jewish quarter and part of in the middle of the 19th century. Like London, the working class Putterie/Putterij quarter. Discover why, after the it played host to a large number of political ref- Dukes of Burgundy established themselves in Brussels, the Brabant ugees. Several played an important role in the nobility, then those from the different Burgundian provinces of the history of socialism, such as Marx, Proudhon, Netherlands, gradually began to establish their town houses close Blanqui, etc. Their paths crossed in Brussels. to the ducal palace. A fun journey via architectural heritage through Their passing is recorded in certain places. The family memories of the past. But who was who and why? memory of Karl Marx, Émile Vandervelde and the bronze workers floats over the Petit Sablon/ A Saturday only at 10h00 and 14h00 (duration: 2 hours) Kleine Zavel, while that of Paul Janson, Louis Bertrand and the typesetting workers lingers C starting point: main entrance to the Notre-Dame du Sablon/ over rue des Sables/Zandstraat. A bit lower Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-ter-Zavel church, Brussels – map Centre N 4 down in the city, the Grand Place was the cen- T 92-93 (Petit Sablon/Kleine Zavel) tral meeting place, if there was one, for all of this little group! A surprising walk, to the sources of B 27-95 (Petit Sablon/Grand Sablon/Kleine Zavel/Grote Zavel), socialism in Brussels. 48 (Grand Sablon/Grote Zavel) I bookings are essential. Call 02/537.78.75 (from Monday to A Saturday at 11h00 and 14h00 and Sunday Friday, 10h00 to 13h00) or email [email protected]. Up to at 11h00 (duration: 1.5 hours) 25 people per tour. C starting point: in front of the fountain on In French only. the Petit Sablon/Kleine Zavel, rue de la Régence/Regentschapsstraat, Brussels – In cooperation with Itinéraires, sur les Sentiers de l’Histoire. map Centre N 4 T 92-93 (Petit Sablon/Kleine Zavel) G WALKING TOUR B 27-95 (Petit Sablon/Grand Sablon/Kleine Zavel/Grote Zavel), 48 (Grand Sablon/ Once upon a revolution or two Grote Zavel) Brussels in rebellous? The Dutch Revolt, the Brabant Revolution I bookings are essential. Call 02/410.99.50 and the revolution of 1830 are testament, in any case, to its spirit of (from Monday to Friday, 9h00 to 17h00). resistance and its revolutionary ardour! Gaining independence, the Up to 25 people per walking tour. acts founding Belgium, the construction of a national identity that In French only. glorifies these revolutionary pages in history and their heroes: an itinerary that dusts off our memories! By the way, can you still sing In cooperation with La Fonderie. the Belgian national anthem, the Brabançonne?

A Sunday only at 10h00, 14h00 and 15h00 (French) and at 11h00 (Dutch) (duration: 2.5 hours) C starting point: entrance to the Petit Sablon/Kleine Zavel, Brussels – map Centre N 4 T 92-93 (Petit Sablon/Kleine Zavel) B 27-95 (Petit Sablon/Grand Sablon/Kleine Zavel/Grote Zavel), 48 (Grand Sablon/Grote Zavel) I bookings are essential. Call 02/673.18.35 (from Monday to Friday, 10h00 to 17h00). Up to 25 people per walking tour. In cooperation with Bus Bavard. 22 ⁄ BRUSSELS

G WALKING TOUR G WALKING TOUR The city would be dull without Buls, a mess without Max… The statues tell the stories of our revolutions Who still remembers the mayors to whom we owe the development of the Petit Sablon/Kleine Zavel, the covering of the Senne/Zenne river, the 1910 Universal From Gabrielle to the Brabançonne, Exhibition or the North-South junction? Or those who twice refused the law from William of Orange to Jean I, all of the German occupiers? While certain mayors spent very long periods at recall acts of bravery, colourful leg- Brussels City Hall, others simply passed though. Nevertheless, there are no ends or heroic gestures from another shortage of anecdotes about each of them: A Dutch defrocked priest, elected age. From the Dutch Revolt to the Bra- just after independence; a Freemason who lived in the building of a future bant Revolution, from the martyrs of pope; the fox-terriers of Max who inspired Hergé; in short, all tough cookies… 1830 to the Battle of Worringen, our statues, rediscovered by Michel de A Saturday and Sunday at 10h30 and 14h30 p.m. (duration: 2.5 hours) Ghelderode or forgotten by tourists, are part of these pages of history that C starting point: at the foot of the statue of the Counts of Egmont and recall our legends, myths; a nostalgic Hornes, Petit Sablon/Kleine Zavel, Brussels – map Centre N 4 reading of our country. This walking T 92-93 (Petit Sablon/Kleine Zavel) tour through time will cover eight centuries of our sculptors’ history and B 27-95 (Petit Sablon/Grand Sablon/Kleine Zavel/Grote Zavel), expertise… Even Jenneval himself 48 (Grand Sablon/Grote Zavel) couldn’t deny it. I bookings are essential. Call 02/673.18.35 (from Monday to Friday, 10h00 to 17h00). Up to 25 people per walking tour. A Saturday only at 10h00, 12h00, 14h00 and 16h00 (duration: In French only. 1.5 hours) In cooperation with Bus Bavard. C starting point: in front ot the Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles/ Koninklijk Conservatorium Brus- sel, rue de la Régence/ G WALKING TOUR Regentschapsstraat 30, Brussels – map Centre N 4 The Petit Sablon/Kleine Zavel, a tribute to Renaissance Belgium T 92-93 (Petit Sablon/Kleine Zavel) This walking tour will immerse you in the Belgium of the Renaissance idealised B 27-95 (Petit Sablon/Grand Sa- by the secular middle classes of the 19th century. The park, which is teeming blon/Kleine Zavel/Grote Zavel), with countless symbols, is staunchly hierarchical: the Counts of Egmont and 48 (Grand Sablon/Grote Zavel) Hornes, symbols of patriotism and tolerance in the face of obscurantism, are I bookings are essential. Call surrounded by ten striking figures of the 16th century. These include thinkers, 02/537.78.75 (from Monday to scientists and other great figures of opposition to Philippe II. All around stand Friday, 10h00 to 13h00). Up to 48 statues representing the trades of Brussels. The emphasis on corporations 25 people per walking tour. of the past is surprising within this context of intense industrialisation. Even though social movements were shaking up the kingdom, here it is not factory In French only. workers that are celebrated, but craftsmen and independent workers. In cooperation with Itinéraires, sur les Sentiers de l’Histoire. A Saturday and Sunday at 10h00, 11h00, 12h00, 14h00, 15h00 and 16h00 (French) and at 11h30, 13h30 and 14h30 (Dutch) (duration: 1 hour) C starting point: at the entrance to the Petit Sablon/Kleine Zavel, Brussels – map Centre N 4 T 92-93 (Petit Sablon/Kleine Zavel) B 27-95 (Petit Sablon/Grand Sablon/Kleine Zavel/Grote Zavel), 48 (Grand Sablon/Grote Zavel) I bookings are essential. Call 02/410.99.50 (from Monday to Friday, 9h00 to 17h00). Up to 25 people per walking tour. In cooperation with La Fonderie. BRUSSELS ⁄ 23

Renaissance-style wing, which dates Map Centre N 4 21. L from 1560, was modified to a certain EGMONT PALACE extent by Servandoni in the 18th century. The left wing was designed, in Place du Petit Sablon/ 1830, by Tilman-François Suys, while Kleine Zavel 8 – Brussels the right wing, built between 1906 A Sat and Sun from 10h00 to 17h00 and 1910, is the work of Octave Flan- neau. Acquired by the City of Brus- I access only permitted on guided sels in 1918 and then by the State in tours (15 people per group) 1964, Egmont Palace was completely T 92-93 (Petit Sablon/Kleine Zavel) refurbished between 1966 and 1971 before being assigned to the Minis- B 27-95 (Petit Sablon/Kleine Zavel / try of Foreign Affairs which uses it for Grand Sablon/Grote Zavel), international conventions, seminars 48 (Grand Sablon/Grote Zavel) and discussions. The Palace, where Very little remains of the original the accession treaties to the European Gothic tower and old Egmont Palace, Economic Community of the United residence of the counts of the same Kingdom, Ireland and Denmark were name. In fact, the Dukes of Arenberg, signed and where the Egmont Pact who acquired the building around was negotiated in May 1977, has 1730, were continuously extending and played host to almost all the world’s adding to it. The entrance courtyard, heads of state. (Listed 18/09/2003) enclosed by an imposing doorway Guided tours regularly (French/ made from blue stone, designed by the Ducth). In cooperation with great architect Servandoni between Atelier de Recherche et d’Action 1759 and 1762, is formed from three Urbaines (ARAU), Bus Bavard, wings which perfectly illustrate how and Korei. the building has changed. The rear,

21 G WALKING TOUR One thousand shades of Protestantism… From the first murmurs of the new faith, from the Dutch Revolt and the terrible Spanish repression, until the Reformation became part of the religious landscape of our regions and the blossoming of the various trends that enliven it, come and explore the history of Protestantism in Brussels and discover its iconic figures…

A Saturday at 10h30 and 14h30 and Sunday at 14h30 (duration: 2.5 hours) C starting point: in front of Club Prince Albert, Rue des Petits Carmes/ Karmelietenstraat, Brussels – map Centre N 4 T 92-93 (Petit Sablon/Kleine Zavel) B 27-95 (Petit Sablon/Grand Sablon/Kleine Zavel/Grote Zavel), 48 (Grand Sablon/Grote Zavel) I bookings are essential. Call 02/673.18.35 (from Monday to Friday, 10h00 to 17h00). Up to 25 people per walking tour. In French only. In cooperation with Bus Bavard. 24 ⁄ BRUSSELS

G WALKING TOUR G WALKING TOUR The “new” Belgians are That’s Belgian! Belgians who made history honouring Brussels This walking tour, in the city center, will track down extraordinary Belgians, Our country has a history that is relatively via monuments, works of art, institutions and places, all of whom have left short. It has only existed since 1830. their trace, sometimes even internationally. You will of course find artists Belgians at the time did not immediately such as Victor Horta and René Magritte, but you will also find the pioneer feel “truly Belgian”. The country’s lead- of cinema and Hergé, accompanied by his hero, Tintin. Others, armed ers therefore ensured that national pride with their ingenuity and perseverance, ushered in better times for their was strengthened among the popula- fellow citizens. Several women, and not minor figures, are also included. tion. Their action was mainly felt in the Leopold II, a sometimes controversial king, as well as the fathers of the major towns, where they erected stat- saxophone and the Belgian praline won’t be forgotten! ues of glorious ancestors: Jan Breydel, We will take a look at monuments, works of art, institutions and places Jacob van Artevelde, etc. Our country’s where all of these Belgians left their mark and will learn about their fas- history expanded in this way. In Brussels, cinating stories. history began in the year 1000. The town gradually acquired the status of admin- A Saturday and Sunday at 14h00 (French) and at 10h30 (Dutch) istrative centre in the eyes of foreign (duration: 2 hours) sovereigns, such as the Habsburgs; the C starting point: main entrance to Brussels Park (opposite the Royal Spanish branch of the family followed by Palace), place des Palais/Paleizenplein, Brussels – the Austrian branch. The statues that can map Centre N-O 3-4 be found in Brussels today are those of their representatives. Others are those of T 92-93 (Royale/Koning) their opponents, who were often forced B 27-38-54-71-95 (Ducale/Hertog) to flee after being condemned to hang. The walking tour will highlight figures such In cooperation with Klare Lijn. as these, with supporting texts and a particular focus on admiring their statues.

A Saturday and Sunday at 10h00 and 14h00 (duration: 2 hours) G WALKING TOUR C starting point: in front of the steps of Here they are! the church of Saint-Jacques-sur- In early August 1914, German troops crossed the border and arrived in Coudenberg/Sint-Jacob-op-Koud- Brussels on 20 August after fierce fighting. This walking tour will follow enberg, place Royale/Koningsplein, them along Rue Royale/Koningsstraat down to the Grand Place where Brussels – map Centre N 4 the Germans, in their bright uniforms, took the heart of the country. This T 92-93 (Royale/Koning) didn’t happen without resistance. In fact, Gabrielle Petit and Adolphe Max were among the public. Just because there were no trenches in Brussels B 27-38-71-95 (Royale/Koning) doesn’t mean that there were no harsh battles there; those battles were In Dutch only. fought via cutting words, creative acts of resistance, all of it spiced up with a typical sense of humour. The tour will finish at the Mort Subite, the In cooperation with Klare Lijn. gathering place for the press at the time.

A Saturday and Sunday at 10h00 and 14h00 (French) and at 10h30 and 13h30 (Dutch) (duration: 2 hours) C starting point: entrance to Brussels Park, at the corner of Rue Ducale/Hertogsstraat and Place des Palais/Paleizenplein, Brussels – map Centre N 3-4 T 92-93 (Royale/Koning) B 27-38-54-71-95 (Ducale/Hertog) In cooperation with Korei. BRUSSELS ⁄ 25

22. Map Centre N 4 L CHURCH OF SAINT-JACQUES SUR COUDENBERG/SINT- JACOB-OP-KOUDENBERG Place Royale/ Koningsplein – Brussels A Sat and Sun from 12h00 to 18h00 T 92-93 (Royale/Koning) B 27-38-71-95 (Royale/Koning) The Church of Saint-Jacques sur Coudenberg/Sint-Jacob-op-Koud- enberg, with its Corinthian column peristyle and its elegant bell tower, pleasantly fills the view from Rue de la Montagne de la Cour/Hofberg 22 while blending perfectly with the neo- classical complex formed by Place Royale/Koningsplein. The structure was built in 1776 by French architect Barnabé Guimard, based on the slightly modified design of another French architect, Jean-Benoît-Vin- cent Barré. Between 1843 and 1845, the bell tower was replaced and the tympanum of the pediment decorated with an imposing fresco painted by J.-F. Portaels. The neoclassical-style interior of this royal church, the cathedral of the Military Ordinariate of Bel- gium, with its light grey stucco walls and its powerful Corinthian columns, combines Regency-style oak stalls, a Louis XIV-style wrought iron grille and a neoclassical organ case. A box 23 reserved for the royal family has been installed at the second row on the left in the choir. It should be remem- Map Centre N 4 Royale/Koningsplein. Honoré de bered that, on 21 July 1831, King 23. M Balzac, the Prince of Metternich and Leopold I was sworn in on the steps BELVUE MUSEUM Jérôme Bonaparte were some of the of this church, which has witnessed Place des Palais/ guests who stayed there. The hotel the baptisms and funerals of several Paleizenplein 7 – Brussels was repurchased by the Crown Foun- members of the royal family over the dation in 1902 and made available to years. (Listed 02/12/1959) A Sat and Sun from 10h00 to 18h00 Princess Clementine. Shortly after Organ concert by organist Eric T 92-93 (Royale/Koning) their marriage, it was redecorated Mairlot, Sunday from 14h00 to and occupied by Prince Leopold and B 27-38-71-95 (Royale/Koning) 14h45. Princess Astrid. Unoccupied between The Bellevue hotel was built on the 1934 and 1953, it was lent to the Red Starting point for the walking tour first plot of land of Place Royale/Kon- Cross. It was subsequently trans- “The ‘new’ Belgians are honour- ingsplein sold to a private individual formed into a museum of decorative ing Brussels” (see box opposite). in 1776. Philippe de Proft, a wealthy arts, then a museum of the Dynasty wine merchant and innkeeper was the and, finally, into the Belgian History lucky buyer. He constructed a hotel Museum which, through its exhibition for travellers which architecturally sat- areas, presents major events in the isfied the requirements set down by country’s history from its founding Empress Maria Theresa, concerned in 1830. with maintaining the integrity of Place 26 ⁄ BRUSSELS

24. Map Centre N 4 L COUDENBERG – FORMER PALACE OF BRUSSELS Place des Palais/ Paleizenplein 7 – Brussels A Sat and Sun from 10h00 to 18h00 T 92-93 (Royale/Koning) B 27-38-71-95 (Royale/Koning) The huge Coudenberg Palace, which was the pride of our princes and governors, vanished in the 18th century, initially destroyed by a fire in 1731, then finally demolished more than 40 years later to make way for the Royal Quarter that we know today. 25 years of archaeological digs have uncov- ered the remains of certain parts of the palace and the area around it. Dur- ing an underground tour, visitors can explore the cellars of the main body of the medieval castle of the Dukes of Brabant (12th-14th centuries), the foundations and ground level of the palace chapel (built under the reign 24 of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, in the 16th century), Rue Isabelle/Isabel- lastraat which linked the palace to the collegiate church of Saint Gudula, the Hoogstraeten hotel, whose incredible G WALKING TOUR Gothic gallery overlooked the garden and, last but by no means least, the Brussels in music and song lower levels, mainly the kitchens and Puccini, Mozart, Chopin, Ysaÿe, de Bériot, Malibran, Berlioz: a handful Aula Magna, the grand stateroom con- of names from other places that nevertheless echo through the social structed between 1452 and 1460 for and popular life of Brussels. Stromae, Toots, Barbara, Bialek, Verminen, Duke Philip the Good. This prestigious Brel, Cordy, Chevalier, Rapsat, Annegarn: they live it, sing it and reveal it. space was, in the past, used to host “Bruxelles, attends-moi, j’arrive”. Rue de l’Arbre Bénit/Gewijde Boomstraat major events in the life of the Court in or Rue des Bouchers/Beenhouwersstraat, Manneken Pis, Brussels’ little Brussels, such as Mary of Hungary’s street kid, is going to take a walk to Eugène’s. In bars or street corners, accession to power in 1530, the abdi- the cobblestones still sing, whistle or hum minuets, waltzes or tunes from cation of Emperor Charles V in 1555, these colourful creators. We’ll make you sing to take delight in some healthy, royal balls and weddings, like that of timeless nostalgia. “Alors, on danse?” Alexandre Farnèse and Maria of Por- tugal in 1565. (Listed 04/07/1984 and A Sunday only at 10h00 and 14h00 (French) and at 12h00 and 16h00 01/04/2004) (Dutch) (duration: 1.5 hours) C starting point: in front of MIM, the Musical Instruments Museum, Rue Montagne de la Cour/Koudenberg 2, Brussels – map Centre N 3-4 T 92-93 (Royale/Koning) B 27-38-71-95 (Royale/Koning) I bookings are essential. Call 02/537.78.75 (from Monday to Friday, 10h00 to 13h00). Up to 25 people per walking tour. In cooperation with Itinéraires, sur les Sentiers de l’Histoire. BRUSSELS ⁄ 27

25. Map Centre N 3 L BRUSSELS PALACE OF FINE ARTS – BOZAR Rue Ravenstein/ Ravensteinstraat 23 – Brussels A Sat and Sun from 10h00 to 18h00 I access to the Henry Le Boeuf hall and the exhibition rooms only permitted for guided tours (20 people per group) M 1-5 (Gare Centrale/ Centraal Station) 25 T 92-94 (Palais/Paleizen) successive spaces conspire to dis- renamed Bozar, continues to be the B 38-71 (Bozar) orientate the visitor. Another feature setting for an extremely rich variety Following the First World War, the idea is the omnipresent natural light that of prestigious exhibitions, concerts of a building to host various cultural floods the space through numerous and events. These include the final events took shape, but it was thanks huge skylights, an opportunity that of the Queen Elisabeth Competition to Henry Le Bœuf that it became a the architect seized upon though and, in Spring 2014, a conference by reality. An avid lover of music, he extensive use of reinforced concrete American President Barack Obama. founded a non-profit association and steel. “We owe it to the Palace (Listed 19/04/1977) to collect the funds required for its of Fine Arts for having freed Brussels Guided tours of the Henry Le construction. The building, designed from its provincialism” wrote an arts Boeuf room and the exhibition by Victor Horta, covers more than critic on its 25th anniversary in 1953. rooms, Saturday and Sunday at 10.000 m² and is organised around Since it was created, this institution 13h00 (French/Dutch). Please the famous Henry Le Bœuf room. has quickly gained an important place note that bookings are essential. Inside, the inclined floors, numer- on the national and international Email [email protected]. ous staircases, sliding doors and cultural scene. Today, the Palace,

26. Map Centre N 3 M great classical tradition of French ROYAL CHAPEL – PROTESTANT architecture. However, it is all handled CHURCH OF BRUSSELS with a level of artistic licence typical of the Louis XV style, with certain details Rue du Musée/ hinting of Louis XVI. In October 1804, Museumstraat 2 – Brussels Napoleon signed a decree assigning the chapel to the Protestant faith. King A Sun only from 12h30 to 18h00 Leopold I, who belonged to a branch T 92-93 (Royale/Koning) of the Saxe family, who were one of the first to adopt the Reformation, B 27-38-71-95 (Royale/Koning) was unable to renounce the faith of Construction of the “Royal Chapel” his ancestors. He therefore made this was entrusted to architect Jean church the “Royal Chapel”, a bit like Faulte on 1 May 1760. While its design going back to basics! It was here, is derived from that of the chapel at once or twice a month, that the King the Palace of Versailles, its general attended mass, as did the princes of appearance is, surprisingly, reminis- the family of Orange before him. Char- cent of the chapel of the Château of lotte Brontë was also a regular on the Lunéville in Lorraine, a way for Charles chapel pews while staying in Brussels of Lorraine, who governed our prov- in 1842. Indeed, her school, located on inces, to feel at home. Inside, the aisles the then Rue Isabelle/Isabellastraat, are surmounted by galleries, present- was very close. (Listed 20/11/2001) ing a superimposition of columns with 26 Guided tours available to groups. Ionic and Corinthian capitals, in the 28 ⁄ BRUSSELS

27. Map Centre N 3 K ROYAL LIBRARY OF BELGIUM Mont des Arts/ Boulevard de l’Empereur 2 – Kunstberg/Keizerslaan 2 A Sat and Sun from 10h00 to 17h00 M 1-5 (Gare Centrale/ Centraal Station) B 29-38-63-65-66-71 (Gare Centrale/Centraal Station) As the national scientific library of the Belgian State, the Royal Library of Belgium is part of the Mont de Arts/ 27 Kunstberg urban planning and heritage complex. The building that we are interested in was faced with Burgundy H ACTIVITY stone. It is the result of a merger of projects by architects Ghobert and The Royal Library of Belgium reveals itself Houyoux, designed at the end of the Discover its collections 1930s, but only constructed between How best to preserve these repositories of our memory? And how can 1954 and 1969. Built in the classical they also be publicised, made available to researchers and the public to style and influenced by the official, enable history to be written? What possibilities are offered by digitisation? academic style of the late 1930s, Discover some of the answers given by the library to these questions via the Royal Library encompasses the a guided tour, an activity and an exhibition. ancient Nassau chapel, converted into an exhibition space. A place of The exhibition “Shock! 1914… What if the war started tomorrow?” history and memory, the Royal Library When the 14-18 war broke out, the only channel of information was the of Belgium is home to almost seven newspaper: how did the population experience this trauma? How did the million documents, ranging from the newspapers recount the event? How did censorship work? How did the manuscripts from the rich library of media change during the 20th century? Using eye-witness accounts, the Dukes of Burgundy, a unique objects and documents preserved for 100 years, discover the “shock” collection of sheet music from Bel- experienced by Belgium when it entered the first major world war. gian composers, coins and medals, stamps, maps, including the map by A Saturday and Sunday at 11h30, 13h30, 14h30 and 15h30 (French) and at cartographer Joseph de Ferraris; 11h00, 13h00, 14h00 and 15h00 (Dutch) (guided tours of the collections) remarkable collections such as the Winiwarter series, composed of thou- Saturday and Sunday at 11h00 and 14h00 (French) and at 11h30 and sands of Japanese illustrated books 15h00 (Dutch) (guided tours of the exhibition) from the 17th and 18th centuries, as C Royal Library of Belgium, Mont des Arts & Boulevard de l’Empereur well as all print media ever published 2/Kunstberg & Keizerslaan 2, Brussels – map Centre N 3 in Belgium, including newspapers. M 1-5 (Gare Centrale/Centraal Station) Activity: “The Royal Library of Belgium reveals itself” (see box B 29-38-63-65-66-71 (Gare Centrale/Centraal Station) opposite). I bookings are essential. Call 02 519 53 71 (from Monday to Friday, Exhibition “LIBRARIUM: museum 9h00 to 17h00). Up to 20 people per tour. of the history of books and writing”. Explore some of the research opportunities offered by digitisation in the newspaper and contemporary media reading room. Exhibition “Shock! 1914… What if the war started tomorrow?”. BRUSSELS ⁄ 29

G WALKING TOUR F BUS TOUR Memories in relief On my command! Etterbeek and its generals What could the Brontë sisters, the Counts of Egmont and From parade ground to barracks, Etterbeek honours Hornes, the Lumière brothers, the poets Paul Verlaine and numerous military commanders. Not far from Avenue de Arthur Rimbaud and the writer Multatuli possibly have in l’Armée/Legerlaan, the cadet barracks and the former common? All have a commemorative plaque in the area parade ground, Major Pétillon rubs shoulders with Mont- surrounding the Grand Place. This walking tour will tell their gomery, General Tombeur and General Jacques. One of Brussels story as well as those of Karl Marx, Victor Hugo, these gentlemen became known not through his military Victor Horta and many others. The plaques recall not only exploits but because of the humorous altering of his name people, but also events, such as the 1695 bombardment to General Tombola. On this tour you will discover their of Brussels, the construction of the North-South junction stories. in 1952 and the attacks by the CCC terrorist group in 1985. A Saturday at 10h00 and 14h30 (French) and at 12h10 A Saturday and Sunday at 9h45 and 13h45 and 16h30 (Dutch) (duration: 2 hours) (duration: 2 hours) C starting point: rue du Cardinal Mercier/Kardinaal C starting point: main entrance to Gare Centrale/Centraal Mercierstraat, Brussels – map Centre N 3 Station, by the Carrefour de l’Europe, Brussels – M 1-5 (Gare Centrale/Centraal Station) map Centre N 3 B 29-38-63-65-66-71 (Gare Centrale/Centraal Station) M 1-5 (Gare Centrale/Centraal Station) I bookings are essential. Call 02/537.78.75 (from Mon- B 29-38-63-65-66-71 (Gare Centrale/Centraal Station) day to Friday, 10h00 to 13h00). Up to 45 people per In Dutch only. tour. In cooperation with Klare Lijn. In cooperation with Itinéraires, sur les Sentiers de l’Histoire.

F BUS TOUR F BUS TOUR Love of one’s country: sculpture tells the story of our heroines Memories of men There aren’t many statues of women in Brussels. Women We often forget that Brussels has welcomed numerous have, nevertheless, been involved in major battles of passion: creators, inventors, revolutionary industrialists and pol- passion for their country, for freedom or even for a loved iticians whose works still adorn the heritage of the city. one. This tour will take you on the trail of this most intense of Names such as Solvay, Madou, Leopold, Hergé, Magritte, feelings, on the lookout for all things capable of filling hearts Bara, De Keyn, Henri Vernes, Jacobs and many others; with such passion as to ignite the powder keg of revolutions sometimes a street corner, sometimes a headstone or a and battles, from the grandest to the most minor. In the corner building facade, a museum or a street plaque reminds us of a square or street, they glorify the motherland or a moral of their gentle revolutions. Paid holidays, Les Misérables, value. This tour will challenge you to discover woman in her the paint box, the praline box, the pipe that isn’t a pipe… a quest to transform Brussels society. Gatti de Gamond, Edith journey through the memories of our men of former times. Cavell, Queen Elisabeth, Mary of Burgundy or Bloemardinne are so much part of our daily surroundings that we have A Saturday only at 10h00, 12h10, 14h20 and 16h30 forgotten their heroism or uniqueness. (duration: 2 hours) C starting point: Rue du Cardinal Mercier/Kardinaal A Saturday at 10h00, 12h10, 14h20 and 16h30 Mercierstraat, Brussels – map Centre N 3 (duration: 2 hours) M 1-5 (Gare Centrale/Centraal Station) C starting point: rue du Cardinal Mercier/Kardinaal Mercierstraat, Brussels – map Centre N 3 B 29-38-63-65-66-71 (Gare Centrale/Centraal Station) M 1-5 (Gare Centrale/Centraal Station) I bookings are essential. Call 02/537.78.75 (from Monday to Friday, 10h00 to 13h00). Up to 45 people per bus tour. B 29-38-63-65-66-71 (Gare Centrale/Centraal Station) In French only. I bookings are essential. Call 02/537.78.75 (from Monday to Friday, 10h00 to 13h00). Up to 45 people per tour. In cooperation with Itinéraires, sur les Sentiers de l’Histoire. In French only. In cooperation with Itinéraires, sur les Sentiers de l’Histoire. 30 ⁄ BRUSSELS

28. Map Centre N 3 M 29. Map Centre O 2 CATHEDRAL OF ST. MICHAEL CONGRESS COLUMN AND ST. GUDULA AND MONUMENT TO THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER Parvis Sainte-Gudule/ Sint-Goedelevoorplein – Brussels Place du Congrès/ Congresplein – Brussels A Sun only from 14h00 to 18h00 T 92-93 (Congrès/Congres) M 1-5 (Gare Centrale/ Centraal Station) Situated right in the centre of the eponymous square, Congress Col- B 29-38-63-65-66-71 umn is considered to be the most 28 (Gare Centrale/Centraal Station) important commemorative monu- The current Cathedral of St. Michael ment in Belgium. It commemorates G WALKING TOUR and St. Gudula, built between the the holding of the first National Con- 13th and 15th centuries, is a veritable gress in 1830. 47 m high, it was built Friezes, frescos encyclopaedia of the evolution of the according to a design by Joseph Poe- and fancies Brabantine Gothic style. Although the laert and inaugurated in 1859. It was church was only elevated to cathedral only after the First World War that Many bas-reliefs and frescos status in 1962, it has always played a the Unknown Soldier was interred at adorn the interior and exterior of leading role in the history of Brussels. its base. Two imposing bronze lions our public buildings. This walk- The General Chapter of the Knights stand guard on either side of the flame ing tour will focus on those that of the Golden Fleece was held here which is relit every 11 November. Each pay tribute to progress, man, on two occasions. Charles V, Holy of the four faces of the pedestal are great works and notable events Roman Emperor, came here several adorned with a trophy bearing the in Belgium’s history. The visiting times to pray, as recalled in one of initials of Leopold I. Sculpted by of public buildings like banks and the stained-glass windows in the tran- Louis Mélot, they feature the Arts, stations, and public areas, will sept. Governors attended thanksgiv- Science, Industry and Agriculture. allow, trhough the study of their ing masses, including Archduchess The dates inscribed on them refer decoration, a unique perspec- Isabella, daughter of Philippe II, or to major events in Belgium’s inde- tive on history. From boulevard Prince Charles Alexander of Lor- pendence: September 1830 for the Pachéco/Pachecolaan to the raine, brother-in-law of Empress fight for independence; 10 Novem- Mont des Arts/Kunstberg, through Maria-Theresa. Napoleon, passing ber 1830 for the setting up of Con- the creations of little known art- through Brussels, also visited, as gress, 7 February 1831 for the vote ists, you can, by taking a little time did King William I of Orange, the day on the constitution and 21 July 1831 to interpret them, discover images of his coronation, a tradition contin- for the swearing in of Leopold I. Four depicting entire sections of major ued to this day by Belgian monarchs. female figures seated at the corners and minor history. Archduke Ernest of Austria is also bur- symbolise the fundamental freedoms ied there. With its superb tapestries, (Religion, Association, Education and A Saturday and Sunday at stained glass windows and sculp- the Press). Encircled by three finely 10h00, 11h30, 13h30 and tures, the cathedral still plays host, crafted rings, the lower part of the col- 15h00 (duration: 1 hour) today, to royal marriages, like that of umn is decorated with an allegorical C starting point: in front of the the Princes of Liège in 1959 or that of relief of nine provinces surrounding Congrès/Congres stop, Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde the genius of the Nation, each topped boulevard Pachéco/ in 1999, and state funerals, such as with its respective coat of arms. A Pachecolaan, Brussels – those of King Baudouin in 1993, in the statue of Leopold I, designed by Guil- map Centre N 2 presence of the largest concentration laume Geefs, stands atop the upper of heads of state that the world has dome of the column which is, at its M 2-6 (Botanique/Kruidtuin) ever seen. (Listed 05/03/1936) summit, decorated with an elegant, T 92-93 (Botanique/Kruidtuin) finely wrought iron railing. Guides on site, Sunday from B 61 (Botanique/Kruidtuin) 14h00 to 18h00. In cooperation with the Church and Tourisme I bookings are essential. Call Bruxelles. 02/410.99.50 (from Monday to Friday, 9h00 to 17h00). Up to Due to a ceremony, the chancel, 25 people per walking tour. the ambulatory and the chapel will not be open to the public. In French only. In cooperation with La Fonderie. BRUSSELS ⁄ 31

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30. Map Centre O 2 and independence was soon a real- made over the years, they have not PLACE DES BARRICADES/ ity. The square was then completed been overly detrimental to the square BARRICADENPLEIN in 1828. Built in a very homogenous which remains one of the most rep- neo-classical style, it is the work of resentative developments of its type. Brussels architect Nicolas Roget who was part Victor Hugo lived there with his family, of a huge redevelopment project of sometimes accommodating Charles M 2-6 (Madou) the area around Brussels following Baudelaire. (Listed 08/08/1988) B 61-65-66 (Quetelet) the demolition of the medieval ram- Starting point for the walking parts. The complex owes its unity to Previously known as Place d’Orange, tour “The fertile exile of a giant… the use of the same coating for all the the site was renamed after the 1830 Victor Hugo in Brussels” (see box buildings, the continuity of the lines, Belgian Revolution. Indeed, at the below). from one façade to the next, and the time, Brussels residents had erected emphasis on symmetry in the distri- countless barricades throughout the bution of openings and mouldings. city. They pulled up the cobblestones Although two houses were demol- from the streets, piled them on top ished to create the opening for Rue of each other, adding anything else de la Révolution/Omwentelingsstraat that might discourage the Dutch and while minor changes have been troops. Their determination paid off

G WALKING TOUR The fertile exile of a giant… Victor Hugo in Brussels The memory of the “old crocodile” and his abundant works still lingers in the streets of Brussels, and in many small bedrooms, the air of paramours and political passions. In the traces of these idylls left behind by this eternal nomad, we will find all the dreams and indignation that enlivened an immense work with an incredible impact… From Place des Barricades/Barricadenplein to the Grand Place, a journey through prose and emotion in the company of the father of Les Misérables!

A Saturday and Sunday at 10h30 and 14h30 (duration: 2.5 hours) C starting point: Place des Barricades/Barricadenplein (in front of the statue of Vesalius), Brussels – map Centre O 2 M 2-6 (Madou) B 61-65-66 (Quetelet) I bookings are essential. Call 02/673.18.35 (from Monday to Friday, 10h00 to 17h00). Up to 25 people per walking tour. In French only. In cooperation with Bus Bavard. 32 ⁄ BRUSSELS

31. Map Centre O 3 THE BRABANÇONNE MONUMENT Place Surlet de Chokier/ Surlet de Chokierplein – Brussels M 2-6 (Madou) B 29-63-65-66 (Madou) The monument in the centre of Place Surlet de Chokier/Surlet de Chokier- plein was inaugurated on 16 Novem- ber 1930. It consists of a bronze female figure with a patina of green, poised on a blue stone pedestal created by René Gillion. The statue is the work of Charles Samuel, one of the great figures in the history of Belgian sculpture. It is a bronze copy of an older stucco version, temporarily 31 erected on Grand Place to celebrate the Joyeuse Entrée of King Albert I and Queen Elisabeth on 22 November G WALKING TOUR 1918. Of the eight short-lived monu- 32. Map Centre O 3 K ments erected on this occasion, The NATIONAL PALACE The drawn out tears of the Brabançonne was the only one to live occupation on in the form of a bronze statue. Place de la Nation/ Rue de la Loi – The statue had in fact caught the Natieplein /Wetstraat – Brussels From the Phoney War to the Lib- public’s imagination and many citi- eration, the residents of Brussels A Sat only from 10h00 to 18h00 zens wished for it to be permanently experienced some very difficult incorporated into the urban land- M 1-5 (Arts-Loi/Kunst-Wet)/Parc/ years. Their dark experience was scape. However, it was only in the Park), 2-6 (Arts-Loi/Kunst-Wet) marked by deportations, rationing, run-up to the centenary of Belgian humiliation, fear and collaboration T 92-93 (Parc/Park) independence, in September 1930, – but they also demonstrated sol- that the project finally saw the light of The National Palace, nowadays home idarity, courage, resourcefulness day. A committee set to work to initi- to the Federal Parliament, occupies and resistance on a daily basis. Dis- ate and support its construction and the centre of the vast neo-classical cover our capital on German time a public subscription was launched style architectural complex at the until the chimes of Liberty sound! which gained the support of many north end of the Royal Park. The figures from the political and intel- building was constructed between A Saturday at 10h00 lectual worlds. 1778 and 1783 based on a design (duration: 2.5 hours) The Brabançonne is embodied by by Barnabé Guimard. The main wing C starting point: in front of the a heroic, female figure in the clas- is denoted by a five-row projecting Théâtre Royal du Parc/ sical style. Joy is apparent on the pedimented section decorated with Parktheater, Rue de la Loi/ exalted face of the young women a bas-relief designed by Gilles-Lam- Wetstraat 3, Brussels – who advances triumphantly, her dress bert Godecharle, depicting “Justice map Centre O 3 floating in the wind, with the Belgian punishing Vice and rewarding Virtue”. flag held aloft. She embodies the Although the west wing was initially M 1-5 (Parc/Park/Arts-Loi/ euphoria of liberation, proclaims the reserved for the chancellor and the Kunst-Wet), reestablishment of law and glorifies a east wing for the Courts of Accounts, 2-6 (Arts-Loi/Kunst-Wet) stronger, more confident motherland. the central building housed the Sov- T 92-94 (Parc/Park) The Brabançonne plays extensively ereign Council of Brabant which on the patriotic feelings still strongly administered the Belgian Provinces I bookings are essential. Call felt in 1930. governed by Charles of Lorraine. In 02/673.18.35 (from Monday to the foyer, two pairs of Doric columns Friday, 10h00 to 17h00). Up to indicate the vestibules leading to 25 people per walking tour. In French only. In cooperation with Bus Bavard. BRUSSELS ⁄ 33

33. Map Centre N 3 K FORMER HEADQUARTERS OF THE SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE DE BELGIQUE – BNP PARIBAS FORTIS Rue Royale/ Koningsstraat 20 – Brussels A Sun only from 10h00 to 18h00 (last admission at 17h00) I access only permitted on guided tours (25 people per group) M 1-5 (Parc/Park) T 92-93 (Palais/Paleizen/Parc/Park) Installed from the outset in a prestigious neighbourhood, close to the country’s official institutions, the Société Générale des Pays-Bas pour 32 favoriser l’Industrie nationale (Gen- 33 eral Company of the Netherlands to Support the Development of Com- Guided tours regularly (French/ imposing staircases. One, red-car- merce and Industry) established its Dutch) on Sunday (last admission peted, staircase leads to the Senate, headquarters on the then Rue de la at 17h00). In cooperation with the gold-panelled amphitheatre of Montagne du Parc/Hofberg in 1822. Itinéraires, sur les Sentiers de which was designed by architect The bank, a forerunner of the Société l’Histoire and Klare Lijn. Tilman-François Suys. The other, Générale de Belgique and today’s BNP green-carpeted, staircase leads to Paribas Fortis, acquired a first build- Please note: on Saturday and the Chamber of Representatives, ing on the Rue Royale/Koningsstraat Sunday from 12h00 to 19h00, you the amphitheatre of which, destroyed around 1904. In 1922, the institution can also discover the Master by a fire in 1883, was rebuilt by the added other adjacent buildings to its Architect of Brussels-Capital architect H. Beyaert. The niches of property portfolio. The architectural Region exhibition, organised on both vestibules contain statues on complex was entirely redesigned and the occasion of the end of his pedestals depicting, on the Senate renovated in 1972, but in accordance mandate, in the former banking side, Pépin de Herstal, Thierry d’Al- with town planning rules set down in hall of the Ravenstein branch of sace and Baudouin, Count of Flanders the 18th century. Inside, a number BNP Paribas Fortis (Rue Raven- and, on the Chamber of Represent- of elegant drawing rooms evoke the stein/Ravensteinstraat 29, Brus- atives side, John I of Brabant, Philip atmosphere of the time. For example, sels). Exceptionally, the vault, the Good and Charles V, Holy Roman the Salle de Lorraine/Lotharingenzaal designed in the 1970s by Jules Emperor. The reminder of national features two tapestries with the coats Wabbes, one of the greatest Bel- glories continues with a tableau by of arms of Emperor Francis Stephen gian post-war designers, will be Louis Gallait painted on the walls of of Lorraine and his wife Empress open to the public. This space, the Senate amphitheatre, depict- Maria Theresa of Austria, while the testament to the designer’s work, ing fifteen figures against a golden Galerie des Tapisseries/Tapijten- talent and expertise, underlines background. galerij is decorated with a series of the importance BNP Paribas For- tapestries, woven between 1742 and tis places on cultural heritage. Booklet enabling visitors to fol- 1763, in the workshop of the Van der low a self-guided tour along a Borcht brothers, depicting episodes marked route, dotted with in the life of Moses. Finally, the Salle explanatory panels. In addition to des Rois/Koningszaal owes its name the standard explanations, there to the portraits of the two successive will be a particular focus on the monarchs of our regions who adorn theme of “The Parliament during its walls: William I and Albert II. Dur- the Great War (1914-1918)”. ing the First World War, the National Relief and Food Committee met on the premises, under the chairman- ship of Émile Francqui, director of the Société Générale de Belgique and Herbert Hoover, future President of the United States. 34 ⁄ BRUSSELS

34. Map Centre O 4 K PALACE OF THE ACADEMIES Rue Ducale/ Hertogsstraat 1 – Brussels A Sun only from 10h00 to 18h00 I access only permitted on guided tours (25 people per group) B 38-54-71 (Ducale/Hertog) 34 The Palace of the Academies was built between 1823 and 1828 for the Prince of Orange, who lived there until the Belgian Revolution in 1830. Following G WALKING TOUR this event, the building was seques- Ink, pen and nice paper: writers in Brussels tered for a period of twelve years. Offered, in 1853, to the future King Since the 19th century in particular, Brussels has experienced an intense Leopold II, who never lived there, it literary activity. The city has been host – and, what’s more, continues to was converted and, between 1862 attract – many Belgian and foreign writers. Their perspective allows us to and 1876, housed the Museum of Con- rediscover the capital in an unexpected way, through dreamy, sometimes temporary Art. The Royal Academy surprised, eyes. From Lord Byron to Charlotte Brontë as well as Victor of Science, Humanities and Fine Arts Hugo, you will follow in the footsteps of these writers who tell the story and the French-language Royal Acad- with their pens, in their own way, of the life of the city. emy of Medicine were subsequently installed in the palace. The Royal A Saturday and Sunday at 11h00 and 14h30 (duration: 2 hours) Academy of French Language and C starting point: at the corner of place des Palais/Paleizenplein and rue Literature, the Royal Flemish Acad- Ducale/Hertogsstraat, Brussels – map Centre N-O 3-4 emy of Belgium for Science and the Arts and the Dutch-language Royal T 92-93 (Royale/Koning) Academy for Medicine joined them B 27-38-54-71-95 (Ducale/Hertog) during the 20th century. Designed by architect Charles Vander Straeten, the I bookings are essential. Call 02/563.61.53 (from Monday to Friday, neo-classical style palace was deco- 9h00 to 13h00). Up to 25 people per walking tour. rated and laid out by Tilman-François In French only. Suys. It retains a number of beautiful salons with precious inlaid wooden In cooperation with Arkadia. floors as well as a great hall of spectacular dimensions, called the throne room or ballroom. Like in the Grand G WALKING TOUR Vestibule or Grand Staircase, busts In the footsteps of great men… and women! of artists and scientists adorn the space. You will find marble effigies Rediscover the city by lingering over the traces left by the major figures of painters Louis Gallait, François-Jo- of our history: artists, scientists, politicians, kings, heroes… A statue, a seph Navez and Eugène Verboeck- monument, a street name, a commemorative plaque, all invite you to make hoven, as well as effigies of sculptor them live again. From Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor to the Lumière Guillaume Geefs, of Minister Count brothers; from Lucie de Brouckère to Gabrielle Petit; from Marie Gevers Cobenzl, Mercator or Prince Charles to Mozart and many others: a superb gallery of portraits! de Ligne. Portraits of Empress Maria Theresa, King William I and Belgian A Sunday only at 10h30 and 14h30 (duration: 2.5 hours) monarchs also adorn the salons. C starting point: at the foot of the statute of Leopold II on horseback, (Listed 10/10/2001) Place du Trône/Troonplaats, Brussels – map Centre O 4 Guided tours regularly (French/ M 2-6 (Trône/Troon) Dutch) on Sunday. In cooperation with Arkadia, Bus Bavard, La Fon- B 27-38-54-71-95 (Ducale/Hertog) derie and Korei. I bookings are essential. Call 02/673.18.35 (from Monday to Friday, 10h00 to 17h00). Up to 25 people per walking tour. In French only. In cooperation with Bus Bavard. BRUSSELS ⁄ 35

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35. Map H 8 L 36. Map I 9 M FORMER STUDIO EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT OF MARCEL HASTIR Rue Wiertz/Wiertzstraat 60, Visitors Rue du Commerce/Handelstraat 51 Entrance – Brussels-Extensions Brussels-Extensions A Sat and Sun from 10h00 to 18h00 A Sat and Sun from 10h00 to 18h00 I access only permitted on guided I access only permitted on guided tours (25 people per group) tours (20 people per group) M 1-5 (Maelbeek/Maalbeek) M 2-6 (Trône/Troon) 2-6 (Trône/Troon) 36 B 22 (Béliard) B 12-21-22-27-34-38-64-80 (Luxembourg/Luxemburg) The building that houses the studio of fifteen-storey wings, between the the painter Marcel Hastir was, originally, The enormous glass ocean liner that Paul-Henri Spaak building and the an elegant town house, built in 1860, houses the European Parliament is Brussels-Luxembourg railway station. while the Leopold quarter was rapidly situated in the Leopold quarter in In 2004, when the European Union expanding; the nearby Luxembourg Brussels, behind the old station on expanded with ten new member railway station had only opened in 1855. Place du Luxembourg/Luxemburg- countries, two other buildings were Polite society gradually began to colo- plein. It consists of a high, round- constructed, fronting Rue de Trèves/ nise the new quarter, keenly attending domed central section, nicknamed Trierstraat, adjoining the old railway classes of dance, fencing and gymnas- “Caprice des Dieux”, which contains station: the József Antall building tics given in the rear extension which a 850-seat assembly chamber known and the Willy Brandt building, which was attached to the house around as Spaak, after the former Belgian is home to the Parlamentarium, the 1900. In 1927, the Belgian section of Minister of Foreign Affairs, Paul-Henri European Parliament visitor centre. the Theosophical Society acquired and Spaak, one of Europe’s founding They are connected, on level 3 (main moved into the building. Nothing has fathers. It was in this quarter that the level where the assembly chamber changed in the studio of painter Mar- European Parliament was installed in and circulation areas are situated) cel Hastir who created his artworks the 1990s, where heads of state are to the oldest buildings via a circular on the premises from 1935 onwards. often received and where laws are walkway that runs over Esplanade During the Second World War, the voted on that will subsequently be Solidarność. artist offered asylum to young people applied in all member states. The seat in danger, under cover of a school of of the European Parliament is located Guided tours regularly. In coop- drawing and painting, allowed the print- in Strasbourg, which is where most of eration with Itinéraires, sur les ing of anti-Nazi leaflets and produced the plenary sessions are held. How- Sentiers de l’Histoire and the Vis- false papers to save lives. Saved from ever, since the majority of the institu- its and Seminars Unit of the demolition at the eleventh hour and tions are situated in Brussels, it was European Parliament. preserved as it was since the death of decided that that is where the working Notice boards and information the master painter in 2011, the studio buildings for the Parliament should sessions on the future House of continues, under the auspices of a be built, which have changed as new European History. foundation, to organise intimate con- members have joined the European certs and conferences. Union. The Altiero Spinelli building was constructed between 1991 and Guided tours regularly (French/ 1998 to house, among other things, Ducth). the offices of the MEPs and politi- Exhibitions of the works of cal groups.. It has a surface area of Marcel Hastir. 286,000 m² and is divided into two 38 ⁄ BRUSSELS-EXTENSIONS I ETTERBEEK I WOLUWE-SAINT-LAMBERT/SINT-LAMBRECHTS-WOLUWE I WOLUWE-SAINT-PIERRE/SINT-PIETERS-WOLUWE

37. Map J 8 L nied by God the Father and the three 38. Map J 8 L HORTA-LAMBEAUX PAVILION/ Fates. On the lower register, Mother- ROYAL MILITARY SCHOOL TEMPLE OF HUMAN PASSIONS hood, Seduction, Suicide, the Three (ÉCOLE ROYALE MILITAIRE/ Ages of Humanity and, finally, Murder KONINKLIJKE MILITAIRE SCHOOL) Parc du Cinquantenaire/ or Cain and Abel are depicted one Jubelpark – Brussels-Extensions after the other. On the middle register Avenue de la Renaissance/ appears Debauchery, Joy or a Baccha- Renaissancelaan 30 A Sat and Sun from 10h00 to 16h00 nal, Rape, War and, finally, Remorse or Brussels -Extensions M 1-5 (Schuman) Adam and Eve. A horizontal reading A Sun only from 10h00 to 18h00 shows Humanity divided between the B 12-21-36-60-79 (Schuman) feminine, synonymous with pleasure, M 1-5 (Merode) A few metres from the mosque that on the left, and the masculine, associ- T 81 (Merode) occupies one of the corners of the Parc ated with agony, on the right, meeting du Cinquantenaire/Jubelpark, there dramatically in the centre in Suicide, B 61 (Chevalerie/Ridderschap), is a pavilion designed by Victor Horta Rape and Death. 22-27-80 (Merode) as a “tempietto” in the classical style. The structure has only recently been King Leopold I had always been Positioned on a small, grass-covered renovated under the supervision of a great admirer of France’s École hilltop, the little monument, owned by Beliris in cooperation with the Belgian Polytechnique. In 1834, he requested the Belgian State, was built between Building Authority. The works, which Lieutenant-Colonel Jean-Jacques 1891 and 1897 to house a stunning began in 2013, consisted of cleaning, Édouard Chapelié to establish an Carrara marble relief created by sculp- restoring and protecting the facades institution to train Belgian officers. tor Jef Lambeaux. When the artist pre- and interior walls, replacing the roof, The military school was born. Ini- sented a full-size cardboard mock-up treating the yellow marble plaques, tially situated close to the Porte de of his design at the three-yearly Salon restoring the mosaic tiled floor and Namur/Naamsepoort, then at La in Ghent, the work provoked much repairing the access steps. Cambre Abbey, it was rehoused in a controversy within the Catholic press. (Listed 18/11/1976) new complex designed by architect The project nevertheless went ahead First opening of the pavilion to Henri Maquet in 1909, on the edges of and today, still, the single room, with the public after a year of restora- the Parc du Cinquantenaire/Jubelpark its mosaic tiled floor and walls cov- tion work. and its exhibition palaces. The archi- ered in Euville white stones and panels tect chose an elegant and imposing of yellow Sienna marble, serves as a Presentation of the project and neo-classical style which illustrates backdrop for a relief measuring 12 m the restoration techniques used, the enthusiasm of the time as well as long and 8 m high, composed of sev- Saturday and Sunday from 10h00 the stylistic choice made by King Leo- enteen blocks of Carrara marble. It to 12h00 and from 13h00 to 15h00 pold II for the capital’s architectural represents humanity’s pleasures and (French/Ducth). In cooperation decorations. Scientific instruments sins overseen by Death, flanked, on the with Beliris and the Belgian Build- and classes (electricity, telegraphy, left, by the Graces and, on the right, by ing Authority. telephony, etc.) illustrate the mod- the Legions of Hell with, on the extreme ern nature of the establishment. right, Christ on the cross accompa- BRUSSELS-EXTENSIONS I ETTERBEEK I WOLUWE-SAINT-LAMBERT/SINT-LAMBRECHTS-WOLUWE I WOLUWE-SAINT-PIERRE/SINT-PIETERS-WOLUWE ⁄ 39

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Before the First World War, twenty 39. Map J 8 M However, IRPA is more than just a col- countries had sent their hopefuls to ROYAL INSTITUTE FOR lection of photographs. Its building, the Military School to turn them into CULTURAL HERITAGE occupied by the institute since 1962, worthy officers. The enrolment of was specially designed by architect Princes Leopold and Charles, son of Entrance via Avenue de la Renais- Charles Rimanque for the documen- King Albert I, who himself was a for- sance/Renaissancelaan (opposite tation, conservation, restoration and mer graduate of the Military School, no.42) – Brussels-Extensions study of works of art. The different helped the institution to get back on floors are connected to each other by A Sun only from 10h00 to 17h00 its feet after the war. Princes Philippe, an extraordinary spiral staircase. This Laurent and Amedeo followed the M 1-5 (Merode) staircase gives access to the labora- example of their forebears. tories, the conservation workshops, T 81 (Merode) (Listed 23/03/1994) the photographic studios, the Centre B 61 (Chevalerie/Ridderschap), for the Study of Flemish Primitives and Guided tours, Sunday at 10h00, 22-27-80 (Merode) the information centre. IRPA restor- 11h00, 12h00, 14h00, 15h00, ers have been working to restore the 16h00 and 17h00 (French) and at The Royal Institute for Cultural Her- “Mystic Lamb” since 2012. 10h30, 11h30, 12h30, 14h30, itage was the first in the world to be (Listed 29/11/2007) 15h30, 16h30 and 17h30 (Dutch). specially designed to facilitate an In cooperation with Arkadia and interdisciplinary approach to works Korei. of art. Built in 1948, it was created from collections of photographs from the inventory of Belgian cultural heritage, carried out during World War One by the German occupation authorities. Photographs taken between 1940 and 1945, at the request of the General Commission for passive air protection, were also added, as well as the Photographic Repertoire of Moveable Art Objects in Belgium’s religious buildings, begun in 1967 and completed in 1983, with almost 250,000 photographs. The IRPA’s photograph library now comprises over one million images: it is a veritable cultural memory and a priceless research tool. 40 ⁄ BRUSSELS-EXTENSIONS I ETTERBEEK I WOLUWE-SAINT-LAMBERT/SINT-LAMBRECHTS-WOLUWE I WOLUWE-SAINT-PIERRE/SINT-PIETERS-WOLUWE

40. Map J 8 K ROYAL ARMY AND MILITARY HISTORY MUSEUM Parc du Cinquantenaire/Jubelpark 3 Brussels-Extensions A Sat and Sun from 10h00 to 18h00 I admission only free to the permanent collections M 1-5 (Merode) T 81 (Merode) B 61 (Chevalerie/Ridderschap), 22-27-80 (Merode) Founded in 1910, the Royal Army and Military History Museum was installed at Cinquantenaire/Jubelpark in 1923. This majestic site was the perfect 40 location for a museum that retraces the international military history of the country. The core of the collection was started by Officer Louis F BUS TOUR Leconte. Originally comprising some 900 pieces, bequests and donations Memories of stone quickly swelled the museum’s collections, which was soon home to What is a commemorative monument? Who build them? What style do magnificent sets of armour, uniforms, you use: traditional or modern? How do you finance it? This bus tour will weapons and military vehicles from all introduce you to a number of monuments commemorating the Great War, periods and countries, from the Mid- to remind you that Brussels is not a frozen city: it speaks to us through its dle Ages up to the two world wars. statues and its buildings; through its streets on which we travel and live. It Certain displays feature objects that will recount the events, names and anecdotes and will, in this way, evoke once belonged to famous figures and the evolution of our society, daily life during and after 14-18… Discover (or the monarchs of our dynasty, whether rediscover) Brussels though a new pair of eyes. decorations, uniforms or personal items. A Saturday and Sunday at 9h30 and 13h30 (French) and at 10h00 and The museum also offers temporary 14h00 (Dutch) (duration: 3 hours) exhibitions and countless, general C starting point: in front of the Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and interest activities as well as an excep- of Military History, Esplanade du Cinquantenaire/Esplanade van het tional view over the European capital. Jubelpark, Brussels-Extensions – carte J 8 (Listed 29/06/1984) M 1-5 (Merode) Starting point for the bus tour “Memories of stone” (see box T 81 (Merode) opposite). B 61 (Chevalerie/Ridderschap), 22-27-80 (Merode) Exhibition “14-18, it’s our history” I bookings are essential. Call 0499/21.39.85 or email organised as part of the com- [email protected]. Up to 25 people per bus tour. memorations of the centenary of the Great War, in partnership In cooperation with E-guides and the Royal Museum of the Armed with the Museum of Europe (paid Forces and of Military History. admission). BRUSSELS-EXTENSIONS I ETTERBEEK I WOLUWE-SAINT-LAMBERT/SINT-LAMBRECHTS-WOLUWE I WOLUWE-SAINT-PIERRE/SINT-PIETERS-WOLUWE ⁄ 41

41. Map J 8-9 PARC ET SITE DU CINQUANTENAIRE/ JUBELPARK EN SITE Brussels-Extensions M 1-5 (Merode/Schuman) T 81 (Merode) B 61 (Chevalerie/Ridderschap), 22-27-80 (Merode), 12-21-36-60-79 (Schuman) Originally, Parc du Cinquantenaire/ Jubelpark covered an area of just 12 hectares and was developed as part of the major projects to extend and improve Brussels masterminded by Victor Besme, under the direction of King Leopold II. In 1888, the city decided to annex the adjacent land, 41 still uncultivated, in order to increase the area of the park to 30 hectares. The development, designed by In 1897, the Cinquantenaire/Jubelpark as Belgium’s centenary, commer- Gédéon Bordiau, consisted of a site was put to good use for the Uni- cial events, cycling and equestrian French-style formal flower garden versal Exhibition. The site was con- races, car exhibitions and air shows. and an English-style landscape nected to the second hub of the event, Today, it serves as the starting point garden which were converted into a the colonial section in Tervueren, by for the 20 kilometres of Brussels race vegetable garden during the war. It an impressive avenue which had been and hosts numerous other events. constitutes the perfect backdrop of planned for some time. The festive (Listed 18/11/1976) greenery for the imposing complex atmosphere of the event captured the Starting point for the bicycle tour built to celebrate Belgium’s fiftieth attention of all of Europe between 10 “Memory of war in Schaerbeek/ anniversary which, today, houses a May and 8 October. Until 1930-1934, Schaarbeek and Evere” (see box museum of art and history, a military the park was the setting for a large below). museum and an automobile museum. number of national celebrations, such b BICYCLE TOUR Memory of war in Schaerbeek/Schaarbeek and Evere The monuments evoke resistance, the desire to preserve fundamental freedoms. They are the link between the past and the present. Brussels, the centre of European institutions, has an important role to play in the commemoration: it reminds us that the European project was a reaction to these two world wars and their millions of victims. This bicycle tour will pass through the European quarter before heading towards the Schaerbeek and Brussels-City cemeteries, stopping along the way in front of the numerous monuments associated with the memory of these conflicts.

A Saturday and Sunday at 14h30 (duration: 3.5 hours) C starting point: at the entrance gate (Merode) of the parc Cinquantenaire/Jubelpark, Etterbeek – map K 9 M 1-5 (Merode) T 81 (Merode) B 22-27-61-80 (Merode) I bookings are essential. Call 02/502.73.55 (from Monday to Friday, 10h00 to 18h00). Up to 20 people per bicycle tour. Don’t forget to bring your bicycle. Bicycle rental not available on site. In French only. In cooperation with Pro Velo. 42 ⁄ BRUSSELS-EXTENSIONS I ETTERBEEK I WOLUWE-SAINT-LAMBERT/SINT-LAMBRECHTS-WOLUWE I WOLUWE-SAINT-PIERRE/SINT-PIETERS-WOLUWE

42. Map J 9 K CINQUANTENAIRE MUSEUM (ROYAL MUSEUMS OF ART AND HISTORY) Parc du Cinquantenaire/ Jubelpark 10 Brussels-Extension A Sat and Sun from 10h00 to 17h00 (last admission at 16h00) I admission only free to the permanent collections M 1-5 (Merode) T 81 (Merode) B 61 (Chevalerie/Ridderschap), 22-27-80 (Merode) 42 The huge buildings that are home to, among other things, the Cinquante- In the 1920s, expeditions along the Civilizations, was brought back from naire Museum (Royal Museums of banks of the Nile, led by Professor Easter Island in 1935 by the Belgian Art and History) were constructed at Jean Capart, enabled the establish- training vessel Mercator. During the instigation of King Leopold II as a ment of the section of antiquities the war, the pieces were put away fitting commemoration of Belgium’s with the addition of almost 11,000 for safekeeping. Since then, further 50th anniversary. The “Nervii” wing items from ancient Egypt. The giant acquisitions and donations are con- contains extensive collections cover- sculpture of the Tuna God, the pride tinuing to inject life into the collec- ing the artistic history of the country of the Department of Non-European tions. (Listed 22/04/2004) from Prehistoric times up to the 20th century. These collections come from multiple sources. Between the 15th and the 17th centuries, the Dukes of Burgundy and the Habsburgs had the tradition of displaying dip- F BUS TOUR lomatic gifts as well as acquisitions or curiosities in the Arsenal. Certain Leopold II: the builder king items were destroyed, others ended Many quarters of Brussels bear the imprint of this ambitious monarch: up in Vienna, while the rest formed the city centre, the Louise/Louiza quarter, the Cinquantenaire/Jubelpark, the core of a collection which, as it Avenue de Tervueren/Tervurenlaan, Laeken/Laken, etc. This tour will cover was added to, formed the Museum the economic and social development of Brussels under the reign of Leo- of Ancient Weapons, Armour, Art pold II, his influence on urban planning, architecture, parks, his role in the Objects and Coins, created in 1835. Congo, his taste for the exotic… It expanded greatly as a result of significant donations, such as those A Saturday only at 10h00, 10h30, 14h00 and 14h30 (duration: 3 hours) from Gustave Hagemans in 1861 and from Émile de Meester de Ravestein C starting point: in front of Autoworld, esplanade du Cinquantenaire/ in 1874. Esplanade van het Jubelpark, Brussels-Extensions – map J 9 M 1-5 (Merode) T 81 (Merode) B 61 (Chevalerie/Ridderschap), 22-27-80 (Merode) I bookings are essential. Call 02/673.18.35 (from Monday to Friday, 10h00 to 17h00). Up to 45 people per tour. In French only. In cooperation with Bus Bavard. BRUSSELS-EXTENSIONS I ETTERBEEK I WOLUWE-SAINT-LAMBERT/SINT-LAMBRECHTS-WOLUWE I WOLUWE-SAINT-PIERRE/SINT-PIETERS-WOLUWE ⁄ 43

43. Map J 10 M INTEGRATED POLICE MUSEUM Avenue de la Force aérienne/ Luchtmachtlaan 33 – Etterbeek A Sat and Sun from 10h00 to 18h00 T 25-94 (VUB) B 95 (Buedts) The Police Museum occupies the buildings of the “Central Commission for Expertise” of the Belgian army, tasked, on the eve of the Great War, with manufacturing and inspecting equipment for soldiers. This is the reason for the presence of industrial type hangars behind the beautiful 1903 Flemish neo-Renaissance façade. The museum’s collections come 43 from Belgium’s various police forces prior to the 1998 reform (gendarmerie, judicial police, etc.), but also show- Guided tour of the building and case the work of the federal police the square within the barracks and current local police forces. The quarter, Saturday and Sunday at museum contains such varied objects 11h00 and 15h00 (French/Dutch). as the guillotine of the court district of Please note that bookings are Brussels as well as the gendarmerie’s essential. Please email cg.cgpr. first Porsche. [email protected].

G ACTIVITY G WALKING TOUR The Belgian Genealogical and Heraldic Office Exploring a surprising neighbourhood: is opening its doors to you! the Saint-Michel/Sint-Michiel quarter Founded in 1942, the Belgian Genealogical and Heraldic From Square Léopold II/Leopold II-plein to the group of Office (OGHB) today has around one thousand members Akarova sculptures, passing by the home studio of the interested in genealogy and/or heraldry. Their field of Symbolist painter Émile Fabry, Tom Frantzen’s monument interest covers all regions in Belgium. The objective of to the Rwandan genocide, and avenue Vandendriessche/ this association is to make documents, books, journals Vandendriesschelaan where the great figure of Belgian and archives, specific to the study of families, as well as Egyptology, Jean Capart, will be brought to mind, this walk auxiliary sciences of history, such as genealogy, heraldry, will bring you through the Saint-Michel/Sint-Michiel quarter. sigillography, etc., available to researchers, including in particular 250,000 birth, marriage and death notices. A Saturday and Sunday at 10h00 and 14h00 (French/ The “Heritage Days” will offer the opportunity to learn about Dutch) (duration: 2 hours) this association established in the premises of the munic- C starting point: in front of Stoclet Palace ipal council of Woluwe-Saint-Pierre/Sint-Pieters-Woluwe. (Palais Stoclet/Stocletpaleis), avenue de Tervueren/ Tervurenlaan 279-281, Woluwe-Saint-Pierre/ A Saturday only from 9h30 to 12h15 Sint-Pieters-Woluwe – map L 9 C Town Hall of Woluwe-Saint-Pierre/Sint-Pieters- T 39-44 (Léopold II/Leopold II) Woluwe, avenue Charles Thielemans/Charles Thielemanslaan 93, Woluwe-Saint-Pierre/Sint- I Up to 25 people per tour. Pieters-Woluwe – map M 9 In cooperation with the Heritage Department of the B 42 (Fabry) Municipality of Woluwe-Saint-Pierre/Sint-Pieters- Woluwe and Arkadia. 44 ⁄ BRUSSELS-EXTENSIONS I ETTERBEEK I WOLUWE-SAINT-LAMBERT/SINT-LAMBRECHTS-WOLUWE I WOLUWE-SAINT-PIERRE/SINT-PIETERS-WOLUWE

44. Map L 7 K WOLUWE-SAINT-LAMBERT/ SINT-LAMBRECHTS-WOLUWE MUNICIPAL MUSEUM Rue de la Charrette/Karrestraat 40 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert/ Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe A Sat and Sun from 10h00 to 18h00 B 27-29 (Verheyleweghen) The municipal museum occupies a charming private house on Rue de la Charrette/Karrestraat on the slopes of the former hamlet of Roodebeek. The house was originally owned by Émile Devos, a Brussels native of independent means who settled in Woluwe in 1886. He constructed a house there that was expanded in four phases, 44 between 1893 and 1925. The exterior is reminiscent of rural Brabant architecture with its picturesque stepped gables. Émile Devos decorated the interior with panelling and covered F BUS TOUR the walls with a remarkable collec- History and memory in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert/ tion of ceramic tiles from Makkum (a Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe small town in the Dutch province of Friesland), very similar to those that This bus tour will immerse you in the history of Woluwe-Saint-Lambert/ were once produced in Delft. After the Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe. Starting from the municipal museum (Roode- Second World War, the Devos prop- beek Park), it will present a selection of buildings that witnessed significant erty was joined with that belonging to events of local history and played host to some notable figures and artists: painter Constant Montald, a major fig- Constant Montald, Henri-Victor Wolvens, Victor Gilsoul, Franz de Haas- ure in Idealism. The complex fell to the Teichen, Paule Bisman, Paul Cauchie, Armand Paulis, Georges Rency, E-P municipality which decided, in accord- Jacobs, Hergé, Oscar Jespers, Eugène Caneel… Accounts of the First ance with the wishes of Mrs Devos, to and Second World Wars will be evoked through the names of the streets turn it into a museum which opened travelled and the buildings (such as the Royal Institute for the Deaf and its doors in 1950. From 1984 onwards, Dumb) and sites (Square de Meudon/Meudonplein, Georges Henri Park, the municipal museum experienced a Place de Mai/Meiplein, etc.) period of revival. As well as numerous exhibitions and publications devoted A Saturday only at 10h00, 13h30 and 15h30 (French/Dutch) to the past of Woluwe-Saint-Lambert/ (duration: 1.5 hours) Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe, the muse- C starting point: Woluwe-Saint-Lambert/Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe um’s managers also developed a doc- municipal museum), rue de la Charrette/Karrestraat 40 (Roodebeek umentation centre on the history of the Park), Woluwe-Saint-Lambert/Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe – map L 7 municipality, intended to preserve and publicise accounts of local collective B 27-29 (Verheyleweghen) memory. (Listed 01/04/2010) I bookings are essential by 19 September at 16h00. Exhibition of the works of Wolu- Call 02/761.27.78 (from Monday to Friday, 9h00 to 16h00) we-Saint-Lambert/Sint-Lambre- or email [email protected]. Up to 40 people per tour. chts-Woluwe artists mentioned In cooperation with the Heritage Protection Department of the during the bus tour “History and municipality of Woluwe-Saint-Lambert/Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe memory in Woluwe-Saint-Lam- and Itinéraires, sur les Sentiers de l’Histoire. bert/Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe”. Starting point for the bus tour “History and memory in Wolu- we-Saint-Lambert/Sint-Lambre- chts-Woluwe” (see box opposite). HERITAGE DAYS ⁄ 45 Publications of the Department of Monuments and Sites Through its many publications, the Department In 2011, a new magazine was added to the already- of Monuments and Sites of Brussels-Capital long list of publications devoted to our beautiful Region contributes to a better understanding of region: Bruxelles Patrimoines. Through this mag- the region’s heritage. azine, the Region wants to present the multiple aspects of the region’s heritage as incorporated These publications include the collection “Brux- into planning. elles, Ville d’Art et d’Histoire” [Brussels, City of Art and History], which already contains more than These publications are on sale in major bookshops (please note 50 titles; the Atlas du sous-sol archéologique de la that several titles are currently out of print). Région de Bruxelles [Atlas of the archaeological The Department of Monuments and Sites also publishes various underground of the Brussels Region], the works in free publications. A list of such publications is available at the the series “Histoire et restauration” [History and website www.monument.irisnet.be restoration], etc. 46 ⁄ HERITAGE DAYS Car Free Sunday

Brussels-Capital Region is once again dedicating its 160 square kilometres to soft mobility: modes of transport that are sustainable. On 21 September, it’s your chance to try out another way of getting around. With free travel from STIB, it’s the perfect opportunity to test the complementarity between various modes of transport: bus, metro, walking, rollerblading, cycling… The car free day is intended to change mindsets and start a debate on mobility in urban areas. Brussels Mobility

In addition to Heritage Days, numerous activities and events will be organised throughout the city: a “bicycle” themed village in the city centre; numer- Please note that the rules of the road will still apply. ous walking and bicycle tours; Bruxelles-Champê- Don’t forget that certain vehicles will be permitted tre… A Brussels-Capital Region initiative, “My to travel around in the car free area on the day. We village in the city”, will enable you to take advan- ask that you respect other road users whatever tage of a number of leisure sites and sustainable transport you use. For safety reasons, pedestri- development/mobility-related activities in several ans, rollerbladers and cyclists may not, under any Brussels municipalities. circumstances, use the tunnels!

It will be an activity-packed day and the perfect For certain reasons (special deliveries, travel for opportunity to make a visit with family or friends to medical reasons), a circulation permit, valid for the a Brussels with fewer cars, less noise and reduced entire region, may be granted. Any such permit is pollution! only valid for a single vehicle for the reason indicated on the pass.

How it works For Brussels residents, permits must be requested from the municipal authorities of your place of Car Free Sunday applies to everybody, except for residence. For persons living outside the region, public transport, taxis, buses, the emergency ser- permits must be requested from the municipal vices and public utility vehicles. However, for safety authorities of the area you are travelling to. reasons, the speed limit is restricted to 30 km/h.

Would you like to know more? Times during which the region will be closed to Visit the website www.semainedelamobilite.iris- traffic: 09h00 to 19h00. In certain neighbourhoods, net.be where the full programme will be available road closures may continue beyond these times from the start of September! due to activities or festivals taking place. The tunnels will be reopened on a gradual basis. HERITAGE DAYS ⁄ 47

HERITAGE DAYS IN EUROPE

Heritage Days have been sites and monuments, many of which organised in Belgium since are usually closed to the public, ena- 1989. bling European citizens to discover and learn about their shared cultural Attracting thousands of visitors every heritage, while encouraging them to year, these Days are now organised in take an active role in preserving and the 49 state signatories to the European developing it for existing and future Cultural Convention, under the name generations. European Heritage Days. Information on European Heritage All across Europe, during weekends Days in other countries is available at in September, the European Heritage the website: Days open the doors of numerous www.europeanheritagedays.com 48 ⁄ HERITAGE DAYS

With 44 carefully chosen subjects, a timeline, a map, and a lots of interesting facts, all presented in a light and witty style, this unusual book about the history of Brussels will be enjoyed by all readers aged 10 to 110. A great gift for others… and for yourself!

Already available in French and in Dutch, and available in English from September. Recommended retail price: 12,50 € – isbn 978-2-87584-061-5 HERITAGE DAYS ⁄ 49 DIRECTORY OF ACCESSIBLE PLACES PER MUNICIPALITY

ANDERLECHT BRUSSELS 5 La Monnaie/De Munt ...... N2 Place de la Monnaie/Muntplein 69 Anderlecht Béguinage ...... D9 18 Anglo-Belgian Memorial ...... N4 Rue du Chapelain/Kapelaanstraat 8 Place Poelaert/Poelaertplein 10 Monument to Gabrielle Petit . . N3 Place Saint-Jean/Sint-Jansplein 62 Centre for Historical Research 23 BELvue Museum ...... N4 and Documentation on War and Place des Palais/Paleizenplein 7 17 Monument to the Glory Contemporary Society/Directo- of the Belgian Infantry ...... M4 rate-General for War Victims – 89 Brussels Cemetery ...... L5-6 Place Poelaert/Poelaertplein former Social Security see Evere headquarters ...... F8 32 National Palace ...... O3 Square de l’Aviation/ 9 Brussels City Hall ...... M3 Place de la Nation/ Rue de la Loi – Luchtvaartsquare 29-31 Grand Place/Grote Markt Natieplein /Wetstraat

67 Collegial Church of Saint Peter 7 Brussels Grand Place ...... M-N3 34 Palace of the Academies . . . . . O4 and Saint Guidon ...... D9 Rue Ducale/Hertogsstraat 1 Place de la Vaillance/ 25 Brussels Palace of Fine Dapperheidsplein Arts – Bozar ...... N3 1 Petit Château/ Rue Ravenstein/Ravensteinstraat 23 Klein Kasteeltje ...... M1-2 70 Erasmus House ...... D9 Boulevard du Neuvième de Ligne/ Rue du Chapitre/Kapittelstraat 31 11 Brussels Parliament ...... M3 Negende Linielaan 27 Rue du Lombard/Lombardstraat 69 68 Former Vandenpeereboom House – 20 Petit Sablon/Kleine Zavel . . . . . N4 Academie voor Beeldende Kunsten 28 Cathedral of St. Michael Anderlecht ...... D9 and St. Gudula ...... N3 30 Place des Barricades/ Place de la Vaillance/ Parvis Sainte-Gudule/ Barricadenplein ...... O2 Dapperheidsplein 17 Sint-Goedelevoorplein 16 Porte de Hal/Hallepoort (Royal 65 Maurice Carême Museum . C9-10 19 Church of Our Lady of Sablon . N4 Museums of Art and History) . M5 Avenue Nellie Melba/ Rue de la Régence/ Boulevard du Midi/Zuidlaan 150 Nellie Melbalaan 14 Regentschapsstraat 3b 12 Royal Academy of Fine Arts . . . M3 66 Monument 14 Church of Our Lady Rue du Midi/Zuidstraat 144 “To our heroes of 1914-1918” . . D9 of the Chapel ...... M4 Place de la Vaillance/ Place de la Chapelle/Kapellemarkt 26 Royal Chapel – Protestant Dapperheidsplein Church of Brussels ...... N3 22 Church of Saint-Jacques Rue du Musée/Museumstraat 2 64 National Monument to the sur Coudenberg/ Jewish Martyrs of Belgium . . . E9 Sint-Jacob-op-Koudenberg . . N4 4 Royal Galleries square des Martyrs juifs/ Place Royale/Koningsplein of Saint Hubert ...... N3 Joodse Martelarensquare Rue Marché-aux-Herbes/ (corner of Rue des Goujons/ 6 Church of Saint Nicolas ...... M3 rue de l’Écuyer – Grasmarkt/ Grondelsstraat and Rue Carpentier/ Rue au Beurre/Boterstraat Schildknaapsstraat Carpentierstraat) 8 City of Brussels Museum – 27 Royal Library of Belgium . . . . . N3 63 National Resistance Museum . F9 Maison du Roi/Broodhuis . . . . . N3 Mont des Arts/Boulevard de l’Em- Rue Van Lint/Van Lintstraat 14 Grand Place/Grote Markt pereur 2 – Kunstberg/Keizerslaan 2

29 Congress Column and Monument 31 The Brabançonne Monument . O3 AUDERGHEM/OUDERGEM to the Unknown Soldier ...... O2 Place Surlet de Chokier/ Place du Congrès/Congresplein Surlet de Chokierplein 47 Château de Trois-Fontaines/ Kasteel Dry Borre ...... N12 24 Coudenberg – Chaussée de Wavre/ Former Palace of Brussels . . . . N4 BRUSSELS-EXTENSIONS Waversesteenweg 2241 Place des Palais/Paleizenplein 7 50 Abbey Church 46 Red Cloister Site ...... N11-12 2 Crypt on Martyrs’ Square . . . . . N2 of Our Lady of La Cambre . . . . . I11 Rue du Rouge-Cloître/ Place des Martyrs/Martelaarsplein abbaye de la Cambre/ Rokloosterstraat 4 Ter Kamerenabdij 11 21 Egmont Palace ...... N4 45 Val Duchesse ...... M11 Place du Petit Sablon/Kleine Zavel 8 42 Cinquantenaire Museum Avenue Val Duchesse/ (Royal Museums of Art Hertoginnedal 4 33 Former headquarters of the and History) ...... J9 Société Générale de Belgique – Parc du Cinquantenaire/Jubelpark BNP Paribas Fortis ...... N3 BERCHEM-SAINTE-AGATHE/ Rue Royale/Koningsstraat 20 36 European Parliament ...... I9 SINT-AGATHA-BERCHEM Rue Wiertz/Wiertzstraat 60 3 Former Union du Crédit bank 77 Cité Moderne ...... D5 building – Library of the National 35 Former studio Rue de la Gérance/Beheerstraat Bank of Belgium ...... N2 of Marcel Hastir ...... H8 Rue Montagne aux Herbes Rue du Commerce/Handelstraat 51 Potagères/Waarmoesberg 57 37 Horta-Lambeaux Pavilion/ 15 Headquarters of the Royal Temple of Human Passions . . . J8 Philanthropic Society ...... M5 Parc du Cinquantenaire/Jubelpark Boulevard du Midi/Zuidlaan 142 49 Monument to the Pilots 13 La Fleur en papier doré/ and Balloonists killed Het Goudblommeke in Papier . M4 during the war ...... I11 Rue des Alexiens/ Avenue Fr. Roosevelt/ Cellebroersstraat 53-55 Franklin Rooseveltlaan A B C D E F

1 BRUSSELS pages 4 to 34 2 BRUSSELS-EXTENSIONS ETTERBEEK WOLUWE-SAINT-LAMBERT/ 3 SINT-LAMBRECHTS-WOLUWE 79 WOLUWE-SAINT-PIERRE/ SINT-PIETERS-WOLUWE JETTE pages 36 to 44 4

GANSHOREN AUDERGHEM/OUDERGEM 78 BRUSSELS-EXTENSIONS 5 77 IXELLES/ELSENE 76

UCCLE/UKKEL BERCHEM-SAINTE-AGATHE SINT-AGATHA-BERCHEM KOEKELBERG FOREST/VORST 6 73 pages 58 to 68

7 MOLENBEEK-SAINT-JEAN SAINT-GILLES/SINT-GILLIS SINT-JANS-MOLENBEEK ANDERLECHT MOLENBEEK-SAINT-JEAN/ SINT-JANS-MOLENBEEK 8 pages 70 to 79

69 68 67 70 KOEKELBERG 64 9 66 BERCHEM-SAINTE-AGATHE/ SINT-AGATHA-BERCHEM 65 GANSHOREN 10 JETTE ANDERLECHT 58 BRUSSELS-LAEKEN/LAKEN pages 80 to 87 11 FOREST/VORST EVERE SCHAERBEEK/SCHAARBEEK SAINT-JOSSE-TEN-NOODE/ 12 SINT-JOOST-TEN-NODE pages 88 to 96

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41 Parc et site du Cinquantenaire/ GANSHOREN 56 Saint-Gilles/ Jubelpark en site ...... J8-9 Sint-Gillis Cemetery ...... OMA 78 Old Ganshoren cemetery . . . . . D5 see Uccle/Ukkel 40 Royal Army and Military Avenue du Cimetière/Kerkhoflaan History Museum ...... J8 59 Saint-Gilles/ Parc du Cinquantenaire/Jubelpark 3 Sint-Gillis Town Hall ...... G10 IXELLES/ELSENE Place Van Meenen/ 39 Royal Institute Maurice Van Meenenplein 39 for Cultural Heritage ...... J8 52 Ciamberlani Hotel ...... H10 Entrance via Avenue de la Renais- Rue Defacqz/Defacqzstraat 48 sance/Renaissancelaan SAINT-JOSSE-TEN-NOODE/ (opposite no.42) 53 Constantin Meunier Museum H11 SINT-JOOST-TEN-NODE Rue de l’Abbaye/Abdijstraat 59 38 Royal Military School 95 Botanical Gardens ...... H7 (École royale militaire/ 51 Flagey – former building Rue Royale/Koningsstraat Koninklijke Militaire School) . . J8 of the National Broadcasting Avenue de la Renaissance/ Institute (INR) ...... I10 98 Charlier Museum ...... I8 Renaissancelaan 30 Place Sainte-Croix/Heilig-Kruisplein Avenue des Arts/Kunstlaan 16

48 Ixelles/Elsene Cemetery . . . . . J11 91 Saint-Josse-ten-Noode/ BRUSSELS-LAEKEN/LAKEN Chaussée de Boondael/ Sint-Joost-ten-Node Cemetery K7 Boondaalse Steenweg 478 see Schaerbeek/Schaarbeek 86 Church of Our Lady of Laeken and Royal Crypt ...... H4 97 Saint-Josse-ten-Noode/ Parvis Notre-Dame de Laeken/ JETTE Sint-Joost-ten-Node Town Hall . I7 Onze-Lieve-Vrouwvoorplein Avenue de l’Astronomie/ 79 Old Abbot’s Palace Sterrenkundelaan 13 81 Heysel Plateau ...... F-G2-3 in Dieleghem ...... E3 Rue Jean Tiebackx/ 96 Square Armand Steurs/ 85 Laeken/Laken Cemetery . . . G-H4 Jean Tiebackxstraat 14 Armand Steurssquare ...... I7 Parvis Notre-Dame/ Onze-Lieve-Vrouwvoorplein 80 Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto and Chapel ...... F5 SCHAERBEEK/SCHAARBEEK 82 Leopold I Memorial ...... G3 Rue Léopold I/Leopold I-straat 296 Parc de Laeken/Park van Laken 90 Enclos des Fusillés/ Ereperk der Gefusilleerden . . . K7 83 Old Cadets School – European KOEKELBERG Rue Colonel Bourg/Kolonel School of Brussels IV ...... G3-4 Bourgstraat (across from no. 102) Drève Sainte-Anne/ 75 Former Victoria biscuit Sint-Annadreef 86 and chocolate factory ...... F6 93 Maison des Arts/Kunsthuis Rue De Neck/De Neckstraat 20-22 (House of the Arts) ...... I6 84 Queen Astrid Memorial Chaussée de Haecht/ and Square du 21 juillet/ 76 National Basilica Haachtsesteenweg 147 21 juli-square ...... H4 of the Sacred Heart ...... E6 Avenue du Parc royal/Koninklijk Parvis de la Basilique/ 91 Saint-Josse-ten-Noode/ Parklaan Basiliekvoorplein 1 Sint-Joost-ten-Node Cemetery K7 Rue Henri Chomé/ 74 Stepman House ...... F6 Henri Choméstraat 9 ETTERBEEK Boulevard Léopold II/ Leopold II-laan 250 94 Saint Mary’s Royal Church . . . H-I6 43 Integrated Police Museum . . . J10 Place de la Reine/Koninginneplein Avenue de la Force aérienne/ Luchtmachtlaan 33 MOLENBEEK-SAINT-JEAN/ 92 Schaerbeek Town Hall ...... I5 SINT-JANS-MOLENBEEK Place Colignon/Colignonplein

EVERE 71 Brussels Museum of Industry and Work – Former Compagnie UCCLE/UKKEL 89 Brussels Cemetery ...... L5-6 des Bronzes site ...... F7 Avenue du Cimetière de Bruxelles/ Rue Ransfort/Ransfortstraat 27 54 David and Alice Kerkhof van Brussellaan van Buuren Museum ...... G12 72 Community school no.13 . . . . . E7 Avenue Léo Errera/Léo Erreralaan 41 88 Brussels Mill Rue de Koninck/De Koninckstraat 63 and Food Museum ...... J5 55 Dieweg Cemetery ...... G13-14 Rue du Tilleul 189/ 73 Molenbeek-Saint-Jean/ Dieweg 95 Rue du Moulin à Vent 21 – Sint-Jans-Molenbeek Lindestraat 189/Windmolenstraat 21 Cemetery ...... D-E6 57 Neckersgat Mill ...... E14 Chaussée de Gand/ Rue Keyenbempt/ 87 Evere Municipal Museum . . . . . J5 Steenweg op Gent 537-539 Keyenbemptstraat 66 Rue Edouard Stuckens/ Edward Stuckensstraat 11-13 56 Saint-Gilles/ SAINT-GILLES/SINT-GILLIS Sint-Gillis Cemetery ...... OMA Avenue du Silence/Stillelaan 72 FOREST/VORST 61 Maison du Peuple/Volkshuis (House of the People) of 58 WIELS ...... E10 Saint-Gilles/Sint-Gillis ...... G10 WOLUWE-SAINT-LAMBERT/ Avenue Van Volxem/ Parvis de Saint-Gilles/ SINT-LAMBRECHTS-WOLUWE Van Volxemlaan 354 Sint-Gillisvoorplein 37 44 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert/ 60 Pelgrims House Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe and Pierre Paulus Park ...... G10 Municipal Museum ...... L7 Rue de Parme/Parmastraat 69 Rue de la Charrette/Karrestraat 40 HERITAGE DAYS ⁄ 53 FIND THE FLAG!

Will you be out and about during Heritage Days? name, full address and the building/location Do you enjoy taking pictures? If so, take part in where they were taken. our competition: Find the Flag! Each building or location involved in the event will display the The photos will be published during the week- blue European Heritage Days flag. Take pictures end and the days following it on our Facebook of yourself or your friends, in which the building page and on Pinterest. The first 50 shots sent and the flag are clearly visible, and send them will receive a little gift! to [email protected], mentioning your

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International Monuments Photographic Experience

Since 1998, Brussels-Capital Region has been participating in the Interna- tional Monuments Photographic Experience. Started by Catalonia in 1992, as part of European Heritage Days, the purpose of this project is to develop a personal creative approach to the exploration of architectural heritage in young people, via photography. Some forty European countries are currently taking part.

Laura SOTO VEPSÄLÄINEN

Mehdi BOULGHALEGH HERITAGE DAYS ⁄ 55

International Monuments Photographic Experience

Théo COLLIGNON Johan METZGER

Rebecca KATAJISTO Sebastian VAN DUN 56 ⁄ HERITAGE DAYS

Mehdi BOULGHALEGH

Leonor MORCILLO GOMEZ

The competition is aimed at all Brussels-based Exhibition with free admission running from 1 Septem- schools, irrespective of year or discipline. The prin- ber until 30 November 2014, every day from 10h00 to 18h00, at Halles Saint-Géry, Place Saint-Géry/ ciple behind the International Monuments Photo- Sint-Goriksplein, Brussels. graphic Experience is simple: over several weeks, Organisation: Department of Monuments and Sites students photograph one or more monuments or of the Brussels-Capital Region sites of heritage value.

The best shots will be chosen by a jury and displayed, during the Heritage Days, in all countries participating in the project. HERITAGE DAYS ⁄ 57

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Brussels 1 000 years of history!

AN ExhibitioN for childrEN from 10 to 110

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45. Map M 11 L VAL DUCHESSE Avenue Val Duchesse/ Hertoginnedal 4 Auderghem/Oudergem A Sat and Sun from 10h00 to 17h00 I access only permitted on guided tours (20 people per group) T 94 (Rond-point du Souverain/ Vorstrondpunt) 45 B 34 (Auderghem Shopping/ Oudergem-Shopping) The huge hilly park of 25 hectares, Map N 11-12 crossed here and there by the 46. Woluwe, serves as a backdrop to a RED CLOISTER SITE vast complex of French Neo-Renais- Rue du Rouge-Cloître/ sance buildings dating from 1780. The Rokloosterstraat 4 estate was originally home to a con- Auderghem/Oudergem vent of Dominicans, founded in 1262 by Adelaide of Burgundy, Duchess M 5 (Herrmann-Debroux) of Brabant, widow of Henry III, Duke T 44 (Auderghem-Forêt/ of Brabant. In 1567, it was set on fire 46 Oudergem Woud), during the Religious Wars and then 94 (Herrmann-Debroux) rebuilt in 1780 before being secular- ised in 1783 on the orders of Joseph II. B 34 (Deux Chaussées/ Alfred Bastien is associated with the Eventually destroyed, all that remains Tweesteenwegen) mill house while Léon Houyoux and is the old Chapel of Saint Anne and 72 (ADEPS/Rouge-Cloître Désiré Haine set up their studio in the a complex of buildings which are, (ADEPS/Rood Klooster)) small gatehouse, opposite the current today, used by the government for The Red Cloister Priory was founded Arts Centre. Other artists included special meetings. The brick struc- by hermits who settled in the Sonian Jean Degreef, who lived in the attic ture, with a semicircular courtyard Forest and built cells and a chapel of the Savoy House, Jean Laudy that appears as if welcoming visitors, which was consecrated in 1369. The and René Stevens, who founded adjoins a classical-style stone châ- Dukes of Brabant, then the Princes the League of Friends of the Sonian teau, the walls of which are reflected of Burgundy and their successors Forest, Adolphe Keller, Louis Clesse in the ponds of the park, a harmoni- were generous benefactors of the as well as Auguste Oleffe, the only ous blend of green lawns and dense priory. The famous painter Hugo Fauvist in this group of artists who wooded areas. Val Duchesse has two van der Goes was received as a lay were more often associated with the water features, one of five hectares, monk in 1478 and died there in 1482. landscape schools of Tervueren or ringed by a reed bed, and the other Acquired by the State in 1910, all that Barbizon. (Listed 16/11/1965) 7,500 m2 in size, surrounded by wil- remained of the former priory was an lows. In recent years, the complex has Guided tours of the history of the outer wall from the 15th century, the often been used for long meetings site, Saturday and Sunday at mill house dating from 1740, a gate- that have resulted in the formation 11h00, 12h00, 13h00, 14h00, house and one complete wing of the of governments following elections. 15h00 and 16h00 (French) and at former cloister, redeveloped at the (Listed 05/12/2002 and 23/10/2003) 11h30, 12h30, 13h30, 14h30, end of the 17th century. Thanks to 15h30 and 16h30 (Dutch). Meet- Guided tours regularly (French/ its forested, pastoral setting, the site ing point of the Centre d’art du Ducth). In cooperation with has always attracted large numbers Rouge-Cloître/Kunstcentrum Arkadia, Bus Bavard, Pro Velo of visitors. In 1884, an open-air cafe van het Rood-Klooster. and Korei. was opened in the mill house and, in 1894, La Laiterie opened its doors. In Exhibition “A Sunday at Red 1902, the former priory quarters were Cloister”. even converted into a restaurant! In In cooperation with the Educa- the early 20th century, a number of tion Department of the Red Clois- visionary painters settled in certain ter Arts Centre. buildings in the monastery complex. 60 ⁄ AUDERGHEM/OUDERGEM I BRUSSELS-EXTENSIONS I IXELLES/ELSENE I UCCLE/UKKEL I FOREST/VORST

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47. Map N 12 L 48. Map J 11 Ixelles Cemetery contains many CHÂTEAU DE TROIS-FONTAINES/ IXELLES/ELSENE CEMETERY noteworthy monuments, such as that KASTEEL DRY BORRE created by Victor Horta for the Solvay Chaussée de Boondael/ family, those for General Boulanger; Chaussée de Wavre/Waversesteen- Boondaalse Steenweg 478 the writer, Charles De Coster; paint- weg 2241 – Auderghem/Oudergem Ixelles/Elsene ers Antoine Wiertz and Marcel Brood- thaers; the musician Eugène Ysaÿe, A Sat and Sun from 10h00 to 17h00 A Sat and Sun from 08h00 to 18h00 as well as those for the architects B 41 (Sacré-Cœur/Heilig-Hart), B 71-95 (Cimetière d’Ixelles/ themselves, Victor Horta, Paul Sain- 72 (ADEPS) Begraafplaats van Elsene) tenoy, etc. Cited as early as 1329, the Château de Ixelles/Elsene’s second municipal Guided tours with an emphasis Trois-Fontaines/Kasteel Dry Borre has cemetery, designed by architects on commemorative monuments been modified many times over the cen- Edmond Le Graive and Louis Coen- and monuments associated with turies. There was a keep, of which only raets, was opened in 1877 at Chaussée the war, Saturday and Sunday at one wall remains today, already standing de Boondael/Boondaalse Steenweg. 14h00 (French) en at 10h30 on the site. Other buildings were later The two architects arranged the lay- (Dutch) (duration: 1.5 to 2 hours). added to it to create an L-shaped castle. out radiating out from a roundabout In cooperation with Epitaaf. The rear stone façade dates from the planted with cypress trees; it is con- Activity “Words and stories at 15th century, as well as the great hall nected to the town by a tree-lined ave- Ixelles/Elsene Cemetery” (see which contains a beautiful gothic stone nue, designed as a reminder of the box opposite). fireplace with human-faced capital. A ancient Via Appia. When the cemetery forest prison, the castle served as the was being extended (it now covers J Guided tours in French sign lan- general headquarters of the Gruyers, the 12 hectares), a second roundabout, guage, Saturday at 10h00 and Sun- hunting police under the Ancien Régime. called the “soldiers’ roundabout” day at 16h00. In cooperation with Any poachers and wood thieves would was added to this configuration, at the association Arts et Culture. be thrown into the keep. The last of the the centre of which can be found the Starting point for walking tour “In Gruyers, Charles-Théodore de l’Escaille, Altar of the Martyrs commemorating the footsteps of the memorial is seen as a pioneer for the repopula- all civilian victims. This circle domi- sites in Ixelles/Elsene to the two tion of the Sonian Forest using modern nates the lawn of honour, inaugurated wars” (see box opposite). methods. The Belgian state purchased in 1923, where soldiers from the two the property in 1906 in an attempt to wars, both Belgian and foreign, are preserve it. Restored between 1973 and buried. Four sentinels, the work of 1976 by the non-profit association Con- Charles Samuel, Marcel Rau, Isi- seil de Trois-Fontaines which organised dore De Rudder and Jules Herbays, exhibitions, over 23 years, devoted to watch over the lines of white head- the Sonian Forest and its borders, the stones which stand out from the property is currently owned by Brussels trimmed yew hedgerows. Environment. (Listed 19/11/1986) Guided tours, Saturday and Sun- day from 10h00 to 17h00 (French) and Sunday from 10h00 to 17h00 (Dutch). In cooperation with Les Amis de la Forêt de Soignes. AUDERGHEM/OUDERGEM I BRUSSELS-EXTENSIONS I IXELLES/ELSENE I UCCLE/UKKEL I FOREST/VORST ⁄ 61

G ACTIVITY Words and stories at Ixelles/Elsene cemetery A shrine and place of tribute to the disappeared, both near and far, Ixelles/ Elsene cemetery is also a vast territory of collective memory. The soldiers roundabout, which encircles the altar to the civilian martyrs and dominates the war memorial lawn, is the ideal place to remember, in a chorus of voices, the First World War. Students from the “arts of the spoken word” department of the Académie de Musique d’Ixelles will recount stories and witness accounts, while the association Epitaaf will focus on the funerary heritage.

A Saturday and Sunday at 14h00 (duration: 1.5 hours) C main entrance to Ixelles/Elsene cemetery, Chaussée de Boondael/ Boondaalsesteenweg 478, Ixelles/Elsene – map J 11 B 71-95 (Cimetière d’Ixelles/Begraafplaats van Elsene) The brochure La mémoire de la Première Guerre mondiale (Memory of the First World War) is available at the starting point. In French only. In cooperation with the Urban Planning and Heritage Department of Ixelles/Elsene Municipality, the Académie de Musique d’Ixelles and Epitaaf. 49

49. Map I 11 G WALKING TOUR MONUMENT TO THE PILOTS AND BALLOONISTS KILLED In the footsteps of the memorial sites in Ixelles/Elsene to DURING THE WAR the two wars Avenue Fr. Roosevelt/ Every day, we pass in front of a statue, a commemorative plaque or a Franklin Rooseveltlaan monument without always taking the time to find out about the events Brussels-Extensions with which they are associated. Brussels has not forgotten its resistance T 7-94 (Cambre-Étoile/ fighters, be they civilian or soldier. Take a stroll through the University Ter Kameren-Ster) Quarter of Brussels and the surrounding area along this route devoted to the memory of these heroes. This monument, erected on the initiative of the Belgian Aero Club, was A Saturday and Sunday at 11h00 and 14h30 (duration: 2 hours) inaugurated in 1926 in the presence of King Albert I. It was initially situated C starting point: in front of the entrance to Ixelles/Elsene cemetery, at Porte Louise/Louizapoort and was Chaussée de Boendael/Boondaalsesteenweg 478, Ixelles/Elsene – only moved to its current position at map J 11 the entrance to Avenue Franklin Roo- B 71-95 (Cimetière d’Ixelles/Begraafplaats van Elsene) sevelt/Franklin Rooseveltlaan in 1972. Unlike many other commemorative I bookings are essential. Call 02/563.61.53 (from Monday to Friday, monuments, the artist was given full 9h00 to 13h00). Up to 25 people per walking tour. creative freedom by the commission- In French only. ing patron. Pierre De Soete thereby designed a new and original-themed In cooperation with Arkadia. work: a winged woman, embodying the motherland, grasps the corpse of a soldier killed on the field of honour and carries him to heaven to glorify his hero’s soul. The two figures are placed on a tall blue stone pedestal in the shape of an obelisk, designed by architect Jules Brunfaut. 62 ⁄ AUDERGHEM/OUDERGEM I BRUSSELS-EXTENSIONS I IXELLES/ELSENE I UCCLE/UKKEL I FOREST/VORST

50. Map I 11 L ABBEY CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF LA CAMBRE Ixelles/Elsene / Brussels-Extensions A Sat and Sun from 12h30 to 18h00 T 94 (Abbaye/Abdij), 7-94 (Cambre-Étoile/ Ter Kameren-Ster) B 71 (Geo Bernier) At the beginning of the 13th century, the Duke of Brabant, Henry I, promoted the creation of an abbey of women affiliated with the Cistercian Order (around 1232). 50 Generous donations enabled both the abbey’s estate and architectural com- G ACTIVITY plex to be continuously expanded, with 41 abbesses serving over a period of Traces of remembrance of almost 600 years. The church dates from 51. Map I 10 the First World War around the 14th century. The abbey underwent K Square du Souvenir/ a sudden change in use with the French FLAGEY – FORMER BUILDING OF Gedachtenissquare Revolution, when it was transformed into THE NATIONAL BROADCASTING a military hospital. It was later used as INSTITUTE (INR) There are many traces of remem- a boarding school for girls, then a cot- brance of the First World War in the Place Sainte-Croix/Heilig-Kruisplein ton factory, before catering for the sick city: monuments, street names, etc. Ixelles/Elsene and infirm and becoming a poorhouse. Departing from a major public place Between 1874 and 1909, the entire A Sun only from 10h00 to 18h00 of remembrance, the monument to complex – including the church and the the war dead of Ixelles/Elsene, stu- T 81 (Flagey) abbey’s 18th century buildings – served dents from the “arts of the spoken as the venue for a military school which B 38-60-59-71 (Flagey) word” department of the Académie even installed a gymnasium and games de Musique d’Ixelles will lend their 1930 saw the birth in Belgium of the room in the nave. The Germans occu- voices to the recounting of stories INR, the National Broadcasting Insti- pied the site during the First World War, and witness accounts… tute. In order to cater for the techni- remaining billeted there for so many cal requirements of this new means months that the building was left in A Saturday and Sunday at of communication, a contemporary ruins after their departure. Restoration 16h00 (duration: 1.5 hours) style building was designed in 1933 by works were begun around 1921. The Belgian architect Joseph Diongre. For C starting point: Square du church was re-consecrated, the Military one of the first radio houses in Europe, Souvenir/Gedachtenissquare Cartographic Institute, which became a veritable “factory of sounds”, he at the Ixelles Ponds (Étangs the National Geographic Institute, held chose the Streamline Moderne style d’Ixelles/Vijvers van Elsene), onto certain buildings and Henry Van de and cooperated with specialised Ixelles/Elsene – map I 10 Velde soon received permission to open engineers. From its inception, INR an Institut supérieur des Arts décorat- T 81 (Flagey) would continuously broadcast from ifs (Higher Institute of Decorative Arts 06h45 to 24h00 and established a B 38-59-60 (Flagey), – today the École Nationale Supérieure reputation, in Europe, for excellence 71 (Étangs d’Ixelles/ des Arts Visuels) in the main abbey build- and an avant-garde style. It was here Vijvers van Elsene) ing. (Listed 30/06/1953 and 06/05/1993) that the first news programme on The brochure La mémoire de la Commentary on the recently Belgian television was broadcast in Première Guerre mondiale restored Walker organ, Saturday 1953. Radiodiffusion Télévision Belge, (Memory of the First World War) and Sunday from 13h00 to 18h00 which became RTB in 1960, left the is available at the starting point. (French/Dutch). In cooperation building in 1974 due to a lack of space. with Organum Novum. A number of cultural institutions then In French only. occupied the building until its closure J Guided tours in French sign In cooperation with the Urban in 1994. After some uncertainty, it was language, Saturday and Sunday Planning and Heritage Depart- decided to renovate the building and at 13h30. In cooperation with the ment of Ixelles/Elsene Munici- turn it into a cultural hub. In 2002, association Arts et Culture. pality and the Académie de Musique d’Ixelles. AUDERGHEM/OUDERGEM I BRUSSELS-EXTENSIONS I IXELLES/ELSENE I UCCLE/UKKEL I FOREST/VORST ⁄ 63

H EXHIBITION 14-18 and afterwards This exhibition, based upon documents from the collections of the Archives d’Architecture Moderne [Archives of Modern Architecture], will illustrate the commemorative monuments, mausoleums, crypts and military cemeteries erected after the Great War in Brussels and Belgium. It will also display the drawings of Henri Derée (1888-1974), done in prison camps in Germany and Switzerland from May 1914 to December 1918. Drawings and photographs by Jean-Marie De Busscher, author of the book Les Folies de l’industrie, will illustrate the national sepulchral art.

A Saturday and Sunday from 10h30 to 18h00 C Archives d’Architecture Moderne, Rue de l’Ermitage/Kluisstraat 55, Ixelles/Elsene – map H 10 51 T 81-93-94 (Bailli/Baljuw) B 54 (Vanne/Verlaat) the Flagey was opened by the King Exhibition runs until 28 September 2014, from Tuesday to Friday, 12h00 as a venue dedicated to music, cin- to 18h00 and on weekends from 10h30 to 18h00 (entrance fee: €4). ema and culture in the widest sense. In cooperation with the Archives d’Architecture Moderne. Today, the building is home to the radio station FM Brussel, the daily newspaper Brussel Deze Week and TV Brussel. Studio 4 continues to ensure the international renown of the b BICYCLE TOUR institution, while the resident Brussels Philharmonic is sought after by some Daily life in Brussels 14-18 of the most famous jazz and classical Brussels was the first capital city occupied by the Germans and it suffered musicians. In 2005, Martin Scorsese the full force of restrictions and repression over four long years. The pop- even recorded the music for his film ulation experienced the pangs of hunger and received assistance from The Aviator with Leonardo DiCaprio the Commission for Relief in Belgium, the funds of which were used after there, while the original soundtrack the war to build the university foundation (among other things). Countless for The Artist was recorded in the acts of resistance were carried out by the authorities as well as within the studio in 2011, winning an Oscar and population. Through places and monuments, this bicycle tour will evoke a Golden Globe. (Listed 28/04/1994) daily life for Brussels residents during this crucial period as well as the civil Guided tours, Sunday at 10h00, resistance, most notably that of Gabrielle Petit, and the authorities, through 11h00, 12h00, 14h00, 15h00, 16h00 the figure of Mayor Adolphe Max. and 17h00 (French) at 10h30, 11h30, 12h30, 14h30, 15h30, 16h30 A Saturday and Sunday at 10h30 (French) and at 10h00 (Dutch) and 17h30 (Dutch). In cooperation (duration: 3.5 hours) with Arkadia and Korei. C starting point: Maison des Cyclistes, rue de Londres/Londenstraat 15, J Guided tours in French sign Ixelles/Elsene – map H 9 language, Sunday at 10h00. In M 2-6 (Trône/Troon) cooperation with the association Arts et Culture. B 27-34-38-54-64-71-80-95 (Science/Wetenschap) Free concert by “Témé Tan” in I bookings are essential. Call 02/502.73.55 (from Monday to Sunday, the entrance hall, Sun at 14h00 10h00 to 18h00). Up to 20 people per bicycle tour. Bicycles may be and 15h00. hired at the starting point (€8), but only on Saturdays (you must bring your own bicycle on Sundays). In cooperation with Pro Velo. 64 ⁄ AUDERGHEM/OUDERGEM I BRUSSELS-EXTENSIONS I IXELLES/ELSENE I UCCLE/UKKEL I FOREST/VORST

b BICYCLE TOUR G WALKING TOUR Ixelles/Elsene and Etterbeek, memories of war Haut-Ixelles/Opper-Elsene If there’s a municipality in Brussels that really evokes memories of What could the politician Charles Woeste and conflict, it’s Etterbeek! Not only because of the presence of numerous the industrialist Ernest Solvay possibly have barracks, but also through the names of its streets and neighbourhoods, in common with the actress Audrey Hepburn, many of which recall the First World War. This bicycle tour will also the opera singer Maria Malibran, the archi- pass through Ixelles/Elsene and the Solbosch campus where the ULB tect Auguste Perret and the writers Neel Doff university settled after the war. The construction of certain buildings and Camille Lemonnier? They all, of course, was financed by the Commission for Relief in Belgium, an american excelled in their particular areas. However, all of commission tasked with providing food and supplies to occupied them lived at some point in the Porte de Namur/ Belgium and the funds of which were used, after the war, to support Naamsepoort quarter. While passing in front of university education. their statues and the plaques honouring their memory, this walking tour will evoke their cre- A Saturday and Sunday at 14h30 (French) and at 14h00 (Dutch) ations and the history of the quarter. (duration: 3.5 hours) A Sunday at 10h00, 11h30, 14h00 and C starting point: Maison des Cyclistes, rue de Londres/ 15h30 (duration: 1 hour) Londenstraat 15, Ixelles/Elsene – map H 9 C starting point: at the entrance to the M 2-6 (Trône/Troon) Toison d’Or shopping arcade, avenue B 27-34-38-54-64-71-80-95 (Science/Wetenschap) de la Toison d’Or/Gulden Vlieslaan 20, Ixelles/Elsene – map H 9 I bookings are essential. Call 02/502.73.55 (from Monday to Sun- day, 10h00 to 18h00). Up to 20 people per tour. Bicycles may be M 2-6 (Porte de Namur/Naamsepoort) hired at the starting point (€8), but only on Saturdays (you must B 34-54-64-71-80 (Porte de Namur/ bring your own bicycle on Sundays). Naamsepoort) In cooperation with Pro Velo. In Dutch only. In cooperation with Klare Lijn. b BICYCLE TOUR Traces of the Great War in Brussels J GUIDED TOURS Belgium played a decisive role in the First World War, and liberated Brus- sels has gradually claimed its place as the repository of this memory. This IN SIGN LANGUAGE bicycle tour will take you on an exploration of the traces left by the Great As it does every year, the Arts et Culture War. There are many such traces, about which many people today have association organises guided tours in forgotten or are unaware. With your road book in hand, you will travel French sign language for the deaf and around twenty kilometres through the streets of Uccle/Ukkel, Ixelles/ hard of hearing. Elsene, Etterbeek, Schaerbeek and Brussels-City tracking them down. Through sites such as schools, cemeteries, town halls and hospitals, via This year, these tours will highlight four monuments and street names, this tour will evoke resistance, such as locations: that of Edith Cavell and Philippe Baucq, the restrictions and deprivation of liberty, as well as the reconstruction that followed the Great War. > Ixelles/Elsene cemetery (notice 48 page 60) A the road book and quiz can be picked up on Sunday between A Sat at 10h00 and Sun at 16h00 10h00 and 15h00 (duration: 3 hours) at the Maison des Cyclistes. > Abbey Church of Our Lady The quiz must be returned before 18h00 at the starting point. of La Cambre C rue de Londres/Londenstraat 15, Ixelles/Elsene – map H 9 (notice 50 page 62) A Sat and Sun at 13h30 M 2-6 (Trône/Troon) > Ciamberlani Hotel B 27-34-38-54-64-71-80-95 (Science/Wetenschap) (see notice 52 page 65) I don’t forget to bring your bicycle. Bicycle rental not available on site. A Sat at 16h00 In cooperation with Pro Velo. > Flagey – former building of the National Broadcasting Institute (INR) (notice 51 page 62) A Sun at 10h00 AUDERGHEM/OUDERGEM I BRUSSELS-EXTENSIONS I IXELLES/ELSENE I UCCLE/UKKEL I FOREST/VORST ⁄ 65

delightful frieze of sunflowers and Map H 10 52. L seven medallions themed around CIAMBERLANI HOTEL the Labours of Hercules and relations between humans and animals. A row Rue Defacqz/Defacqzstraat 48 of six windows, each separated from Ixelles/ Elsene the next by cast iron posts flanked by A Sat only from 10h00 to 18h00 a pair of small columns, illuminates the second floor. Between 2004 and I access only permitted for guid- 2009, the external walls and interior ed tours (groups of 15 people) – of the hotel underwent an exemplary You may need to queue restoration which succeeded in rec- T 93-94 (Defacqz) onciling the spirit of Paul Hankar with the Art Deco style renovation used Intended for the Symbolist painter by architect Adrien Blomme in 1927. and artist Albert Ciamberliani (1864- (Listed 12/01/1983) 1956), the huge hotel that bears his name was designed by architect Paul J Guided tours in part of the Hankar in the Art Nouveau style. The building, Saturday. In coopera- building is characterised by a first tion with Arkadia, Atelier de floor with two imposing, semi-cir- Recherche et d’Action Urbaines 52 cular bay windows surrounded by (ARAU), Bus Bavard and Korei. a sgraffito created by Albert Ciam- Guided tours in French sign lan- berlani himself, depicting the ages of guage, Saturday at 16h00. In life. On the top level, under the metal cooperation with the association hammer beams of the overhanging Arts et Culture. cornice, artist Adolphe Crespin created a sgraffito brought to life by a

53. Map H 11 L CONSTANTIN MEUNIER MUSEUM Rue de l’Abbaye/Abdijstraat 59 Ixelles/Elsene A Sat and Sun from 10h00 to 17h00 T 93-94 (Abbaye/Abdij) B 38-60 (Van Eyck) Constantin Meunier, painter, sculptor and sketch artist, spent the end of his life in this magnificent house-with-studio built by architect Ernest Delune. Housing a collection of more than 700 works, this residence was acquired 53 by the State in 1936 and opened to the public in 1939. Associated with the Bel- gian Royal Museums of Fine Arts and and then, from 1885, returned to sculp- From 20 September 2014 to subsequently renovated, it has since ture which made him one of the greatest 11 January 2015, you will also 1986 exhibited a selection of around artists of his type. His works on canvas, be able to visit the Constantin 150 works and documents. The dis- such as Le Creuset brisé, are matched Meunier retrospective at the plays trace the evolution of the master by equally significant pieces of sculp- Belgian Royal Museums of Fine between 1875 and 1905 – what the ture like Le Marteleur; an entire army of Arts (paid admission). artist himself termed his “second life” plaster and bronze figures which left a – where his Realist talent began to focus profound mark on the era and which more on Belgium’s social and industrial continued, for many years, to influence aspects. He started by addressing his Realist art of the first decades of the themes through painting and drawing 20th century. 66 ⁄ AUDERGHEM/OUDERGEM I BRUSSELS-EXTENSIONS I IXELLES/ELSENE I UCCLE/UKKEL I FOREST/VORST

54. Map G 12 L van Vaerenberghe. Both the interior in the house) and where Prévert com- DAVID AND ALICE and exterior are a masterful reflection posed a score for Alice van Buuren. VAN BUUREN MUSEUM of the Art Deco style as well as the The couple decided to immortalise refined taste of David van Buuren, a their work by turning it into a museum. Avenue Léo Errera/ great patron and passionate collec- Everything was therefore organised Léo Erreralaan 41 – Uccle/Ukkel tor. Between the 1920s and 1960s, with this in mind. The house and con- many famous figures were frequent tents remain intact today and stand as A Sat and Sun from 10h00 to 13h00 visitors to this residence, the décor a eulogy to the glory of good taste and I admission only free to the museum of which, comprising a lot of paint- Art Deco. (Listed 28/06/2001) ings by the great masters and around T 3-7 (Churchill) Please note that there is a €5 thirty sculptures, was influenced by charge for admission to the garden. Construction of the house of David the 1925 Decorative Arts Exhibition and Alice van Buuren didn’t start in Paris. For example, Golda Meir, properly until 1928, although the gar- Yitzhak Rabin and Moshe Dayan were den, developed under the guidance of regular guests of the Van Buurens, 55. Map G 13-14 architect Jules Buyssens, had already as well as René Magritte, Gustave DIEWEG CEMETERY existed since 1924. The art connois- van de Woestyne and Christian Dior. seur couple supervised the design of It was also in this house that Queen Dieweg – Uccle/Ukkel their new home which was entrusted to Elisabeth had the idea of establishing A Sat and Sun from 09h00 to 16h30 the capable hands of Brussels-based her prestigious musical competition architects Léon Govaerts and Alex (many of the winners performed for her T 92-97 (Dieweg) Faced with a rapidly expanding population and a cholera epidemic in 1866, the municipality of Uccle/ Ukkel developed Dieweg Cemetery on one of the sides of the Saint Job Valley. Originally covering a surface area of 7,100 m², it was used until its closure in 1945. Today, it is a veritable open-air museum of funerary art with, among other things, the Art Nouveau tomb of the Sterns (the work of Vic- tor Horta), the neo-Gothic mausoleum of the Fumière family and the Art Deco sphinx on the pyramidal tomb of husband and wife Sermon-Van Gelder. It is also seen as Brussels’ answer to the Panthéon given the large number of famous people buried there. 54 These include the architects Jean- Pierre Cluysenaar, who designed the Saint-Hubert galleries, and Paul Hankar, a proponent of Art Nou- veau; the financiers Philippe-Joseph and Victor Allard, whose remains are buried in a neo-Roman style mausoleum; the Lambert dynasty bankers; the educator Isabelle Gatti de Gamond and the cartoonist Georges Remi, better known under his pseudonym, Hergé, the creator of Tintin. (Listed 16/01/1997) Guided tours, Saturday and Sun- day at 10h00, 11h00, 12h00, 14h00, 15h00 and 16h00 (French) and at 9h30, 10h30, 11h30, 12h30, 14h30 and 15h30 (Dutch). In cooperation with Arkadia and Korei. 55 AUDERGHEM/OUDERGEM I BRUSSELS-EXTENSIONS I IXELLES/ELSENE I UCCLE/UKKEL I FOREST/VORST ⁄ 67

eration with Henri Lacoste, can be Outside map area 56. seen in the immediate surroundings SAINT-GILLES/ of the cemetery. This 125.000 m² rest- SINT-GILLIS CEMETERY ing place was laid out in wide radial curves by architect Edmond Quétin in Avenue du Silence/ 1895. Among the graves can be seen Stillelaan 72 – Uccle/Ukkel the monument dedicated to sculptor A Sat from 8h00 to 16h30 Julien Dillens, designed by architect Sun from 10h00 to 16h30 Eugène Dhuicque, the final resting place of sculptor Jef Lambeaux, the T 51 (Crematorium) tomb of painter André Hennebicq, 56 A remarkable white marble statue crowned by a neo-Gothic column, of Julien Dillens, representing the and the Neo-Roman chapel designed “Silence of the Tomb”, dominates by Maurice Van Ysendyck for Gen- the imposing Neo-Etruscan style eral Maes. The cemetery is also home entrance to Saint-Gilles/Sint-Gillis to a monument dedicated to the Bel- Guided tours, Saturday and Sun- Cemetery. After passing through the gian Volunteers in the International day at 11h00 and 15h00 (French) entrance lodges, one comes across Brigades. These anti-fascist fighters and 11h30 and 15h30 (Dutch). a large number of graves linked to the who fought in the Spanish civil war are Starting point: entrance to the political, artistic and cultural worlds of honoured, each year, by former anti- cemetery. In cooperation with the municipality. While the background Nazi resistance fighters and Spanish the Municipality of Saint-Gilles/ is taken up by a rural landscape, the political refugees from the Franco Sint-Gillis and Klare Lijn. country’s first crematorium, built in era. (Listed 11/07/1991 – five funerary 1932 by Lucien De Vestel, in coop- monuments)

G WALKING TOURS Uccle/Ukkel and history Whether it’s monuments sitting imposingly in the squares or hidden away in a well-known forest, or in rural ancestral places or tiny hamlets, many places in Uccle/Ukkel are not only reminders of the municipality’s history but also evocative of peace. Through four walking tours, the Ligue des Amis du Kauwberg invites you to come and explore these places that are part of the history of Uccle/Ukkel.

Verrewinkel Wood and Buysdelle Wood Commemorative monuments around Square des Héros/Heldensquare A Saturday at 14h00 (duration: 2 hours). The tour will be preceded by a concert by the “Carloo Cantores” A Saturday at 10h00 (duration: 1 hour) choir, conducted by B. Hanappe, overseen by J. de C starting point: Square des Héros/Heldensquare, Cumont (from 14h00 to 14h45). Uccle/Ukkel C starting point: Church of Saint Anne, Place de la T 4-92 (Héros/Helden) Sainte-Alliance/Heilig Verbondplein, Uccle/Ukkel B 41-43-98 (Héros/Helden) B 43 (Sainte-Alliance/Heilig Verbond)

Memorial to the forest rangers Landscapes bordering the Sonian Forest: Saint Job who died for their country Mountain, Avyl Plateau, Fond’Roy Park and Kauw- berg public trails A Saturday and Sunday at 14h00 (duration: 2 hours) A Sunday at 14h00 (duration: 2 hours) C starting point: Intersection of Drève de Lorraine/ Lorrainedreef and Avenue Van Bever/Van Beverlaan. C starting point: Place Saint-Job/Sint-Jobsplein, Uccle/Ukkel B 43 (Van Bever) T 92 (Saint-Job/Sint-Job) In French only. B 43-60 (Saint-Job/Sint-Job) In cooperation with Ligue des Amis du Kauwberg. 68 ⁄ AUDERGHEM/OUDERGEM I BRUSSELS-EXTENSIONS I IXELLES/ELSENE I UCCLE/UKKEL I FOREST/VORST

57. Map E 14 L NECKERSGAT MILL Rue Keyenbempt/ Keyenbemptstraat 66 – Uccle/Ukkel A Sat and Sun from 14h00 to 18h00 T 82 (Keyenbempt) The Neckersgat site is first mentioned in 1299. At the time, it was connected to the feudal court of Affligen Abbey. The existing mill buildings date from the 17th century. They were initially used for the grinding of cereals and then for the manufacture of paper. The mill house, outhouses and the building containing the machinery surround a central courtyard, a traditional Brabantine layout. The mill and the 57 58 adjoining land, totalling 5 hectares, was entrusted to the National Charity for Disabled War Veterans, created 58. Map E 10 M After lying empty for several years, a after the First World War, an institution WIELS restoration, in keeping with the orig- that is recalled by an ironwork gallery inal, carried out between 1997 and erected beside the right wing of the Avenue Van Volxem/ 2005, returned the site to how it once building. The Neckersgat Mill, one of Van Volxemlaan 354 – Forest/Vorst looked. Today, the site of the former only two (the other is the Calevoet breweries represents a model for suc- A Sat and Sun from 11h00 to 18h00 Mill, also called the Crockaert Mill cessful industrial heritage restoration or Nieuwen Bauwmolen) remaining T 82-97 (Wiels) projects: the Adrien Blomme building within the municipality of Uccle/Ukkel, is now home to WIELS, a contempo- B 49-50 (Wiels) was a favourite subject of painters rary art centre of international repute, and engravers attracted by the pic- At the corner of Avenue Van Volxem/ and the former tank room houses a turesque setting of the place. For Van Volxemlaan and Avenue du Pont cultural centre and a library. almost 40 years, the site was occu- de Luttre/Luttrebruglaan stands a (Listed 20/07/1993) pied by the workshop of blacksmith concrete building that combines Guided tours and anecdotes from Jean Seydel. Listing of the mill and site the stylistic aspects of Art Deco the past and present, Saturday at helped to prevent the encroachment with industrial functionalism, a 11h00, 13h00, 15h00 and 16h00 of the southern ring road through vestige of the brewing activities of (French/Dutch). the location, a great relief for lovers Wielemans-Ceuppens. The building of this reminder of bygone rural life was designed in 1930 by architect Exhibition “Ana Torfs: Echolalia”. which has just been fully restored. Adrien Blomme who conceived it as (Listed 19/04/1977) a veritable shop window to display the prosperity of the company to Guided tours available for groups passers-by. (French/Dutch). Exhibition on the history of the mill, its restoration, its links to the Disabled War Veterans Insti- tute and the Seydel smithy. Tour of the mill and its surroundings, Saturday and Sunday at 14h00 and 16h00 (French/Dutch) (duration: 1.5 hours). In cooperation with Cercle d’His- toire, d’Archéologie et de Folklore d’Uccle. AUDERGHEM/OUDERGEM I BRUSSELS-EXTENSIONS I IXELLES/ELSENE I UCCLE/UKKEL I FOREST/VORST ⁄ 69 70 ⁄ SAINT-GILLES/SINT-GILLIS I ANDERLECHT I MOLENBEEK-SAINT-JEAN/SINT-JANS-MOLENBEEK SAINT-GILLES/SINT-GILLIS I ANDERLECHT I MOLENBEEK-SAINT-JEAN/SINT-JANS-MOLENBEEK

Molenbeek-Saint-Jean/Sint-Jans-Molenbeek Cemetery 73 SAINT-GILLES/SINT-GILLIS I ANDERLECHT I MOLENBEEK-SAINT-JEAN/SINT-JANS-MOLENBEEK ⁄ 71

example, Julien Dillens, Paul Dubois and Victor Rousseau worked on the rich, sculpted decoration, while inside some especially refined ornamenta- tion glorifies the municipal institution, its creations and its image, through a series of murals that reflect the ide- alistic tendency of Belgian Symbol- ism. The father and son Cluysenaar architects, Jacques de Lalaing and Albert Ciamberlani cooperated on the great hall, a room that contains the busts of former mayors of the municipality. While Eugène Broerman decorated the municipal council chamber, Fernand Khnopff and Mr and Mrs de Rudder looked after the Wedding 59 Room, while the Europe Room was entrusted to Omer Dierickx. Preceded by a fragment of Alfred Stevens and 59. Map G 10 M circle, as if welcoming the citizens. Henri Gervex’s “Panorama of the His- SAINT-GILLES/SINT-GILLIS A keen Francophile, he adopted the tory of the Century”, depicting “Napo- TOWN HALL opulent French neo-Renaissance leon entering Paris”, the Cérès Room style, playing with pink Vosges gran- is a veritable museum with its collec- Place Van Meenen/ ite, Euville and Savonnières stone, tions of works from almost every art- Maurice Van Meenenplein 39 brick and blue stone. Although Art ist who ever lived in the municipality, Saint-Gilles/Sint-Gillis Nouveau, which was making an such as André Hennebicq, Jef Lam- appearance at the same time in the beaux, Pierre Paulus, Franz Gail- A Sat and Sun from 10h00 to 18h00 same neighbourhood, saw itself as liard, Julien Dillens, Jean Robie, T 3-4-51 (Horta), breaking with the established order, André Massonet, Arman Jamar, 81 (Barrière/Bareel) the Town Hall sold itself on the power Géo Bernier, Eugène Broerman and of the state that it represented, as Alfred Cluysenaar. A student at the Architect Albert Dumont was respon- expressed in the impressive mural Saint-Gilles/Sint-Gillis Academy, the sible for the design of the new Saint- by Eugène Broerman in the council young Nicolas de Staël would reg- Gilles/Sint-Gillis town hall, built on chamber. The greatest artists from the ularly pace the floors here and also the site of a sandpit between 1896 turn of the 19th century have made helped his professor to maintain the and 1904. He designed a building of the building into a living museum. For works. (Listed 08/08/1988) 4,267 m², with two wings in a semi- Guided tours, Saturday and Sunday at 10h00, 11h00, 12h00, 14h00, 15h00, 16h00 and 17h00 G WALKING TOUR (French) and at 10h30, 11h30, 12h30, 14h30, 15h30, 16h30 and A Memory Tour of Saint-Gilles/Sint-Gillis 17h30 (Dutch). In cooperation with Bus Bavard and Klare Lijn. This walking tour through Saint-Gilles/Sint-Gillis will bring you on an exploration of the iconic people and places that have left their mark on the major Exhibition of the works of and minor history of a municipality that will celebrate 800 years in 2016! Roland Delcol. Starting point for walking tour A Saturday and Sunday at 10h00, 14h00 and 17h00 (French/Dutch) “A Memory Tour of Saint-Gilles/ (duration: 1-1.5 hours) Sint-Gillis” (see box opposite). C starting point: front steps of Saint-Gilles/Sint-Gillis town hall, Place Van Meenen/Maurice Van Meenenplein 39, Saint-Gilles/Sint-Gillis – map G 10 T 3-4-51 (Horta), 81 (Barrière/Bareel) B 48 (Barrière/Bareel) I bookings are essential. E-mail [email protected]. In cooperation with Cercle d’Histoire de Saint-Gilles. 72 ⁄ SAINT-GILLES/SINT-GILLIS I ANDERLECHT I MOLENBEEK-SAINT-JEAN/SINT-JANS-MOLENBEEK

60. Map G 10 M PELGRIMS HOUSE AND PIERRE PAULUS PARK Rue de Parme/Parmastraat 69 Saint-Gilles/Sint-Gillis A Sat and Sun from 10h00 to 18h00 T 3-4-51 (Parvis de Saint-Gilles/ Sint-Gillisvoorplein) B 48 (Parvis de Saint-Gilles/ Sint-Gillisvoorplein) The work of architect A. Pirenne, this patrician house with stables, first owned by the Colson family, was sold in 1927 to the industrialist Eugène Pelgrims, before being taken over by the municipality in 1963. A lover of arts, the phar- 61 macist, blessed with a strong sense of culture, gave his approval for a façade inspired by the Flemish Renaissance style. Although the interior was modified, a few original elements can still 61. Map G 10 M The House of the People dates from be made out, most notably an elegant MAISON DU PEUPLE/VOLKSHUIS 1905. Originally, it offered workers a blue glass roof resting on a concrete (HOUSE OF THE PEOPLE) OF friendly gathering place where culture structure sheltering a winter garden. SAINT-GILLES/SINT-GILLIS could be accessed by all and where Intended to house exotic plants, the solidarity was not just an empty word. space is decorated with a fountain of Parvis de Saint-Gilles/ The setting for speeches by Lenin, white, blue and gold mosaics, in the cen- Sint-Gillisvoorplein 37 in 1914, and Paul-Henri Spaak, a few tre of polished blue stone tiling, inlaid Saint-Gilles/Sint-Gillis decades later, a cinema was added with gold, yellow and green marble, laid to the House of the People in 1918. It A Sat and Sun from 10h00 to 18h00 out in a star pattern. The bathroom has began to lose some of its relevance also retained its pretty mosaic tiles and T 3-4-51 (Parvis de Saint-Gilles/ in the 1960s and shops began to beige, black-edged marbrite (imitation Sint-Gillisvoorplein) take over the premises. It was sub- marble made from glass) facing. In the sequently used for unemployment B 48 (Parvis de Saint-Gilles/ lobby, ornamental white-veined, yellow services, an association and even a Sint-Gillisvoorplein) and black marble tiling leads to the oak dance company. After its purchase by staircase. The property overlooks the the municipality in 1995, restoration old Romance-themed park where the works were carried out to re-expose River Elsbeek once flowed. This green the clusters of Art Nouveau style space now bears the name of Expres- metal framework which had not been sionist painter Pierre Paulus de Châtelet, visible since a suspended ceiling and who died in Saint-Gilles/Sint-Gillis on room were added on the top storey. 17 August 1959. (Listed 21/06/2001 and Today, the House of the People has Listed 17/04/1997) returned to its roots, much to the delight of residents of Saint Gilles/ Guided tours, Saturday and Sint-Gillis. Sunday at 10h00, 11h00, 12h00, 14h00, 15h00, 16h00 and 17h00 Guide on site, Saturday and Sun- (French) and at 10h30, 11h30, day from 10h00 to 13h00 and from 12h30, 14h30,15h30, 16h30 and 14h00 to 18h00 (French/Dutch). In 17h30 (Dutch). In cooperation cooperation with Klare Lijn. with Atelier de Recherche et Exhibition “An Atlas for Archaeol- d’Action Urbaines (ARAU). ogy”, organised by the Depart- Exhibition “The sources of Art ment of Monuments and Sites of nouveau. Victor Horta in Brus- Brussels-Capital Region. sels” organised by the Depart- ment of Monuments and Sites of Brussels-Capital Region. 60 SAINT-GILLES/SINT-GILLIS I ANDERLECHT I MOLENBEEK-SAINT-JEAN/SINT-JANS-MOLENBEEK ⁄ 73

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62. Map F 8 M contemporary history, particularly 63. Map F 9 L CENTRE FOR HISTORICAL for anything connected to the two NATIONAL RESISTANCE RESEARCH AND world wars, both from a scientific MUSEUM DOCUMENTATION ON WAR AND and documentary aspect as well as CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY/ in terms of public history. The Direc- Rue Van Lint/ DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR torate-General for War Victims is part Van Lintstraat 14 – Anderlecht of the Federal Public Service Social WAR VICTIMS – FORMER SOCIAL A Sat and Sun from 10.30 to 18h00 SECURITY HEADQUARTERS Security. It has two primary missions: implementing legislation relating to T 81 (Conseil/Raad) Square de l’Aviation/ civilian victims of war, i.e. the granting B 46 (Albert I) Luchtvaartsquare 29-31 of the national status of civilian vic- Anderlecht tim of war, processing applications for Occupying the premises of the former disability pensions and entitlements Lauwers photo engraving and print- A Sun only from 10h00 to 18h00 and the granting of civilian war pen- ing works, involved in the “faux Soir” T 3-4-51-82 (Lemonnier) sions, and managing a collection of story (a spoof edition of the “Le Soir” war archives of immense historical newspaper) from 9 November 1943, The “Late Art Nouveau” building, value. (Listed 09/09/1993) the National Resistance Museum designed in 1911 by architect Rich- was created in order to highlight the ard Pringiers, was extensively remod- Guided tours of the building and activities of the secret army during elled in the 1930s by Fernand and presentation of the institution, the two world wars. As well as a his- Maxime Brunfaut. The interior was Sunday at 10h30, 13h30 and tory of its creation and organisation, completely changed and an imposing 14h30 (French) and at 11h30 and archive documents and numerous Art Deco style banking hall was cre- 14h30 (Dutch). evocative objects cover various topics ated. Nowadays, the building houses Exhibition/slide show of photo- representative of the Resistance. The the offices of the Directorate-General graphs of the liberation of Brus- attack on Belgium by Hitler’s troops; for War Victims and the Centre for His- sels in 1944 from the CEGESOMA the army’s defence of the country; the torical Research and Documentation archives. counter-attack organised by civilians on War and Contemporary Society. and resistance groups; the repression The Centre for Historical Research and deportation to the various Nazi and Documentation on War and Con- camps. The museum is responsible temporary Society (CEGESOMA) is for an exceptional repository of histor- a federal scientific institute that spe- ical memory and conveys a message cialises in the history of 20th century of peace. conflicts. Available to researchers, students, the media and the general Guided tours, Saturday and public, it constitutes a platform for Sunday at 15h00 (French/Dutch). 74 ⁄ SAINT-GILLES/SINT-GILLIS I ANDERLECHT I MOLENBEEK-SAINT-JEAN/SINT-JANS-MOLENBEEK

64. Map E 9 L NATIONAL MONUMENT TO THE JEWISH MARTYRS OF BELGIUM square des Martyrs juifs/Joodse Martelarensquare (corner of Rue des Goujons/Grondelsstraat and Rue Carpentier/Carpentierstraat) Anderlecht A Sat and Sun from 10h00 to 16h00 T 81 (Cureghem/Kuregem) B 46 (Cureghem/Kuregem) In 1964, Mons architect André Godart won the competition for the construction of a monument to the memory of 64 Belgian Jews, following an initiative by the Union of Jewish Deportees in Belgium. The monument was built between 1968 and 1970, in cooperation with architect Odon Dupire and consultancy firms Jacques Lewin and Louis Cantor. Occupying the corner of two streets in Anderlecht, it was constructed from steel and reinforced concrete. Commemorative plaques made from black granite, on which are inscribed the names of the 23,838 people deported from Dossin Barracks in Mechelen to the exter- mination camps, between 4 August 1942 and 31 July 1944, adorn the walls which form, in this green, shrine-like place, a sort of open air synagogue. A crypt has also been developed beneath the dais often used by speak- 65 ers. A mural motif, consisting of steel chains depicting the general shape of a menorah, completes the ensemble, 65. Map C 9-10 L he left! The Brabantine interior still which also features an esplanade that MAURICE CARÊME MUSEUM retains its old knickknacks, crockery can cater for large numbers of visitors. and everyday objects which remind Visitors including King Baudouin, King Avenue Nellie Melba/ us of the writer, of whom there are Albert II, Chancellor Willy Brandt, the Nellie Melbalaan 14 – Anderlecht also many portraits. The library, one presidents of Israel, Haim Herzog of the most important in Belgium in A Sat and Sun from 10h00 to 18h00 and Ezer Weizman, have come to terms of poetry, the archives and the reflect in silence at the monument. I access only permitted for guid- manuscripts ensure that the memory (Listed 23/10/2003) ed tours (15 people per group) of the writer is enduringly present. They allow us to learn about the poet’s Explanations about the monu- B 46-75 (Hôpital Joseph Bracops/ painter and sculptor friends, a way of ment and the Holocaust in Bel- Joseph Bracops Ziekenhuis) penetrating the intimate world of this gium. The charming white building that magician of words. today is home to the Maurice Carême Guided tours, Saturday and Museum is none other than the very Sunday at 10h00, 14h00 and house in which the poet lived for 16h00 (French/Dutch) almost 45 years, between 1933 and (duration: 1.5 hours). 1978. Everything seems to be just as SAINT-GILLES/SINT-GILLIS I ANDERLECHT I MOLENBEEK-SAINT-JEAN/SINT-JANS-MOLENBEEK ⁄ 75

66. Map D 9 MONUMENT “TO OUR HEROES OF 1914-1918” Place de la Vaillance/ Dapperheidsplein – Anderlecht M 5 (Saint Guidon/Sint-Guido) T 81 (Saint Guidon/Sint-Guido) B 46-49 (Saint Guidon/Sint-Guido) This monument was erected in 1922, at the initiative of a patriotic association which had raised funds via a subscription for this purpose. The choice of artist and site was made in cooperation with the local authorities who also contributed to some of the 66 67 costs. The monument occupies pride of place on Place de la Vaillance/Dap- perheidsplein. The rules of the competition stipulated that the project had at the end of the 11th century and Map D 9 to take account of how the monument 67. L the beginning of the 12th century in would integrate with the square. Victor COLLEGIAL CHURCH OF SAINT the place of an older church. It was Voets, who had a certain reputation in PETER AND SAINT GUIDON built at the instigation of a chapter of the artistic world, responded to this canons, founded in Anderlecht just Place de la Vaillance/ objective by proposing a monument before 1078, at the time when a new Dapperheidsplein – Anderlecht with an imposing base, surrounded saint, named Guidon, was begin- by a gallery which integrated perfectly A Sat from 10h00 to 16h30 ning to be worshipped. The Roman with the square. The allegorical femi- Sun from 13h00 to 16h00 crypt, situated beneath the choir, is nine figure, covered in the clothing of still there and is used for the worship M 5 (Saint-Guidon/Sint-Guido) antiquity, symbolises victory glorify- of relics which are the focus of large ing the heroes with crowns of laurels. T 81 (Saint-Guidon/Sint-Guido) pilgrimages. This crypt still contains The inscriptions are significant. They a monument formed from an ancient B 46-49 (Saint-Guidon/Sint-Guido) comprise the names of the commis- tombstone resting on two brick sioning patrons and the registers of Built between the second half of the blocks, known as the “tombstone of people to whom tribute is paid. The 14th century and the middle of the Saint Guidon”, who died, according dates 1940-1945 were added later. 16th century, the Collegial Church to tradition, on 12 September 1012. Memorials became the artist’s speci- of Saint Peter and Saint Guidon is The church also contains numerous ality. With his brother, he also created one of the most beautiful Brabantine works of art as well as a rich collec- the monument dedicated to stallhold- Gothic style churches in the Brus- tion of funerary monuments. (Listed ers who died for their country, erected sels Region. It benefited from the 25/10/1938) in 1924 at Square de l’Aviation/Lucht- expertise of many renowned project Exhibition and guided tours “Saint vaartsquare in Anderlecht, as well as managers, including Jean Van Ruys- Guidon of Anderlecht: legend and the Monument to the Soldier Pigeon, broeck (responsible for the tower of history” (see box next page). Quai aux Barques/Schuitenkaai and Brussels City Hall) who designed the monument at Neuvième de Ligne/ the choir; Louis Van Boghem, who Starting point for walking tour Negende Linielaan, Boulevard de Dix- designed the porch and Mathieu Kel- “Anderlecht: memories of mude/Diksmuidelaan in Brussels. dermans III who designed the tower. Beguines, Saint Guidon and (Listed 28/11/2013) It was restored between 1874 and Erasmus” (see box next page). 1898 by Jules-Jacques Van Ysend- yck. A new campaign of restoration has been underway since 1992 (the choir is currently being worked on and is closed to the public). The current structure replaces a Roman-style collegial church which was constructed 76 ⁄ SAINT-GILLES/SINT-GILLIS I ANDERLECHT I MOLENBEEK-SAINT-JEAN/SINT-JANS-MOLENBEEK

H EXHIBITION AND TOURS G WALKING TOUR Saint Guidon of Anderlecht: legend and history Anderlecht: memories of Beguines, Saint Guidon and Erasmus For more than nine centuries, the collegial church of Saint Peter and Saint Guy has been the architectural resting place When our dear Guidon walked along the banks of the where the relics of Saint Guidon have been piously preserved. Broeck, turning about along the Rinck of the future Canonised in 1112, Guidon is a man about whom we Vaillance, could he have imagined that his religion would know very little and whose life includes many legendary give birth to a superb collegial church? That people would episodes. A recent anthropological study of these relics, study this trapezoid tomb? That his story would be referred as well as the latest historical research, has enabled a to in tones of supposition, intrigued as we are by these new perspective to be given to this figure, his historical stones of uncertain origin? Did he also imagine that some significance and the origins of his religion in Anderlecht. Beguines would participate in this rural life at the gates On an exceptional basis, on the occasion of the feast day of the city or that one of the most renowned Humanists of Saint Guidon, which takes place on 12 September, his would take refreshment in the shade of the church which relics will be displayed to the public during the “Heritage bears his name now and forever? Ah! The little sacristan Days” weekend. from Laeken/Laken has more than one trick up his sleeve! A photographic exhibition as well as guided tours with com- Going so far as to take part in the blessing of animals… at mentary will enable you to learn about the scientific work the risk of making Hubert jealous. carried out on these precious human remains, to see the different reliquaries kept in the church – a priceless sacred A Sunday at 10h00, 12h00, 14h00 and 16h00 heritage – and visit the Roman Crypt where the enigmatic (duration: 1.5 hours) monument called the “Tomb of Saint Guidon” can be found. C starting point: in front of the collegial church of Saint Peter and Saint Guidon, place de la Vaillance/ A Saturday at 11h00 and 13h30 and Sunday at 13h00 Dapperheidsplein, Anderlecht – map D 9 and 14h30 (French) and Sunday at 14h30 (Dutch) M 5 (Saint-Guidon/Sint Guido) C Saint Peter and Saint Guidon collegial church, Place de la Vaillance/Dapperheidsplein, Anderlecht – T 81 (Saint-Guidon/Sint Guido) map D 9 B 46-49 (Saint-Guidon/Sint Guido) M 5 (Saint-Guidon/Sint-Guido) I bookings are essential. Call 02/537.78.75 (from T 81 (Saint-Guidon/Sint-Guido) Monday to Friday, 10h00 to 13h00). Up to 25 people per walking tour. B 46-49 (Saint-Guidon/Sint-Guido) In French only. I bookings are essential. Call 02/526.83.30 (from Tuesday to Friday, 12h00 to 18h30 and Saturday In cooperation with Itinéraires, sur les Sentiers de from 9h00 to 15h00) or email monuments@ander- l’Histoire. lecht.irisnet.be. Up to 25 people per tour. In cooperation with the Brussels-West Deanery, the church factory of the Saint Peter and Saint Guidon collegial church and the Monuments and Sites Department of the municipality of Anderlecht. SAINT-GILLES/SINT-GILLIS I ANDERLECHT I MOLENBEEK-SAINT-JEAN/SINT-JANS-MOLENBEEK ⁄ 77

68. Map D 9 L 70. Map D 9 M FORMER VANDENPEEREBOOM ERASMUS HOUSE HOUSE – ACADEMIE VOOR BEELDENDE KUNSTEN Rue du Chapitre/ ANDERLECHT Kapittelstraat 31 – Anderlecht Sat and Sun from 10h00 to 18h00 Place de la Vaillance/ Dapperheidsplein 17 – Anderlecht M 5 (Saint-Guidon/Sint-Guido) A Sat and Sun from 10h00 to 17h00 69 T 81 (Saint-Guidon/Sint-Guido) M 5 (Saint-Guidon/Sint-Guido) B 46-49 (Saint-Guidon/Sint-Guido) T 81 (Saint-Guidon/Sint-Guido) A haven of peace at the heart of Ander- lecht’s historical centre, Erasmus B 46-49 (Saint-Guidon/Sint-Guido) House and gardens offers a chance You have to cross the neo-Louis XV to relive the pleasure of a time when carriage-entrance of a lodge to reach this neighbourhood formed a small the inner courtyard of this building in patch of countryside only a few steps the Flemish Neo-Renaissance style, from the capital. The medieval struc- built for Jules Vandenpeereboom, ture, wonderfully preserved thanks Minister of Railways, Posts and Tel- 70 to its occupation by Erasmus of Rot- egraphs of the time. The plans were terdam in 1521, offers a selection of entrusted to architect François Mal- old editions of the humanist’s works fait who, in 1890, constructed a new and a series of etchings by Hans Hol- Map D 9 building, perfectly recreating the 69. L bein and Albrecht Dürer as well as 16th century character. Large cast ANDERLECHT BÉGUINAGE paintings by Rogier Van der Weyden, iron numbers forming the date 1563 Jérôme Bosch and other Flemish Rue du Chapelain/Kapelaanstraat 8 complete the illusion. For a long time, masters. At the rear of the house, a Anderlecht it housed the minister’s collections of garden of medicinal plants, designed furniture and works of art. He trans- A Sat and Sun from 10h00 to by René Pechère, offers a verita- ferred it to the State upon his death in 12h00 and from 14h00 to 17h00 ble botanical portrait of Erasmus, 1917. The rich decoration dates from through the hundred or so varieties M 5 (Saint-Guidon/Sint-Guido) this time and includes a number of growing there. Nearby, the philosoph- gothic stone fireplaces as well as T 81 (Saint-Guidon/Sint-Guido) ical garden, designed by landscape high quality sculpted console tables, architect Benoît Fondu, is home to B 46-49 (Saint-Guidon/Sint-Guido) picked up here and there. Since 1979, installations by contemporary artists, Vandenpeereboom House has been Anderlecht is home to the smallest such as Bob Verschueren, Marie-Jo occupied by the Academie voor Beel- béguinage (a type of lay convent) in Bel- Lafontaine, Catherine Beaugrand and dende Kunsten Anderlecht which has gium. The two maisonettes and walled Perejaume. expanded in the old print works next garden, built in the 14th and 17th centu- Guided tours of Erasmus House door. The old cobblestone court- ries in the shadow of the gothic collegial and the Beguinage, Saturday at yard and the well that is capped with church of Saint Peter and Saint Guidon, 15h00 and Sunday at 11h00 beautiful ironwork art copied from the served as the living quarters for eight (French/Dutch). Up to 25 people Cluny museum in Paris have been pre- beguines (lay religious women). Today, per walking tour. Please note that served. (Listed 28/02/2002) the two buildings house an old style bookings are essential. Call museum, somewhere between a collec- Tour of restoration workshops, 02/521.13.83). tion of curiosities and a showcase of little Saturday from 10h00 to 17h00. treasures of daily life. The collections of Exhibition “Pierre Alechinsky; Guided tours Saturday and archaeological objects, religious art and Writings on Herbs”. Sunday at 10h00, 11h00, 12h00, popular art retrace Anderlecht’s hidden Puppet show “God, Erasmus and 14h00, 15h00 and 16h00 (French) history. Can you figure out the purpose me” by Ludwine Deblon, Sat at and at 10h30, 11h30, 12h30, of the mystery object? 11h00 and Sun at 16h00 (from 13 14h30, 15h30 and 16h30 (Dutch). Guided tours starting from the years of age. Duration: 50 minutes). In cooperation with Pro Velo and Erasmus House, Saturday at 15h00 Korei. and Sunday at 11h00 (French/ Dutch). Up to 25 people per walking tour. Please note that bookings are essential. Call 02/521.13.83). Exhibition by Dominique Vermeersch. The Black Sisters. 78 ⁄ SAINT-GILLES/SINT-GILLIS I ANDERLECHT I MOLENBEEK-SAINT-JEAN/SINT-JANS-MOLENBEEK

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Map F 7 Map E 7 71. M er’s house which, today, houses the 72. K BRUSSELS MUSEUM OF offices of the La Fonderie association COMMUNITY SCHOOL NO.13 INDUSTRY AND WORK – FORMER and a research and documentation Rue de Koninck/ COMPAGNIE DES BRONZES centre. After 1950, business gradu- De Koninckstraat 63 ally declined with the firm finally being Rue Ransfort/Ransfortstraat 27 Molenbeek-Saint-Jean/ declared bankrupt in 1979. At the Molenbeek-Saint-Jean/ Sint-Jans-Molenbeek instigation of a local association, the Sint-Jans-Molenbeek French-speaking Community decided A Sat and Sun from 10h00 to 17h00 A Sat and Sun from 10h00 to 17h00 to acquire the site which was recon- T 82 (Mennekens) verted, following painstaking resto- M 1-5 (Comte de Flandre/ ration, into the Brussels Museum of B 49 (Leroy) Graaf van Vlaanderen) Industry and Work which has been Who would think that behind the walls of B 88 (Borne/Paal) run by La Fonderie since 1983. It Molenbeek-Saint-Jean/Sint-Jans-Mo- keeps machines, photos, archives Originally established, in the early lenbeek Community School no. 13 and objects saved after the closure 1850s, under the name Cormann et there lurks a hidden treasure? The of many companies. Compagnie of Rue d’Assaut/Storm- painter René Van den Neste painted (Listed 22/05/1997) straat, the Compagnie des Bronzes a sort of history – and geography – developed its workshops on Rue Especially for “Heritage Days”, La lesson about Molenbeek-Saint-Jean/ Ransfort/Ransfortstraat from around Fonderie is bringing out of storage Sint-Jans-Molenbeek in images in the 1860, within a then booming quarter, some of its stunning plaster school. His imposing painting, 6.5 m nicknamed the “Belgian Manchester”. casts, once used to manufacture high and almost 22 m wide, covers From this time on, it focused on the bronze memorials. Far from being one entire wall of the courtyard. The manufacture of items in zinc, bronze, limited to commemorating the composition is filled with countless iron and other metals. This proved to dead of the First World War, these details referring to figures, events and be a great success and the firm’s plaques, busts and medals also places that have marked the history of books were soon filled with prestig- celebrate our kings, our colonial the municipality. The only work of its ious orders, from the railings for the history, figures, events, industry kind in the Brussels Region, this highly New York Zoo to the statues for the and science. Exhibited for the first original painting is a treat for the eyes Petit Sablon/Kleine Zavel; from Lord time, the public will have the and can be seen as a treasure hunt. Leighton’s memorial at Saint Paul’s opportunity to explore some of Explanations enabling you to in London to the Teniers statues these remarkable pieces. unlock the meaning of the ico- in Antwerp and the statue of King Guided tours, Saturday and nography and interpret the refer- Albert I on the Mont des Arts/Kunst- Sunday at 10h00, 11h00, 12h00, ences hidden behind the count- berg. Grouped around a courtyard, 14h00, 15h00 and 16h00 (French) less details of the painting. the buildings, constructed between and at 10h30, 11h30, 12h30, 1887 and 1912, included an assembly Looped projection of images. 14h30, 15h30 et 16h30 (Dutch). hall, a bronze casting hall, a smelting In cooperation with the hall and a sculpture workshop. There Molenbeek-Saint-Jean/ was also a neo-classical style manag- Sint-Jans-Molenbeek Municipal Museum. SAINT-GILLES/SINT-GILLIS I ANDERLECHT I MOLENBEEK-SAINT-JEAN/SINT-JANS-MOLENBEEK ⁄ 79

H E X H I B I T I O N AND TOURS Let Molenbeek surprise you What were the exploits of Molen- beek natives honoured by the monuments in public spaces, and buildings or street names? What steps were taken by the local authorities, during the war, to guarantee food supplies to the inhabitants of the municipality? Where was the, then underground, 73 newspaper La Libre Belgique printed? This exhibition will give you the answer to these questions and will enable you to discover Map D-E 6 Louis Mettewie, Lieutenant General 73. many other aspects of daily life Jean-Baptiste Piron, commander MOLENBEEK-SAINT-JEAN/ in Molenbeek. SINT-JANS-MOLENBEEK of the brigade of the same name, active during the Second World War CEMETERY A Saturday from 10h00 to and those of a more quirky nature, 16h00 and Sunday from Chaussée de Gand/ such as Ernest Kindermans, former 14h00 to 18h00 Steenweg op Gent 537-539 director of Folies Bergères! Two lawns Molenbeek-Saint-Jean/ are dedicated to the fallen soldiers C Church Saint-Charles Sint-Jans-Molenbeek of the First and Second World Wars. Borromée, Avenue du (Listed 22/03/2007) Karreveld 11/Karreveldlaan A Sat and Sun from 10h00 to 16h45 11, Molenbeek-Saint-Jean/ Guided tours Saturday and Sun- T 82 (Cimetière de Molenbeek/ Sint-Jans-Molenbeek – day at 10h00, 11h00, 13h00, 14h00, Begraafplaats van Molenbeek) map E 6 15h00 and 16h00 (French) and B 49 (Cimetière de Molenbeek/ 10h15, 11h15, 13h15, 14h15, 15h15 T 82 (Karreveld) Begraafplaats van Molenbeek) and 16h15 (Dutch). In cooperation B 20-49 (Bastogne/ with Molenbecca and the Munici- In 1864, the Belgian Court of Cassa- Bastenaken) pality of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean. tion delivered a ruling putting an end In cooperation with to denominational cemeteries and Molenbecca. handing over management of cemeteries to the municipal authorities. A new cemetery was therefore created, without religious distinction, to house the graves of the inhabitants of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean. It was inaugurated on 16 August 1864. Tuscan-style brick pavilions flank the entrance to the site. On the horizon, the grave galleries can be seen, dominated by the silhouette of a classical style polygo- nal memorial pavilion. The monument to the boatmen in the form of a boat recalls the proximity of the canal while the monument to the Paternotte-De Neufbourg stonemasons, covered by a draped urn, honours a trade that is directly linked to the world of the dead. Some of the figures buried here include Baron Eugène Laermans, the 19th century realist painter, Mayor 80 / KOEKELBERG I BERCHEM-SAINTE-AGATHE/SINT-AGATHA-BERCHEM I GANSHOREN I JETTE I BRUSSELS-LAEKEN/LAKEN KOEKELBERG I BERCHEM-SAINTE-AGATHE/SINT-AGATHA-BERCHEM I GANSHOREN I JETTE I BRUSSELS-LAEKEN/LAKEN

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74. Map F 6 L STEPMAN HOUSE Boulevard Léopold II/ Leopold II-laan 250 – Koekelberg A Sat and Sun from 10h00 to 18h00 M 2-6 (Simonis) T 19 (Simonis) B 13-14-20-87 (Simonis) The home of sculptor and designer Charles Stepman was acquired by 75 the municipality of Koekelberg in 1974 for use as a cultural centre. Today, the white façade conceals a meeting place and venue for a multi- 75. Map F 6 K Victoria employed up to 1,500 peo- tude of activities (exhibitions, recitals, FORMER VICTORIA BISCUIT ple, rivalling Côte d’Or. On the eve debates, conferences, etc.) cover- AND CHOCOLATE FACTORY of the Second World War, the son ing most artistic disciplines (music, of the founder, Oscar Bossaert, also drama, dance, design, painting, etc.) Rue De Neck/ mayor, future minister, president of The artist’s studio, lit by a zenithal De Neckstraat 32 – Koekelberg the Confédération de l’Alimentation glass roof, has retained its original Belge, filled the cellars with cacao A Sat and Sun from 10h00 to 18h00 appearance. This house evokes the and sugar, thereby ensuring that loveable figure from Koekelberg, the M 2-6 (Simonis) employment was maintained during creator of numerous pieces that can the hostilities. He also made rep- T 19 (Simonis) be still be seen around the munici- resentations to the occupiers for the pality: the bas-relief of former mayor B 13-14-20-87 (Simonis) repatriation of prisoners. The 1958 Oscar Bossaert at Swartenbroeks universal exhibition, with the pres- A jewel in the history of Belgian School; the “Children’s Circle” in a tigious Victoria pavilion, marked the chocolate, the Victoria company is school on Rue Delcoigne/Delcoign- chocolate firm’s peak, before its also a place of memory. Its build- estraat; a bronze bas-relief at Home incorporation in 1970 into the agri- ings have survived the 20th century Jourdan or, not far from there (at the food groups then being created. (1896-1970) and its two world wars. junction of Boulevard Léopold II/Leo- During the 14-18 war, with Émile Guided tours, Saturday and pold II-laan and Rue Léon Fourrez/ Bossaert, founder of the company Sunday at 10h00, 13h30 and Léon Fourezstraat), the bronze bust and mayor of Koekelberg, its facto- 16h00 (French) and 10h30, 14h00 of Charles Simonis, since incor- ries supplied produce to the National and 16h30 (Dutch). Booking are porated into an imposing work by Relief and Food Committee, which essential. Call 02/412.14.11. In Annie Jungers. provided food and supplies to the cooperation with the Municipality Permanent exhibition civilian population. In 1916, antic- of Koekelberg and Itinéraires, sur on Charles Stepman. ipating the return of peace, archi- les Sentiers de l’Histoire. tect Arthur Pladet conceived plans Photographic exhibition Access to the permanent exhibition for a 100% electrically powered on Jos Tontlinger. of the Belgian Chocolate Village. chocolate factory, today occupied by Godiva. In the inter-war period, 82 / KOEKELBERG I BERCHEM-SAINTE-AGATHE/SINT-AGATHA-BERCHEM I GANSHOREN I JETTE I BRUSSELS-LAEKEN/LAKEN

76. Map E 6 M NATIONAL BASILICA OF THE SACRED HEART Parvis de la Basilique/ Basiliekvoorplein 1 – Koekelberg A Sunday only from 13h00 to 18h00 T 19 (Bossaert-Basilique/ Bossaert-Basiliek) B 49-87 (Riethuisen) It was Leopold II who was responsible for launching the project to build a religious building on this site. The monarch wanted a church that would surpass the Sacré-Cœur in Paris. Although the first stone was laid in 1905, the building that we know today is a project from a 1920 architectural competition by Ghent-based architect Albert Van Huffel. His mission was to design a church capable of holding 3,000 to 4,000 people with 76 77 nine chapels representing the country’s provinces. A good example of religious Art Deco, the basilica’s Map D 5 77. The end result was clearly inspired dome stands at 30 m in diameter CITÉ MODERNE by the purism of De Stijl, based on a and almost 90 m in height while the clever juxtaposition of pure lines and front towers measure 65 m. The vast Rue de la Gérance/Beheerstraat 8 geometric spaces. Bourgeois was indoor spaces are decorated with a Berchem-Sainte-Agathe/ one of the few architects of the time combination of materials, including Sint-Agatha-Berchem to challenge an architecture that did Burgundy stone, Dutch brick or ter- T 19 (Valida) not take into account the realities of racotta moulded into hollow blocks, urban life. (Listed 07/09/2000) glazed and baked in a furnace. The B 20 (Valida) building has long served as the setting Guided tours exploring the Comprising 275 homes, which is just for national events such as the “Te history of the garden city and over half of the 500 initially planned, Deum”. During his visit to Belgium its creators, Saturday at 14h00 Cité Moderne is the work of archi- in 1995, Pope John Paul II beatified and 16h00 (French/Dutch) and tect Victor Bourgeois who, at barely Father Damien in the basilica. Sunday at 11h00, 14h00 and 25 years of age, directed the con- 16h00 (French/Dutch) (duration: 2 Guided tours Sunday at 13h00, struction of the complex between hours). Starting point: in front of 14h00, 15h00, 16h00 and 17h00 1922 and 1925 in cooperation with the Valida hospital centre, (French) and 13h30, 14h30, 15h30, Louis Van der Swaelmen. Shortly Avenue J. Goffin/Josse Goffin- 16h30 and 17h30 (Dutch). In after being completed, in 1925, Cité laan 180. Please note that book- cooperation with Itinéraires, sur Moderne was awarded the Grand Prix ings are essential. Call les Sentiers de l’Histoire and at the Paris Decorative Arts Exhibi- 02/482.00.10 or email dekroon@ Klare Lijn. tion, bringing worldwide renown vgc.be. In cooperation with to its designer. It still features in Exhibition on the history of the Gemeenschapscentrum De Kroon many works on architecture today. basilica since its construction and Culturama. Convinced that such a garden city until the First World War. would help to create the new city that he imagined, he designed functional homes, using reinforced concrete – an innovation at the time – in order to reduce construction costs, as well as offering not only three-room apartments but also single-family homes. KOEKELBERG I BERCHEM-SAINTE-AGATHE/SINT-AGATHA-BERCHEM I GANSHOREN I JETTE I BRUSSELS-LAEKEN/LAKEN ⁄ 83

79. Map E 3 L OLD ABBOT’S PALACE IN DIELEGHEM Rue Jean Tiebackx/ Jean Tiebackxstraat 14 – Jette A Sat and Sun from 10h00 to 18h00 B 13-14-53-84 (Ancienne Barrière/ Oude Afspanningsplein) Despite the loss of its original envi- 79 ronment and its outbuildings, the classically inspired Abbot’s Palace d’archéologie et de folklore du Comté in Dieleghem, designed by archi- de Jette. These include Roman col- tect Laurent-Benoît Dewez, is still lections from the 1968 archaeological standing proudly. An advocate of digs (Roman bucket, chains, pottery, the Louis XVI style and a return to etc.), reminders of the activity of the Antiquity, the gifted architect over- monks of the old abbey and examples saw the construction of the palace of folklore. Other displays illustrate around 1775. It reflects the luxurious the history of the Counts of Jette and environment befitting an abbot and the churches and farms of the region. canons who, in Dieleghem, were (Listed 03/02/1953) responsible for administering eight Exhibition “La carte du feu” (Map of 78 parishes. After it was sold in 1797, the fire), the work of Dany Delepierre, location was stripped of all furniture comprising over 4,000 portraits, and works of art. However, in 1898, Map D 5 based on original photographs of 78. it was acquired by a Doctor Capart, soldiers killed at the front during OLD GANSHOREN CEMETERY who restored some of its magnif- the First World War. This exhibition icence. In 1954, it was purchased Avenue du Cimetière/ runs until 5 October 2014. by the municipality for use as a cul- Kerkhoflaan – Ganshoren tural centre, but it wasn’t until 1967 Explanations about the building. A Sat and Sun from 10h00 to 17h30 that restoration works began, which In cooperation with the Centre continued until 1972. Today, the old B 84-87 (Nereus) Culturel de Jette. Abbot’s Palace in Dieleghem houses The old Ganshoren cemetery is a a library of regional history, one of Exhibition “Famous and not so must-see jewel in the municipali- the largest in Belgium, and Jette famous figures in the County of ty’s heritage crown. A shrine where municipal museum, the collections of Jette” (see box below). nature, art and memory combine, it which belong to the Cercle d’histoire, has a distinctive atmosphere. The tribute to the soldiers of the two world wars is juxtaposed with remarkable- funerary monuments erected in mem- H EXHIBITION AND TOURS ory of the municipality’s dead. No new Famous and not-so-famous figures in the County of Jette graves have been added to the old cemetery since 1976. Vegetation has This exhibition, highlighting buildings and monuments located in Jette therefore taken over, growing among and Ganshoren, will evoke those who built these places, the personalities the tombstones and graves, some of who lived or stayed there or found their final resting place there. The old which are veritable works of art. soldiers and heroes of the resistance buried in the cemeteries of these two municipalities will also be remembered. Guided tours with an emphasis on commemorative monuments, A Saturday and Sunday from 10h00 to 18h00 (guided tours Saturday and Sunday at 14h00 of the exhibition and the abbey available for groups) and 16h00 (French) en at 15h00 (Dutch). In cooperation with Cer- C Old Abbot’s Palace in Dieleghem, Rue Jean Tiebackx/ cle d’Histoire et d’Archéologie du Jean Tiebackxstraat 14, Jette – map E 3 Comté de Jette. B 13-14-53-84 (Ancienne Barrière/Oude Afspanningsplein) In cooperation with Cercle d’Histoire et d’Archéologie du Comté de Jette. 84

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80. Map F 5 81. Map F-G 2-3 82. Map G 3 OUR LADY OF LOURDES HEYSEL PLATEAU LEOPOLD I MEMORIAL GROTTO AND CHAPEL Brussels-Laeken/Laken Parc de Laeken/Park van Laken Rue Léopold I/ Brussels-Laeken/Laken M 6 (Heysel/Heizel) Leopold I-straat 296 – Jette B 53 (Serres Royales/ T 7 (Heysel/Heizel) A Sat from 10h00 to 18h00 Koninklijke Serres) Sun from 14h00 to 18h00 B 84-88 (Heysel/Heizel) Built directly in line with the entrance B 49-88 (Loyauté/ The Heysel palace complex was con- courtyard of Laeken Royal Palace, Rechtschapenheid) structed between 1933 and 1935 by on Dinderberg hill, the Leopold I architect Joseph Van Neck for the memorial, or Dynasty Monument, cul- The chapel devoted to Our Lady of Universal Exhibition of 1935. A wide minates on a tiered pedestal, almost Lourdes quickly became too small avenue bisects the site, extending 43 m high. It was designed in the pur- when faced with the influx of pilgrims up to the façade of the Grand Pal- est neo-Gothic style by Ghent-based who came to implore the Virgin during ace. Today, the Atomium, built for architect Louis de Curte, a disciple of the First World War. The ceremonies the Universal Exhibition of 1958, Viollet-le-Duc who was, undoubtedly, were therefore held on adjoining land. A has changed the initial view, but the familiar with the memorial erected by decision was soon made, around 1915, imposing façade of the main palace Queen Victoria in London, in honour of to build a replica of the grotto at Lourdes. still stands out, capped with allegori- her late husband, Prince Albert. Con- It quickly drew thousands of faithful cal sculptures created by Égide Rom- structed in 1880 at the instigation of who still pin a myriad of votive offerings baux. During the Universal Exhibition Leopold II, the huge dais, capped with – booklets, photos, letters, flowers, cru- of 1935, almost twenty million visitors an openwork spire, is in the shape of cifixes, pieces of cloth, etc. – to its stone came to explore the Heysel site and a perfect nonagon. The nine arcades, and reinforced concrete walls. In fact, its 182 buildings. This prosperous crowned with apses and each con- the imitation rock structures, made from period was marked by 300 events taining a statue representing one of cement, are a perfect replica of the real (congresses, concerts, festivals). the nine former provinces of Belgium, thing! The replica at Jette is difficult to tell In 1958, almost 35 million visitors radiate out around the imposing effigy apart from the Grotto of Massabielle, in came to see the site, a real record! of our first monarch, sculpted from Lourdes, where the Virgin appeared on Over time, other buildings were added white marble by Guillaume Geefs. A a number of occasions, starting in 1858, and gave the site the potential we can beautiful spiral staircase, enclosed to a young girl from the region named admire today. For a number of years in a cage of small columns leads to Bernadette Soubirous. Numerous pas- now it has hosted very popular trade the upper levels of the monument. tiches or exact copies were erected shows, fairs and symposia. A com- These are fitted with Gothic railings, throughout Europe. However, in Jette, plex consisting of a sports stadium, the apses of which support the but- it is worth mentioning that a stone from multiplex cinema, games and recrea- tresses of the spire. the rock of Lourdes was placed under tional spaces complete the ever-pop- the statue of the Virgin and the grotto ular site which also features beautiful altar was offered by King Albert I and green areas and sports grounds. Queen Elisabeth. The park also houses a neo-Gothic style way of the cross as well as a rosary. Guided tours, Saturday at 10h30, 12h00, 14h00 and 16h00 and Sun- day at 14h00, 15h00 and 16h00 (French/Dutch). 85

83. Map G 3-4 K 84. Map H 4 OLD CADETS SCHOOL – QUEEN ASTRID MEMORIAL EUROPEAN SCHOOL OF AND SQUARE DU 21 JUILLET/ BRUSSELS IV 21 JULI-SQUARE Drève Sainte-Anne/ Avenue du Parc royal/ Sint-Annadreef 86 Koninklijk Parklaan Brussels-Laeken/Laken Brussels-Laeken/Laken A Sat only from 10h00 to 17h00 84 B 53 (Artistes/Kunstenaars) B 53 (Schola Europea) Originally designed by the architect Charles Girault, also responsible for Situated close to the Royal Domain in Guided tours, Saturday from the Cinquantenaire/Jubelpark colon- Laeken/Laken, the European School 10h00 to 16h30 (last tour) nades and the Tervueren Museum, of Brussels IV occupies a site that (French/ Dutch). In cooperation Square du 21 juillet/21 juli-square (21 once housed a military school for with Laeken Découverte. July Square) faces the Church of Our cadets built in the 19th century by Exhibition of photographs illus- Lady of Laeken and appears like an architect J.J. Van Ysendijck, in a trating the transformation of the extension of the royal estate. King Flemish neo-Renaissance style. Prior site of the Cadets School into a Leopold II was behind its develop- to 1914, the complex housed the bar- European School and the different ment and arranged for the purchase racks of the Grenadiers and then, in periods of occupation of the site. of the necessary plots of land to the inter-war period, the anti-aircraft obtain the surface area which we see artillery. After 1945, various military Showing of a video on the trans- today. In 1905, the slums in the area educational establishments used formation of the site. were cleared and Rue des Vignes/ the premises. The original complex, Wijngaardenstraat was widened. In a combination of brick and stone, the 1930s, the square underwent a has been restored and converted to number of modifications, designed its new function. A modern wing has by René Pechère, with the addition of also been built by the Belgian Build- a colonnaded monument dedicated ing Authority. It was inaugurated in to Queen Astrid, proposed by the October 2012 by its prestigious neigh- architect Paul Bonduelle. A full length bours King Albert II and Queen Paola. statue of the late-lamented monarch An imposing staircase, a ceremonial occupies the centre of the monument. room converted into a playground The new square and monument were and the former reception room with inaugurated on 21 July 1938 and its impressive fireplaces recall the have retained this name ever since. prestigious functions of the former (Listed 11/06/1998 – square) military school. 86 / KOEKELBERG I BERCHEM-SAINTE-AGATHE/SINT-AGATHA-BERCHEM I GANSHOREN I JETTE I BRUSSELS-LAEKEN/LAKEN

85. Map G-H 4 the quality of their workmanship and, LAEKEN/LAKEN CEMETERY quite often, their originality. The flood of requests and the impossibility of Parvis Notre-Dame/ indefinitely enlarging the cemetery led Onze-Lieve-Vrouwvoorplein Mayor Émile Bockstael to take inspira- Brussels-Laeken/Laken tion from Southern Europe by starting underground grave galleries linked to A Sat and Sun from 8h30 to 16h30 monuments on the surface. Tombs of (last admission at 16h00) interest include that of Ferdinand Nic- T 93 (Princesse Clémentine/ olay, designed by the sculptor Charles Prinses Clementina) Auguste Fraikin, and the imposing chapel of Maria Malibran, which con- Although the little cemetery was already tains a mosaic floor and a marble statue a favoured burial spot, it seems that the of Guillaume Geefs. This vast bluestone internment of Queen Louise-Marie in necropolis includes many well-known the Sainte-Barbe chapel, and then in names such as painters Xavier Mel- the new Laeken/Laken church, led to lery and Fernand Khnopff, architects a further increase in popularity and Alphonse Balat, Joseph Poelaert and encouraged the population to arrange Victor Jamaer as well as mayors of for their burials there in large numbers Brussels Nicolas Rouppe and André not far from the highly popular monarch. Fontainas. (Listed 14/01/1999) The middle classes, the aristocracy and the arts world seem to have followed Walking tour “History of Belgium this surge which transformed Laeken/ at Laeken/Laken cemetery” (see Laken Cemetery into the “Belgian Père box below). Lachaise”. The monuments designed 85 for these personalities stand out due to

G WALKING TOUR G WALKING TOUR History of Belgium at Laeken/ The monuments of Laeken/Laken Laken cemetery Laeken/Laken is adorned with commemorative monu- What better place to talk about history than a cemetery? ments both national and international. The Unknown Sol- Laeken/Laken cemetery is, in fact, the great stone book dier, the Queen Astrid memorial, the Fountain of the Five of Belgian history, offering a succession of chapters, each Wounds and the Monument to Leopold I are each part of more surprising than the last: a famous singer with a tragic a unique history and context. During this walking tour, an fate, a loquacious playwright, some honest and less honest expert in royal sculpture will decipher these little known architects and a thinker that needs almost no introduction. monuments.

A Saturday and Sunday at 12h00 and 14h30 (French) A Saturday and Sunday at 17h00 (French) and at 16h30 and at 14h00 (Dutch) (duration: 2 hours) (Dutch) (duration: 2 hours) C starting point: entrance to Laeken/Laken cemetery, C starting point: in front of the Monument to the parvis Notre-Dame/Onze-Lieve-Vrouwvoorplein, Unknown Soldier, Parvis Notre-Dame/Onze-Lieve- Brussels-Laeken/Laken – map H 4 Vrouwvoorplein, Brussels-Laeken/Laken – map H 4 T 93 (Princesse Clémentine/Prinses Clementina) T 93 (Princesse Clémentine/Prinses Clementina) I bookings are essential. Email laeken.decouverte@ I bookings are essential. Email laeken.decouverte@ gmail.com. Up to 30 people per walking tour. gmail.com. Up to 30 people per walking tour. In cooperation with Laeken Découverte. In cooperation with Laeken Découverte. KOEKELBERG I BERCHEM-SAINTE-AGATHE/SINT-AGATHA-BERCHEM I GANSHOREN I JETTE I BRUSSELS-LAEKEN/LAKEN ⁄ 87

86. Map H 4 L Consecrated in 1872, the Church of CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF Our Lady of Laeken was not actually LAEKEN AND ROYAL CRYPT completed until 1907. The three tall open naves form a church of spa- Parvis Notre-Dame de Laeken/ cious dimensions. The Royal Crypt, Onze-Lieve-Vrouwvoorplein located behind the choir, is the burial Brussels-Laeken/Laken place of all reigning Belgian monarchs and their spouses, as well as certain A Sat from 14h00 to 16h30 members of the Belgian royal family. Sun from 14h00 to 17h00 The first members of the family to be T 93 (Princesse Clémentine/ transferred there were King Leopold I Prinses Clementina) and Queen Louise-Marie on 20 April 1876. The structure, which is the larg- In order to honour the wishes of his est example of the neo-Gothic style deceased wife, who wished to be bur- in Belgium, has become the parish ied in Laeken/Laken, King Leopold I church of monarchs when residing ordered plans for a new church to in Laeken/Laken. Every year a Req- replace the old one. Joseph Poelaert uiem Mass is held in the church. The won the competition, under a pseu- bells dedicated by Leopold II and donym, and supervised the works Marie-Henriette on 23 June 1873 still which began with the laying of the ring out. first stone by King Leopold I on 27 May 1854. However, the architect’s Presentation of organ and time soon became taken up by the concert, Sunday from 14h00 construction of the Palace of Jus- to 17h00. tice and he delegated the building of the church to colleagues who saw the project through to completion. 88 ⁄ EVERE I SCHAERBEEK/SCHAARBEEK I SAINT-JOSSE-TEN-NOODE/SINT-JOOST-TEN-NODE EVERE I SCHAERBEEK/SCHAARBEEK I SAINT-JOSSE-TEN-NOODE/SINT-JOOST-TEN-NODE

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87. Map J 5 L EVERE MUNICIPAL MUSEUM Rue Edouard Stuckens/ Edward Stuckensstraat 11-13 Evere A Sat and Sun from 10h00 to 18h00 T 55 (Tilleul/Linde) 87 88 Evere’s municipal museum was established, in 1994, in a neo-Renaissance 88. Map J 5 L changes and has been used for differ- style mansion built in 1898 accord- BRUSSELS MILL ent purposes over the years. In 1853, ing to a design by Doctor De Coster, AND FOOD MUSEUM a steam machine was installed so that who lived there until 1920. It presents milling could be continued even when the history of the municipality from Rue du Tilleul 189/Rue du Moulin weather conditions were not suitable. the Middle Ages to the present day à Vent 21 – Lindestraat 189/ The wooden blades ended up being through written texts, photographs, Windmolenstraat 21 – Evere removed as they had become obsolete. paintings, sculptures and everyday Two new structures were added to the A Sat and Sun from 10h00 to 18h00 tools and objects that evoke the eco- windmill, in 1887 and 1904 respectively, nomic, folkloric, political and religious T 55 (Tilleul/Linde) to cater for cylinder mills and provide life of Evere. storage space. Unable to compete Built in 1841, the Evere windmill ena- with the huge flour mills in Willebroek, Starting point for the walking bled farmers in the surrounding area the windmill shut its doors in 1911 and tour “Exploring Evere’s agricul- to mill their grain. The conical brick was subsequently occupied by differ- tural past” (see box below). building has undergone a number of ent small local industries, spending a short time as a tannery and a boiler factory for forcing chicory. In the 1930s, Oscar Tausig set up his spice factory in G WALKING TOUR the building which remained there until 1983. Abandoned, the Evere windmill, Exploring Evere’s agricultural past as well as the garden and paved road situated in the park, became listed Now an urban municipality, Evere was, for a long time, a small farming village. structures in 1990 and were acquired During this walk, you will explore some evidence of this past. Departing from by the municipality of Evere in 1998. the municipal museum, the keeper of Evere’s memories, you will come to the Since 2008, the restored building has former windmill (1841) which recalls the importance of cereal growing up to been home to the Brussels Mill and the 19th century. The tour will finish at the Geuzenberg farmhouse. Located Food Museum. The ground floor still beside the town hall, this building is a reminder that the Geuzenberg plateau contains milling machines (which were was once a major site of cereal production in Brussels, before being devoted used to process the spices), washers, to small-scale chicory production until the middle of the 19th century. cylinder mills and screeners: an ideal introduction to the history of milling in A Saturday and Sunday at 13h30 (French) and at 15h00 (Dutch) the permanent exhibition area, from the (duration: 1.5 hours) prehistoric wheel to the continuous cir- C starting point: Evere Municipal Museum, rue Édouard Stuckens/ cular movement. (Listed 20/12/1990) Edward Stuckensstraat 11-13, Evere – map J 5 Guided tours, Saturday and Sun- T 55 (Tilleul/Linde) day at 10h30 and 16h00 (French) and at 11h00 and 13h30 (Dutch). I bookings are essential. Call 02/245.37.79 (from Monday to Friday, 9h00 to 17h00) or email [email protected]. Up to Exhibition “Pots, Casseroles and 15 people per walking tour. Co.: a history of kitchens of yes- teryear”. In cooperation with the Tourist Department of Evere Municipal Council. 90 ⁄ EVERE I SCHAERBEEK/SCHAARBEEK I SAINT-JOSSE-TEN-NOODE/SINT-JOOST-TEN-NODE

89. Map L 5-6 90. Map K 7 BRUSSELS CEMETERY ENCLOS DES FUSILLÉS/ EREPERK DER GEFUSILLEERDEN Avenue du Cimetière de Bruxelles/ Kerkhof van Brussellaan – Evere Rue Colonel Bourg/Kolonel Bourgstraat (across from no. 102) A Sat and Sun from 8h30 to 16h30 Schaerbeek/Schaarbeek (last admission at 16h00) A Sat and Sun from 10h00 to 18h00 B 63-66-80 (Cimetière de Bruxelles/ Kerkhof van Brussel) B 21-79-80 (Colonel Bourg/ Kolonel Bourg) With the existing cemeteries becoming too cramped, the authorities of In the 1960s, the site of the National the City of Brussels decided in 1874 Shooting Range, extending over 20 to purchase vast tracts of land on the hectares and used for firing exercises, edge of the Chaussée de Louvain/ was transferred to Belgian public ser- Leuvensesteenweg. They turned to vice radio & television. A 4,000 square the landscape architect Louis Fuchs 89 metre pocket of greenery was, however, to design the 38 hectares. The solid retained. It had been converted into a entrance lodges, in a neo-Etruscan cemetery, housing the tombs topped style, were designed by the archi- of the victims of the 1967 fire at the with crosses of 365 resistance fighters tect Victor Jamaer. The cemetery Innovation department store. The from the two world wars. Better known preserves a unique collection of cemetery also houses the graves of by its names of Enclos des Fusillés and high quality commemorative monu- an impressive number of Brussels art- Ereperk der Gefusilleerden, this memo- ments, such as the English memo- ists and personalities. It also contains rial is located at the exact spot where rial of the Battle of Waterloo, a work the “Mayors’ Circle”, with the tombs these patriots were put to death by the by Jacques de Lalaing; the German of Charles de Brouckère, Jules Ans- Germans. Edith Cavell, Philippe Baucq, memorial to the soldiers of the 1870 pach, Charles Buls and Adolphe Max. Gabrielle Petit and Youra Livchitz are Franco-Prussian War; the memorial (Listed 06/02/1997) some of the war victims buried here. to the soldiers of the 1830 Belgian The site also contains a commemo- Guided tours with an emphasis Revolution; the Belgian First World rative slab dedicated to 35 heroes of on commemorative monuments War military field of honour with the First World War, as well as a plaque and monuments associated with its impressive portico designed by paying tribute to the unknown Belgian the war, Saturday and Sunday at François Malfait and Pierre Theunis; political prisoner 1940-1945. On the 10h30 and 14h30 (French) en at the German First World War military fourth Sunday of April every year, the 10h00 and 14h00 (Dutch) (dura- field of honour; the memorial wall to national event dedicated to the survi- tion: 1.5 to 2 hours). In coopera- those executed by firing squad, as vors of the Nazi concentration camps tion with Epitaaf. well as the monument in memory and prisons is held at the Enclos des Fusillés/Ereperk der Gefusilleerden. (Listed 12/01/1983 and 12/06/1987) Guide on site, Saturday and Sunday from 14h00 to 17h00 (French/Dutch). In cooperation with Pro Velo. EVERE I SCHAERBEEK/SCHAARBEEK I SAINT-JOSSE-TEN-NOODE/SINT-JOOST-TEN-NODE ⁄ 91

91. Map K 7 SAINT-JOSSE-TEN-NOODE/ SINT-JOOST-TEN-NODE CEMETERY Rue Henri Chomé/ Henri Choméstraat 9 Schaerbeek/Schaarbeek A Sat and Sun from 10h00 to 17h00 T 7-62 (Leopold III) B 63 (Leopold III) Developed within the territory of the municipality of Schaerbeek in 1879, Saint-Josse-ten-Noode/Sint-Joost- 91 ten-Node cemetery was given, in 1902, by the architect Léon Govaerts, imposing mausoleum. Reminiscent the dead. Towards the rear, two paths an imposing entrance flanked by pavil- of the British cemeteries of the West- facing each other radiate outwards ions that are a mix of Art Nouveau and hoek, the field of honour reserved for from a central monument. At the end Neo-Etruscan. The space is laid out victims of the Great War was developed of these paths bordered by headstones around military fields of honour and based on a project by architect Eugène surrounded by foliage, the architect networks of grave galleries. Famous Dhuicque, a man who, starting in 1915, erected a commemorative obelisk. people buried at Saint-Josse-ten- worked to save what could be saved in Guided tours, Saturday and Sun- Noode/Sint-Joost-ten-Node Cemetery terms of heritage through the “Mission day at 10h00, 11h00, 12h00, 14h00, include painters Jean-Baptiste Madou Dhuicque”. Here, he designed a huge 15h00 and 16h00 (French/Dutch). and Franz Courtens and politician travertine alter in the middle of a circular In cooperation with Klare Lijn. Charles Rogier, for whom Paul Hankar space, bordered by hedgerows and low and Isidore De Rudder designed an walls and decorated with lanterns of b BICYCLE TOUR H EXHIBITION Major and minor histories remembered in Schaerbeek 1914-1918, the war as seen from Schaerbeek This bicycle tour will take you on an exploration of places marked by important historical events, places lived in or frequented by famous writers and 2014 marks the centenary of the start of artists, as well as monuments associated with the two Great Wars. It will the First World War. This exhibition, by col- start at the Enclos des Fusillés/Ereperk der Gefusilleerden (close to the lector Léon Verreydt, a local historian and RTBF), and will pass such places as the Fernand Blum secondary school, author of works on Schaerbeek, lets you one of Magritte’s houses, one of Ghelderode’s, the Maison des Arts/Huis explore his collection of photos, postcards, der Kunsten, finishing at the site of the first train station in Brussels in the letters, books, military and civilian decora- Allée Verte/Groendreef quarter. This activity will also concern itself with tions as well as documents showing daily safe cycling in town, combining safety with respect for the rules of the road. life in the municipality. A journey through a little-known Schaerbeek, an approach A Saturday and Sunday at 14h30 (duration: 3 hours) to the Great War consisting of items other than battles in trenches. C starting point: Intersection of Boulevard Auguste Reyers/Auguste Reyerslaan and Rue Colonel Bourg/Kolonel Bourgstraat (close to A Saturday from 9h30 to 15h30 RTBF), Schaerbeek/Schaarbeek – map K 7 C Bibliothèque/Bibliotheek Sésame T 7-25 (Diamant) library, boulevard Lambermont/ B 12-21-28-29-79 (Diamant) Lambermontlaan 200, Schaerbeek/ Schaarbeek – map J 5 I please make sure to bring your own bicycle. Bicycle rental is not available on site. Villo! station nearby (Diamant). T 7 (Hôpital Paul Brien/Paul Brien- ziekenhuis), 55 (Waelhem) In French only. In cooperation with the Bibliothèque/ In cooperation with GRACQ – Les Cyclistes Quotidiens (local Bibliotheek Sésame library. Schaerbeek chapter). 92 ⁄ EVERE I SCHAERBEEK/SCHAARBEEK I SAINT-JOSSE-TEN-NOODE/SINT-JOOST-TEN-NODE

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ashes by a raging fire in 1911. The new tions. Imposing stained glass windows Map I 5 92. M town hall was modelled on the former decorate the Wedding Rooms, the SCHAERBEEK TOWN HALL one but the spaces were almost dou- Council Chamber and the Salle du Col- bled in size. The interior of the building lège and, after the war, Dwight Eisen- Place Colignon/Colignonplein still retains its spectacularly decorated hower was even named a Freeman of Schaerbeek/Schaarbeek rooms and countless works by artists the City. (Listed 13/04/1995) A Sat from 14h00 to 18h00 who lived in Schaerbeek, which has Guided tours, Saturday at 14h00, Sun from 10h00 to 18h00 been known for many years as the 15h00, 16h00 and 17h00 and Sun- “City of Arts”. The ceremonial stair- T 92 (Pogge) day at 10h00, 11h00, 12h00, 14h00, case is illuminated by stained glass 15h00, 16h00 and 17h00 (French) With an imposing presence, the windows recounting the history of the and Saturday at 14h30, 15h30, current town hall, in a neo-Flemish Town Hall. In the entrance, two bronze 16h30 and 17h30 and Sunday at Renaissance style, was officially sculptures, depicting a marriage certif- 10h30, 11h30, 12h30, 14h30, opened by King Albert I in 1919. icate and birth certificate, by the sculp- 15h30, 16h30 and 17h30 (Dutch). The building, designed by Maurice tor G. Vandevoorde, embody the roles In cooperation with Pro Velo and Van Ysendijck, replaced an imposing of the municipality. Busts of succes- Korei. structure based on a design by Jules- sive mayors adorn the concourse while Jacques Van Ysendijck, father of the a series of pictures by Herman Richir Exhibition “Schaerbeek: stories former, which had been reduced to covers the walls of the Salle des Sec- of a metamorphosis”.

H EXHIBITION G WALKING TOUR Remembrance monuments Schaerbeek, the city of art in Schaerbeek and elsewhere Michel de Ghelderode, Alfred Verwée, Henri Jacobs, Géo After the 14-18 and 40-45 wars, a large number of monu- de Vlamynck, Godefroid Guffens, Godefroid Devreese… ments were erected to commemorate those who died: sol- Schaerbeek holds the memory of painters, sculptors, diers, resistance fighters, prisoners and civilian deportees. architects and writers who established themselves there, This exhibition of photographs by Claire Eykerman will for the most part, at the turn of the 19th and 20th centu- evoke some of these memorial sites in Schaerbeek and ries. From Place Colignon/Colignonplein to Chaussée de adjacent municipalities. It will also offer the chance to Haecht/Haachtsesteenweg, this walking tour will introduce explore the Maison Verhaeghe/Huis Verhaeghe, the work you to the facades of these workshops and houses. of architect Gustave Strauven. A Sunday at 10h00 and 12h00 (duration: 1.5 hours) A Saturday and Sunday from 11h00 to 18h00 C starting point: Place Colignon/Colignonplein, at the C Avenue Louis Bertrand/Louis Bertrandlaan 43, corner of Rue Verwée/Verwéestraat, Schaerbeek/ Schaerbeek/Schaarbeek – map I 6 Schaarbeek – map I 6 T 92 (Église Saint-Servais/Sint-Servaaskerk) T 92 (Pogge) B 56 (Herman), 66 (Crossing/Louis Bertrand) In French only. In cooperation with the association Patrimoine de In cooperation with the Heritage Department of the Schaerbeek (PatriS). Municipality of Schaerbeek. EVERE I SCHAERBEEK/SCHAARBEEK I SAINT-JOSSE-TEN-NOODE/SINT-JOOST-TEN-NODE ⁄ 93

Netherlands took refuge there before its appealing garden creates an unex- Map I 6 93. L ordering its evacuation. During the two pected green space in the quarter. MAISON DES ARTS/KUNSTHUIS world wars, the house played a role in (Listed 09/11/1993) (HOUSE OF THE ARTS) the resistance. When the Eenens-Ter- Guided tours, Saturday at 14h00, linden family lived there, it played host Chaussée de Haecht/ 15h00, 16h00 and 17h00 and Sun- to leading Belgian and foreign figures. Haachtsesteenweg 147 day at 10h00, 11h00, 12h00, 14h00, Owned by the municipality since 1950, Schaerbeek/Schaarbeek 15h00, 16h00 and 17h00 (French) the building, a fine example in Schaer- and Saturday at 14h30, 15h30, A Sat from 14h00 to 18h00 beek of an aristocratic dwelling from 16h30 and 17h30 and Sunday at Sun from 10h00 to 18h00 the Belle Epoque, today houses the 10h30, 11h30, 12h30, 14h30, House of the Arts, the setting for exhi- T 25-92 (Robiano) 15h30, 16h30 and 17h30 (Dutch). bitions, concerts, conferences and In cooperation with Atelier de B 65-66 (Robiano) other cultural events. Inside, decorative Recherche et d’Action Urbaines elements borrowed from the Louis XV, The building, located at no. 147, (ARAU) and Pro Velo Louis XVI and Flemish neo-Renais- Chaussée de Haecht/Haachtsesteen- sance tradition illustrate the varied Exhibition “Schaerbeek during weg, conceals a dwelling built in 1826 interpretations of an eclectic style. The the 14-18 war” by le Fonds local. for a rich linen merchant by the name former saddlery has been converted of Charles-Louis Eenens. Two wings Exhibition Lucile Bertrand “Amne- into a small cafe, a perfect example of were added by the next generation, sia”, focusing on the House of the an old Brussels bar, while the vaulted with the building then passing to Vis- Arts’ involvement in the very rooms are used for shows. The access countess Terlinden, granddaughter of founding of Belgium. Lucile Ber- corridor connecting the courtyard to the first owner. Château Eenens was trand questions the principle of the street is decorated with a delightful the setting for a page in the history of memory in these times of com- fresco by Nicolas Moreel. In the rear, independence of 1830: Frederick of the memoration of the First World War. adjoining the Halles de Schaerbeek,

E ACTIVITY History live from tram 92 A tramline, it’s much more than simply a mode of transport, it’s a fun way to hear stories: stories about the monuments that line the route or stories involving famous figures that participated in historic events, all within view of the tram! Board tram 92 with the Patrimoine à Roulettes coordinators, between Schaer- beek Station and the Law Courts, and enjoy an entertaining tram ride filled with little stories that are part of the great history of our capital.

The programme: A Sat at 10h19, 11h40, 13h53, For those who just want to participate Tram Tour 92: listen to stories on the 15h26, 16h41 and Sun at 10h20, in the event with the Urban Sketchers, headphones as you go along 11h39, 13h58, 15h18, 16h38 the times are: Sat at 10h18 (Schaer- (subject to changes by the Brus- beek/Schaarbeek gare/station stop) All shapes and sizes: games to capti- sels Intercommunal Transport 10h30 (Sainte-Marie/Sint-Maria stop), vate participants of all ages Company (STIB/MVIB) – www. 14h11 (Parc/Park stop) and 15h50 Hosts and hostesses tell you all stib-mivb.be) – prompt depar- (Poelaert stop), and Sun at 10h33 about the stories behind our great tures, welcome 15 minutes be- (Congrès/Congres stop), 14h15 (Roy- monuments fore each departure ale/Koning stop) and at 15h34 (Petit Sablon/Kleine Zavel stop). Urban Sketchers 92: Opportunities C starting point: terminal of tram Don’t forget to bring your sketchpads, for drawing the monuments with pro- 92 at Schaerbeek Station, pencils, markers, pens, ink, watercol- fessional Belgian and French urban Schaerbeek – map I 4 ours, etc. sketchers The return journey starting from In cooperation with the associa- Schaerbeek Station lasts ap- tion Patrimoine à Roulettes. proximately 1 hour. I for the Tram Tour 92, only fifteen places per return journey are available, reservations are required by email (contact@cris- tinamarchi.be). 94 ⁄ EVERE I SCHAERBEEK/SCHAARBEEK I SAINT-JOSSE-TEN-NOODE/SINT-JOOST-TEN-NODE

94. Map H-I 6 L SAINT MARY’S ROYAL CHURCH Place de la Reine/Koninginneplein Schaerbeek/Schaarbeek A Sat and Sun from 14h00 to 18h00 T 92-93 (Sainte-Marie/Sint-Maria) In 1844, Louis Van Overstraeten won the architectural competition organised for the construction of a royal church, strategically positioned on the route connecting the Brussels palace with that in Laeken. The young archi- 94 tect from Ghent, who died at only 31 years of age before seeing the works completed, proposed a Roman-Byz- antine style structure with a central octagonal-shaped design surrounded by apse chapels. The complex is crowned with an impressive vaulted cupola supported by clustered pillars. Use of metal and lightweight covering materials helped to reduce the weight of the cupola which the architect pierced with oculi at the base of the lantern and surrounded with a ring of windows in the coving. In spite of this, L. Van Overstraeten 95 placed a number of buttresses, which he borrowed from the Gothic style lex- Map H 7 The park, a popular place for walks, icon, to give greater support to the 95. was also used to host occasional structure. The works began in 1845 BOTANICAL GARDENS events, such as the launch of the 40 m and the church was inaugurated on 15 Rue Royale/Koningsstraat high Le Géant (The Giant) hot air bal- August 1853, in tribute to Queen Lou- Saint-Josse-ten-Noode/ loon, containing 6,000 m³ of gas, on ise-Marie, who had died three years Sint-Joost-ten-Noode 26 September 1864. Gaspard-Félix earlier. Inside, the original furniture Tournachon, better known as Nadar, and decoration, along with the archi- M 2-6 (Botanique/Kruidtuin) was the man behind this tethered tecture, form a rare example of “Byz- T 92-94 (Botanique/Kruidtuin) flight which had already been a great antine” art in Brussels. It was in this success in Paris in 1858. In 1863, setting that the funeral of Italian com- B 61 (Botanique/Kruidtuin) this pioneer of aerial photography poser Giacomo Puccini, who died in Around 1829, architect Charles-Henri founded the “Society for the Promo- Brussels on 29 November 1924, took Petersen was tasked with drawing tion of Heavier-than-air Aerial Naviga- place. Conductor Arturo Toscanini up plans for some botanical gardens tion”. His arrival in Brussels created attended specially to conduct the between Porte de Schaerbeek/ such a frenzy that King Leopold II him- funeral march of Act III of the opera Schaarbeekse Poort and Porte de self travelled to the Botanical Gardens “Edgar”, a late work of the deceased Cologne/Keulenpoort, on what was to witness the huge balloon in flight. master. (Listed 09/11/1976) then no more than a series of ponds, The particularly heavy crowds soon Guide on site, Saturday and small woods, fields and vegetable had to be contained behind barriers Sunday from 14h00 to 18h00 gardens. The park, extended in 1842 that would, from that point on, be (French/Dutch). In cooperation and 1854, features a set of 52 sculp- known as… “Nadar barriers”! (Listed with Klare Lijn. tures, created between 1894 and 15/05/1964). 1898, and exotic plants, considered curiosities at a time when people rarely travelled. EVERE I SCHAERBEEK/SCHAARBEEK I SAINT-JOSSE-TEN-NOODE/SINT-JOOST-TEN-NODE ⁄ 95

Guillaume Charlier, or “La Source” by Map I 7 96. Julien Dillens, sit imposingly in front of SQUARE ARMAND STEURS/ the exedra with its “Centenary” tree, ARMAND STEURSSQUARE so named because it was planted to commemorate 100 years of Belgian Saint-Josse-ten-Noode/ independence. (Listed 17/06/1993) Sint-Joost-ten-Node Guided tours, Saturday and Sun- A Sat and Sun from 10h00 to 18h00 day at 10h00, 12h00, 14h00 and B 61 (Steurs) 16h00 (duration: 1 hour). Starting point in front of the Steurs monu- Laid out according to a design by ment. In French only. architect Eugène Dhuicque, who put an emphasis on symmetry, Armand Exhibition “Memories of history Steurs Square was inaugurated with in Armand Steurs Square”. great pomp on 3 July 1932. Named In cooperation with Amis du in honour of a mayor of Saint-Josse/ Square Armand Steurs. Sint-Joost who connected certain quarters of Brussels to the water sup- ply, the design is a perfect example of a typical urban layout from the inter- war period. The square, which bene- fitted from the covering of the Brus- sels-Luxembourg railway line, has a complex layout, taking advantage of dips in the terrain. Strategically placed sculptures, by renowned artists, such as the Carriers monument, created by

H ACTIVITY The Académie des Beaux-Arts de Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, memories of artists! The Académie des Beaux-Arts de Saint-Josse-ten-Noode [Academy of Fine Arts of Saint-Josse-ten- Noode/Sint-Joost-ten-Node] is celebrating 150 years of existence. To mark this event, the workshops of this school of neoclassical architecture will be open to the public. The director, teaching staff and students will be delighted and honoured to welcome you. You will have the opportunity of discovering all of the artistic practices carried out within the Academy and how they have changed since its creation in 1864: Children’s, Ceramics, Drawing, Interior decoration, Painting, Multidisciplinary and Sculpture workshops. A new and original exhibition will bring together the works both of experienced and of yet-to-be- discovered artists who attended the academy, enriched by archive documents illustrating the history of the school.

A Saturday and Sunday from 10h30 to 17h30 (guided tours in French, Saturday and Sunday at 13h00, 14h00, 15h00 and 16h00, in cooperation with Bus Bavard) C Académie des Beaux-Arts de Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, rue Potagère/Warmoesstraat 52, Saint-Josse-ten-Noode/Sint-Joost-ten-Node – map I 7 B 59-61 (Houwaert) 96 ⁄ EVERE I SCHAERBEEK/SCHAARBEEK I SAINT-JOSSE-TEN-NOODE/SINT-JOOST-TEN-NODE

97. Map I 7 K SAINT-JOSSE-TEN-NOODE/ SINT-JOOST-TEN-NODE TOWN HALL Avenue de l’Astronomie/ Sterrenkundelaan 13 Saint-Josse-Ten-Noode/ Sint-Joost-ten-Node A Sun only from 10h00 to 17h00 M 2-6 (Madou) B 29-63-65-66 (Madou) Nestled at the base of a tall glass tower, Saint-Josse-ten-Noode Town Hall displays its pretty Beaux-Arts style face. This spot was originally the site of the home of virtuoso musi- 97 98 cian Charles de Bériot, who became violinist to King Charles X, in Paris, and then the first violin of the King of the Netherlands. He married singer 98. Map I 8 L of the property enjoyed organising Marie Malibran in 1836 and settled in CHARLIER MUSEUM gatherings of artists and writers for Saint-Josse-ten-Noode around 1849. whom he was a generous patron. In 1868, the building was reacquired Avenue des Arts/Kunstlaan 16 These included Édouard Agnees- by the municipality and converted by Saint-Josse-ten-Noode/ sens, Théodore Baron, Géo Bernier, the architect Léon Govaerts. Its interior Sint-Joost-ten-Node Jan Van Beers, Eugène Broer- decoration was entrusted to G. Charle. man, Albéric Collin, James Ensor, A Sat and Sun from 10h00 to 17h00 The main entrance, distinguished by Joseph Stevens and Willy Finch. On an elegant, semi-circular, wrought-iron M 2-6 (Madou) his death, he left his private mansion canopy, is located in the central row to the sculptor Guillaume Charlier B 29-63-65-66 (Madou) which is topped by a lanterned dome. who, in turn, donated it to the munici- As can be seen on a bronze plaque In 1889-1891, art connoisseur and pality of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode/Sint- affixed to one of the walls of the foyer, painter Henri-Émile Van Cutsem Joost-ten-Node in 1925. Nowadays, the new town hall was inaugurated acquired two neo-classical type the museum organises exhibitions by Mayor H. Frick on 14 May 1911. adjacent buildings opening onto what that are often focused on Belgian In 1967, architect Vandenhoutte was is now Avenue des Arts/Kunstlaan. artists of the 19th century, as well as tasked with expanding the building by While the building dating from 1844 concerts which make the most of the adding a lodge at the corner of Rue was left intact, the other was demol- pleasant surroundings of the music de l’Alliance/Verbondsstraat. Works ished and then rebuilt in order to room. (Listed 15/07/1993) by Belgian artists of the 19th century, incorporate it into the first with the Guided tours, Saturday and Sun- busts of mayors and famous figures of façades being combined into one. A day at 10h00, 11h00, 12h00, 14h00, the municipality decorate the various young Victor Horta was responsible 15h00 and 16h00 (French) and at rooms. (Listed 22/10/1992) for these changes as well as for the 10h30, 11h30, 12h30, 14h30, 15h30 long windowed galleries intended to Guided tours, Sunday at 10h00, and 16h30 (Dutch). In cooperation house Van Cutsem’s art collections. 11h00, 12h00, 14h00, 15h00 and with Pro Velo and Korei. Inside, the windows act as partitions 16h00 (French) and at 10h30, while still allowing light to penetrate, 11h30, 12h30, 14h30, 15h30 and as can be seen between the smoking 16h30 (Dutch). In cooperation room, small entrance hall and recep- with Iinéraires, sur les Sentiers de tion room. While alive, the owner l’Histoire and Pro Velo. HERITAGE DAYS ⁄ 97

SOME MONUMENTS COMMEMORATING THE TWO WORLD WARS AND THEIR HEROES…

ANDERLECHT BRUSSELS BRUSSELS-LAEKEN/LAKEN > Monument to policemen Jean Van > Anglo-Belgian Memorial, Place Poe- > Bust of Marshal Foch, Parvis Notre- Lierde, Maurice Josée and Joseph laert/Poelaertplein (see notice 18) Dame de Laeken/Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Devries, who died in a concentra- voorplein > Armoured-Cars Monument, Square tion camp, Vogelenzang cemetery, des Blindés/Rue du Marché aux > Monument to the Unknown Soldier, Avenue du Soldat britannique/Brit- Porcs – Pantsertroepensquare/ Parvis Notre-Dame de Laeken/ se-Soldaatlaan Varkensmarkt) Onze-Lieve-Vrouwvoorplein > Monument “To our heroes of 1914- > Monument to Gabrielle Petit, resist- > Monument to the Belgian Pilots of 1918”, Place de la Vaillance/Dapper- ance fighter, Place Saint-Jean/ the RAF, Rond-point Jean Offen- heidsplein (see notice 66) Sint-Jansplein (see notice 10) berg/Jean Offenbergplein > Monument to the Stallholders who > Monument to the Glory of the Belgian > Monument to Laeken’s Heroes, Square died for their Country, Square de Infantry, Place Poelaert/Poelaert- des Combattants/Strijderssquare l’Aviation/Luchtvaartsquare plein (see notice 17) > Monument to Prosper-Henri Devos, > Monument to the Soldier Pigeon and ETTERBEEK writer-soldier, Parc Astrid/Astridpark Pigeon Fanciers, Quai aux Barques/ > Monument to the Trench Gunners > Monument to King Albert I, Square Schuitenkaai who died for their Country, Square Albert I/Albert I-Square > Monument to the Railway Workers Princesse Jean de Mérode/Prinses > National Monument to the Jewish who died for their Country, Gare Jean de Mérodeplein (facing Avenue Martyrs of Belgium, corner of Rue Centrale/Centraal Station de Tervueren/Tervurenlaan) des Goujons/Grondelsstraat and > Monument to the Dead of the 9th and > Monument to Etterbeek natives who Rue Carpentier/Carpentierstraat 29th Régiments de Ligne, Boulevard died for their Country, Chaussée (see notice 64) de Dixmude/Diksmuidelaan Saint-Pierre/Sint-Pieterssteenweg > Pro Patria Monument 1914-1918 and 193 (at the corner of Rue Colonel Van >> The Brabançonne Monument, Place 1940-1945, Vogelenzang cemetery, Gele/Kolonel Van Gelestraat) Surlet de Chokier/Surlet de Chokier- Avenue du Soldat britannique/Brit- plein (see notice 31) > Memorial to Etterbeek Policemen se-Soldaatlaan who died in the line of duty, Parc Keith Haring/Keith Haringpark, BRUSSELS-EXTENSIONS AUDERGHEM/OUDERGEM Chaussée Saint-Pierre/Sint-Piet- > Memorial to the Thirteen Colonels erssteenweg (behind the town hall) > Monument to the War Dead, Rond- and the Dead of the Secret Army, point du Souverain/Vorstrondpunt > Monument to the Soldiers of the Square Frère Orban/Frère-Or- Transportation Corps (1914-1918 > Monument to the Dead, Auderghem bansquare and 1940-1945), Avenue du 2e Régi cemetery, Avenue Van Horenbeeck/ > Monument to General Bernheim ment de Lanciers/Tweede Lansiers Jean Van Horenbeecklaan (“The unmoving watchman”), Square Regimentlaan Marie-Louise/Maria-Louizasquare > Monument to the Soldiers of the BERCHEM-SAINTE-AGATHE/ > Monument to the Pilots and Balloon- 2nd Lancers Regiment, corner of SINT-AGATHA-BERCHEM ists killed during the war, Avenue Fr Boulevard Général Jacques/Gene > Monuments to the Dead, cemetery, Roosevelt/Franklin Rooseveltlaan raal Jacqueslaan and Avenue du Rue Kasterlinden/Kasterlindenstraat 1 (see notice 49) 2e Régiment de Lanciers/Tweede Lansiers Regimentlaan > Tomb of the Soldiers of the Com- > Phoenix Monument 44, Avenue Lou- monwealth, old cemetery, Rue de ise/Louizalaan (roundabout) l’Allée verte/ Groendreefstraat > Rhine Bridges Vigil Monument, Square Gutenberg/Gutenbergsquare 98 ⁄ HERITAGE DAYS

EVERE > Monument to Ixelles Natives Killed SAINT-GILLES/SINT-GILLIS In Action, Square du Souvenir/ > Monument to the Dead of the Two > Bust of General Tombeur de Tabora, Gedachtenissquare World Wars, old Evere cemetery, Rue Avenue du Parc/Parklaan (corner of Saint-Vincent/Sint-Vincentiusstraat Rue G. Combaz/Gisbert Combaz JETTE straat) FOREST/VORST > King Albert I Monument, Parc Paul > Bust of King Albert I, Avenue du Garcet/Paul Garcetpark Parc/Parklaan (corner of Rue de la > Memorial to Corporal Léon Tresignies, Perche/Wipstraat) National Hero, Rue du Caporal Tre- > Monument to the Victims of the War, signies/Korporaal Tresigniesstraat corner of Avenue Secrétin/Secrétin- > Memorial in honour of the thirty-five laan and Avenue des Démineurs/ resistance fighters imprisoned in > Memorial to Marguerite Bervoets, Ontmijnerslaan Saint Gilles prison and taken from resistance fighter, Rue Marguerite the prison and executed by firing Bervoets/Marguerite Bervoetsstraat > Monument to those Executed by squad at the National Shooting Firing Squad and Lawn of Honour, > Memorial to the Decorated Civilians Range (Edith Cavell, Gabrielle Petit, cemetery, corner of Avenue Secré- of the 1914-1918 War and to the Pris- Philippe Baucq, and others), Saint tin/Secrétinlaan and Boulevard de oners of War, Chaussée d’Alsem- Gilles prison, Avenue Ducpétiaux/ Smet de Naeyer/de Smet de Naey- berg/Alsembergse Steenweg 285 Ducpétiauxlaan erlaan. > Monument to Forest Soldiers who > Monument to the Dead, affixed to the died for their Country, Square Omer wall of the annex to the Church of the KOEKELBERG Denis/Omer Denissquare Trinity, Rue de l’Aqueduc/Aquaduct- > First World War Memorial, Place straat (at the corner of Rue Africaine/ Henri Vanhuffel/Henri Vanhuffelplein Afrikaanse straat) GANSHOREN > Lawn of honour, cemetery, Drève > Monument to the Patriots of Saint > Monuments to the Heroes of the des Maricolles/Maricollendreef 177 Gilles 1940-1945, Place Delporte/ Wars of 1914-1918 and 1940-1945, (Berchem-Sainte-Agathe/Sint-Aga- Antoine Delporteplein Avenue du Cimetière/Kerkhoflaan tha-Berchem) > Monument to the Dead of 1940-1945, > Tribute to former soldiers, old ceme- Monument to the Belgian Volunteers tery, Avenue du Cimetière/Kerkhoflaan MOLENBEEK-SAINT-JEAN/ in the International Brigades, 1914- SINT-JANS-MOLENBEEK 1918 lawn of honour, 1940-1945 lawn IXELLES/ELSENE of honour and 1914-1918 grave gal- > King Albert I Monument, Parc Marie- lery (not accessible) with the Tomb > King Albert I Monument, Avenue Guil- José/ Marie-Josépark of General Tombeur de Tabora, Saint laume Macau/Guillaume Macaulaan > Lawn of honour with the graves of Gilles cemetery, Avenue du Silence/ > Lawn of honour (Altar of the Martyrs), Moelbeek soldiers from the two world Stillelaan 72, Uccle/Ukkel Cemetery, Chaussée de Boondael/ wars, Molenbeek-Saint-Jean Cem- Boondaalse Steenweg etery, Chaussée de Gand/Gentse SAINT-JOSSE-TEN-NOODE/SINT- Steenweg 537-539 > Monument to Antoine Depage, Place JOOST-TEN-NODE Georges Brugmann/Georges Brug- > Memorial to the Brigade Piron, > Monument to Saint Josse’s War mannplein Parc des Muses/Muzenpark, Ave- Dead, Rue du Méridien/Middag nue Brigade Piron/Brigade Piron- > Monument to Lieutenant General lijnstraat laan / Boulevard Edmond Macht- Baron Dossin de Saint-Georges, ens/Edmond Machtenslaan / Rue > Monument to the Dead of 1914-1918 Abbey of La Cambre/Ter Kameren Osseghem/Osseghemstraat and and Monument in Honour of Georges > Monuments to Police Officers, cor- Rue Melpomène/Melpomenestraat Pètre, member of the secret army, ner of Boulevard Général Jacques/ Saint Josse cemetery, Rue Henri > Monument to the Civilian and Mili- Generaal Jacqueslaan and Rue Chomé/Henri Choméstraat 9 tary Dead of the First and Second Juliette Wytsman/Juliette Wyts- World Wars, Square des Libéra- manstraat teurs/Bevrijderssquare HERITAGE DAYS ⁄ 99

SCHAERBEEK > Monument to the Escapees of the WOLUWE-SAINT-LAMBERT/ First and Second World Wars (or SINT-LAMBRECHTS-WOLUWE > Enclos des Fusillés/Ereperk der Gefu- “Tribute Memorial to the ‘Escap- silleerden, Rue Colonel Bourg/Kolonel > “From the wood of a rifle butt sprouts ees’“), Square Georges Marlow/ Bourgstraat 102 (see notice 90) the tree of life” monument, Place du Georges Marlowsquare 8 mai 1945/8 mei 1945-plein > King Albert I Memorial, Parc Albert/ > Monument to Forest Natives who Albertpark, Rue Guffens/Godefroid > Memorial to Sarah and Jacques died for their country, Sentier du Guffensstraat Goldberg, resistance fighters, Allée Grasdelle/Grasdellepad (near the Sarah et Jacques Goldberg (at the > Memorial to the Civilian Victims of intersection of Avenue du Haras/ corner of Avenue de Toutes les the War, Place des Carabiniers/Kara- Stoeterijlaan and the Drève des Couleurs/Kleurenprachtlaan) biniersplein Bonniers/Bundersdreef) > Monument to Minister Charles > Monument to Philippe Baucq, war > Monument to Uccle’s Heroes who de Broqueville and Monument to hero, Parc Josaphat/Josaphatpark died for their Country during the First the Dead of the Two World Wars, and Second World Wars, Square des > Monument to the Carabineers Reg- Square Joséphine-Charlotte/ Héros/Heldensquare iments and Cyclist Carabineers Joséphine-Charlottesquare (1914-1918), Avenue Louis Bertrand/ > Winston Churchill Monument, Rond- > Monument to the Auxiliary Troop Louis Bertrandlaan point Winston Churchill/Rondpunt Dead, Square Vergote/Vergoteplein Winston Churchill > Monument to the Ardennes Chas- > “Ravensbrück” Monument dedi- seurs Battalion and Tree of Freedom, cated to Belgian political prisoners Place des Chasseurs ardennais/ WATERMAEL-BOITSFORT/ and their children, Parc Georges Ardense Jagersplein WATERMAAL-BOSVOORDE Henri/Georges Henripark > Monument to the Fallen Military > Headstones in memory of the dead > Sacred Heart of Jesus Monument, Engineers, Square Vergote/Ver- of both wars, cemetery, Rue du Buis/ Place du Sacré-Cœur/Heilig-Hart- goteplein Buksboomstraat 57 plein > Policemen’s Tomb, Gabrielle Petit > King Albert I Monument, corner of Monument, Lawn of Honour, Lawn Rue des Cèdres/ Cedersstraat and WOLUWE-SAINT-PIERRE of Soldiers, Monuments to those who Rue du Gruyer/ Bosrechterstraat died for their country, municipal cem- (Church of Saint Clément) > Bust of the Marquis of Villalobar, etery, Rue d’Evere/Eversestraat 4 Avenue Marquis de Villalobar/Mark- > Monument to Abbot Kanaerts, Ave- ies de Villalobarlaan nue des Archiducs/Aartshertogen- UCCLE/UKKEL laan (at the Church of Our Lady of > Monument to the Dead of the Two Perpetual Help) World Wars, municipal ceme- > King Albert I Monument (or “The tery lawn of honour, Chaussée de Helmeted King Albert”), intersec- > Monument “To our dead”, Square de Stockel/Stokkelse steenweg tion of Avenue Circulaire/Ringlaan la Frégate/Fregatvogelsquare and Avenue Mercure/Mercuriuslaan > Monument to the Belgian Cavalry > Monument to the Dead Pilots, Boule- and Armoured Cars, Square Léopold > King Albert I Monument, Square vard du Souverain/Vorstlaan (at the II/Leopold II square / Avenue de Ter- Marlow/Georges Marlowsquare Royale Belge/Axa building) vueren/Tervurenlaan > Memorial to the members of Uccle- > Monument to the Dead, corner of > Statue of Marshal Montgomery, Sport, Chaussée de Neerstalle/ Avenue Delleur/Delleurlaan and Square Montgomery/Maarschalk Neerstallesteenweg 431 (in the back Avenue Solvay/Alfred Solvaylaan Montgomeryplein right of the car park) > Memorial to Edith Cavell and Marie Depage, Rue Edith Cavell/Edith Cavellstraat 32 (corner of Rue Marie Depage/Marie Depagestraat) 100 ⁄ HERITAGE DAYS

Supported by Brussels-Capital Region

Under the auspices of the Council of Europe and the European Union, as part of European Heritage Days

Organisation Regional Public Service of Brussels/Brussels Urban Development Department of Monuments and Sites

Overall coordination Brigitte VANDER BRUGGHEN and Paula DUMONT in cooperation with Cindy DE BRANDT

Support committee Pascale INGELAERE and Aurélie AUTENNE, Cabinet of the Minister-President of the Government of Brussels-Capital Region Stéphane DEMETER, Department of Monuments and Sites

Editor The notices describing the sites were written by Christophe VACHAUDEZ

Translations Data Translations int.

Proofreading of texts Françoise CORDIER, Department of Monuments and Sites

Photo credits The photographs were taken by Alfred de VILLE de GOYET, Department of Monuments and Sites of the Brussels-Capital Region except for Hervé PIGEOLET-Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage (21), Émilie LEBRETON (photo page 38), Wim ROBBERECHTS-SPRB (41 and 81), Royal Museums of Art and History (42), J. GELEYNS/Belgian Royal Museums of Fine Arts (53), Alain COLLÉE (82); Philippe DE GOBERT-Charlier Museum (98 and photo page 88), Benoit MIHAIL (photos pages 97 to 99)

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