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Take a walk on the Anderlecht side Depending on your taste, Places of interest 8 you can stroll to your CUREGHEM Museums & exhibition venue 11 heart's content through Entertainment 13 Anderlecht, Eating out 13 Anderlecht's quarters city of art and history Accommodation 14 in search of styles that Over here, ladies and represent the history Places of interest 16 Centre: De Rinck Museums & exhibition venues 20 gentlemen! The guided tour of our architecture. Historic centre Park 24 is about to commence! Entertainment 24 From neo-Gothic to Eating out 24 Welcome to Anderlecht, Romanesque, with a passing Accommodation 24 a commune about reference to and Art Deco, you will be Places of interest 26 to reveal its often Centre: Le Meir Museum 29 unknown and sometimes charmed by the design Park 30 surprising treasures. of our garden cities. Entertainment 30 Eating out 31 Discover the traces For art and exhibition fans, Accommodation 31 of ' history, the neo-classical house of artists will give them the Places of interest 33 sometimes evidence of Charleroi Canal Park 35 austerity and sometimes opportunity to admire the W

From Biestebroeck to Waesbroeck Entertainment 35 bearing witness to the work of exhibitors from e lc o Accommodation 35 charity of our inhabitants various artistic movements. m e past and present. Museums 37 You will also be able to walk Meylemeersch Accommodation 38 No less than nine museums around these areas and Places of interest 40 Fabienne Miroir will transport you through discover our local folklore, Moortebeek & Peterbos Exhibition venue 41 Deputy-mayor for Tourism time and space - from our colourful markets where Entertainment 41 the humanist to local products mix with Places of interest 43 the poet Maurice Carême, exotic spices and flavours. Neerpede & Bon Air Museum & exhibition venue 44 you will discover the And lastly after a busy day, Nature reserve 45 industrial development of Entertainment 46 you will be able to recharge Anderlecht and medical Eating out 46 your batteries in one of advances displayed in our many restaurants or Scherdemael& Quartier Parks 48 the Campus museum of simply relax in the shade des étangs (Ponds district) Entertainment 48 Erasmus University. on a pleasant terrace. Places of interest 50 A stop at the Brussels Scheut Entertainment 51 I am sure that this charming Gueuze (beer) museum is Eating out 52 description has whetted Museum 52 a must, before continuing your appetite. I would on your way... Places of interest 54 like to wish you much Vogelenzang & La Roue Nature reserve 55 pleasure, laughter and Entertainment 55 many pleasant memories. Eating out 55 Have fun exploring our great commune!

3 CUREGHEM

Since the 12th and 13th centuries, the place name of Cureghem has demar- Former cated the eastern part of the “Prévoyance commune, i.e. about 350 sociale” hectares, currently between the railway and the territory of the . It was the presence of the river that boosted the economic Gable neo-Renaissance development of Cureghem and of those industries linked to the river. From 1859, the local authorities of Anderlecht decided to create a middle- T

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It is an extremely diverse e quarter when it comes to s cht architectural styles - eclectic i façades, including neo-Gothic, d Flemish neo-Renaissance, Art e Nouveau and many others. There are still several houses decorated with sgraffito, a Renaissance architectural Entrance to the slaughterhouses decoration technique which went through a very popular revival in the Art Nouveau era. Situated on the border of the city of Brussels, part of this quarter is known as "the Triangle". The area is commercial in nature and is nearly entirely dedicated to the fashion industry (wholesale garment industry). This activity developed here Metro Gare Stained glass Produced window by Brussels throughout the 20th century. du Midi (South UrbIS®© station) and Distribution Clémenceau, & Copyright STIB Tram 81, C.I.R.B. Bus 46 (Albert)

4 5 Council chamber

Town Hall “The Anderlecht The Town Hall of Anderlecht was concerto” designed by the architect Jules Jacques Van Ysendyck (1836 - 1901) Council chamber in one of the most characteristic When entering, the visitor is styles of the eclectism movement, immediately struck by the relative The Anderlecht Concerto: nowadays referred to as the Flemish penumbra of areas which highlight Monumental wall painting neo-Renaissance. It was built in the the windows and decor with sombre This superb monumental work by period 1877 to 1879 and classified colours, black, brown and green. Jean-Marc Collier decorates the Former veterinary as a listed building in 1995. Our modern sensitivity is no longer 175m² wall of the Town Hall. school of Cureghem National memorial The width of the monumental façade used to interiors where the lighting It symbolises Anderlecht and its The site is part of a series of pavilion to Jewish martyrs is weak. The sculpted oak doors attributes: the Town Hall, the dwellings, initially consisting Built in 1968 and 1970, the covers five bays on three levels. have been given pride of place in House of Erasmus, the Saint Guidon of 19 buildings in the middle of whole memorial, which can be T There is also a belfry in the centre. this room. The walls are covered a collegiate church, the Charleroi gardens. All the façades are in neo- used as an open air synagogue, a w ke The square section and massive with suspended mounted hangings canal, a cat (symbol of the Veeweyde renaissance style. The administrative is surrounded by concrete walls aspect is topped off by a pinnacle painted with trompe d'oeil effects. animal refuge), a balloon (emblem building, recognisable from its dome covered in granite commemorative in the shape of an “Imperial bulb”. The furniture consists of leather- of Anderlecht football club) and the light which crowns the middle of plaques where the names of 23 838 al Two loggias have been placed covered armchairs and oak chairs sign of the bull (slaughterhouses). its roof, used to house the admin- Belgian Jews are engraved who were k o there. As a symbol of municipal decorated with the Anderlecht istrative services, academic hall deported from the Dossin barracks n th freedom, the town hall displays coat of arms. Marble busts, a ❦ Rue van Lint, 2 ❘ Metro Clémenceau and library. On the second floor, in Mechelen between 4 August 1942 the coat of arms of Anderlecht and harmonium and several large STIB Tram 81 (Conseil) the academic hall which, despite and 31 July 1944 to the death e A PLACES OF is fitted with three clock dials. paintings complete the decoration. Bus 46 (Albert) development as an auditorium, has camps. They never came back. nd

INTEREST High windows rise on either side preserved the essential element of e The general shape of the monu- rl of the belfry with mullions and Board room Listed mansion its painted decor, a true reflec- ment is an implicit reference to the e tion of its veterinary profession. s cht crossbars. There are balconies on The major decorative element of this Built in 1906 and listed in symbolism of the Jewish religion. the outside mounted by pediments. room is a monumental chimney in There are several multi-point 1994, this superb mansion with a lightning conductors on the roofs It represents a steel structure with i There are also two plaster copies of the shape of a fireplace, topped by wooden balcony and relief embel- inscriptions in Hebrew, French, d a pyramid-shaped hood. This has of the former school. The Belgian e sculptures by : lishment, shows the influence of physician, Louis Melsens, (1814- Dutch and Yiddish which can be the Débardeur and the Semeur (the been built against a rather sombre Flemish neo-Renaissance. The read near the entrance and a wall background where a battle scene has 1886), taught at the Cureghem Logger and the Sower). The main façade is truly splendid, adorned school and was also an inventor. design in steel chains which has staircase, decorated with a stunning been painted and is framed by two all across its upper part with the appearance of a menorah. bookcases. The mantle has the coat sgraffiti depicting pretty women, ❦ Rue des Vétérinaires, 41-47 Stained glass cast iron stair rail, is illuminated ❘ Metro Gare du Midi ❦ Square des Martyrs juifs by a large mullion bay window, of arms of Brabant and is bordered banners and heraldic symbols. ❘ Metro Gare du Midi window in the by richly sculpted wooden frieze STIB bus 78 (Vétérinaires) Town Hall striking for its coloured glass. ❦ Rue Georges Moreau, 170 site being renovated Tram 81 (Cureghem) Against this exuberant backdrop panelling. Enamel tiles on either ❘ Metro Clémenceau of arabesques and garlands, there side of the black plaque depict the STIB Tram 81 (Conseil) are several panels with inscriptions allegorical figures of Air and Earth. recalling the construction and As in the Council chamber, the inauguration of the building. On walls are covered with painted the first floor, the vast central mounted wall hangings which landing with zenith lighting gives imitate rich brocade drapes. access to offices and three equip- ❦ Place du Conseil, 1 ment rooms situated at the front. ❘ Metro Clémenceau and Gare du Midi STIB Tram 81 (Conseil) Bus 46 (Albert)

Cureghem 6 7 Slaughterhouses The limited liability company “Abattoirs et Marchés d’Anderlecht- Cureghem” [slaughterhouses and markets of Anderlecht-Cureghem] Iron bull at the national museum was founded on 12 May 1888. entrance of the of the resistance The slaughterhouses and markets slaughterhouses The national museum of the resist- of Anderlecht were officially ance has since 1972 been situated in opened on 24 August 1890. a mansion. A group of members of The company set up a gigantic cellar the resistance, partisans and former with a special ventilation system. It political prisoners of the Second was first used as an ice refrigerator, World War felt it their duty to leave then as a mushroom cultivation area to posterity a mass of eye witness before being changed in 1992 into Triangle district accounts and authentic documents trading rooms and reception rooms recounting the German occupation. for banquets. The covered market is Former headquarters Several rooms and display cases a monument to iron and glass archi- of the Social Welfare are devoted to acts of resistance, T tecture and is one of the most strik- association, both civil and military, and a ing examples in the Brussels region. Now the Federal Public to the clandestine press. a w ke Department of Social They were asked to preserve the The Anderlecht slaughterhouse Security – War Victims Pringiers façade which they did Arms, helmets, flags, badges, buck- was designed as a “city within the department – Archives and by adding balconies with cast les, armbands, uniforms, funeral al city” with streets (rue des Etables), documentation department. iron balustrades on the third and urns, photos, newspapers and tracts k o a square (paved courtyard), a This building, in late Art Nouveau fourth floors and to place a glass of the resistance are all on display. n th monument (the main market), blocks style and recently restored by the dome on top of the building. of buildings (air cooler, wholesale buildings department, was the Museums Part of one room shows the horrors e A Brunfaut father and son not only of the Nazi concentration camps. butchers' area, administrative headquarters of the Social Welfare & exhibition nd designed the layout of the building, ❦ Rue Van Lint, 14 building), and areas for trade and department (listed in 1993). It now e

they also took care of the decoration rl leisure (grocery shop, inn, etc.) houses the Study and Documenta- venue ❘ Metro Gare du Midi or Clémenceau and furniture up to the smallest STIB Tram 81 (Van Lint) e and a railway station. The final s cht tion Centre of War and Contempo- detail (lighting, letterboxes, door Bus 46 (Albert) specifications for construction of rary Society, a federal scientific in- knobs). Some of the furniture has ❖ the covered market area specifies stitution and the offices and archives Practical information i been preserved including those of the d that 218 tonnes of cast iron and of the War Victims department. director's office and meeting room Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and e 640 tonnes of iron should be used. Friday, from 9 am to 12 pm and from 1 In 1911, the cooperative social and various other quality items. pm to 4 pm. Wednesday subject The covered market is often welfare association “La Prévoyance ❦ Square de l’Aviation, 29-31 to reservation. presented as an example of revolu- Sociale” asked architect Richard ❘ Metro Gare du Midi Guided tours on appointment tionary industrial architecture. Pringiers (1869-1937), who worked (minimum 30 persons) Archives – Documentation centre - It has a square base plan 100 metres together with , to Library long, with a veritable forest of cast design plans for an office complex to Entrance fee: free of charge iron columns on capitals which rest be erected at square de l'Aviation. ❖ Information on the arc-shaped metallic frame. In 1930, the architects Fernand Tourism Information Anderlecht and Maxime Brunfaut were asked to Rue du Chapelain 1 – 7 The two cast iron bulls of transform the angled building which 1070 Anderlecht French manufacture decorate T: 02 526 83 65 required the complete rearrangement [email protected] the monumental entrance. of the interior and to add a new www.anderlecht.be Apart from the architectural and building in Art Deco style which ❖ National Museum of the Resistance historical interest of the site, was built in the period 1931-1932. Rue Van Lint, 14 - 1070 Anderlecht an immense completely covered T / F: 02 522 40 41 - resistance.verzet. market with an extensive range [email protected] of merchandise is held every week from Friday to Sunday. ❦ Rue Ropsy-Chaudron, 24 ❘ Metro Clémenceau and Delacroix Bus 46 (Clémenceau)

Cureghem 8 9 Detail of a plan of Buchenwald © SDR

Federal public department of Social Security (SPF) ENTERTAINMENT War Victims department: Archive EATING OUT and documentation department The SPF has since 1944 been Weekly markets Local dishes collecting archives which are now 13 Midi market LA PAIX ❖ Practical information kilometres long and contain general Brussels Gueuze documentation about wars and This market is the second larg- From Monday to Friday, from 9 am est in Europe after the one in This charming restaurant is situated museum – Brasserie to 5 pm, Saturday from 10 am to conflicts of the 20th century and the in the slaughterhouse district. The T 5 pm. Closed on Sundays and repercussions these had on . Vintimiglia in Italy. Around 450 presentation is meticulous and the a The Brussels Gueuze Museum public holidays. Here you can find information about clothing and food sellers ply their service excellent. Meat specialities. a w ke is a family brewery where The building has three floors with political prisoners, the persecution trade here. The market is held stairs and is therefore difficult to around the South station, at the ❦ Rue Ropsy Chaudron, 49 lambic, gueuze and kriek and deportation of Jews and gypsies, al access for people with reduced intersection of the municipalities T: 02 523 03 58 (cherry) beers are brewed. mobility. forced labour and personal files F: 02 520 10 39 k o The entrance ticket includes (files from 1914-1918, files relating of Saint-Gilles and Anderlecht. ❖ Open from Monday to Friday, Authentic, traditional and friendly, a tasting at the end of the visit. to status and national recognition ❦ Avenue Fonsny from noon to 7.30 pm and on Friday n th Brasserie Cantillon invites visitors Guided tours for groups can ❘ Metro Gare du Midi night from 7 pm to 9.15 pm.

and files from the archive and e A to explore the world of the Brussels be arranged on request. documentation department). These All STIB trams that stop Credit cards, bancontact and meal brewing industry of the 19th ❖ Renseignements at Lemmonier and at the Gare du Midi, vouchers accepted. nd documents are accessible for research also applies to all buses Average price for a meal: € 65 century. The machines and brewing Tourism Information Anderlecht e processes are of this era. Visitors Rue du Chapelain 1 – 7 providing certain conditions relating ❖ Every Sunday morning to 1.30 pm rl 1070 Anderlecht to privacy of the victims are met. CHEZ MARIA e can, depending on when they visit s cht the museum, assist in preparing T: 02 526 83 65 Books from the library may only be Slaughterhouse market Traditional restaurant [email protected] consulted on appointment and after Apart from the historical and founded in 1950 which has a a brew, bottling, cleaning the www.anderlecht.be i submission of a written request. d architectural interest of the top-quality Franco-Belgian e vats or preparing the fruit. ❖ Brussels Gueuze Museum ❦ Square de l’Aviation, 31 site, this extremely large and cuisine. Speciality - red meat. ❦ – Brasserie Cantillon Rue Gheude, 56 http://warvictims.fgov.be ❘ Rue Gheude, 56 completely covered market has a ❦ Avenue Clémenceau, 50 Metro Gare du Midi [email protected] 1070 Anderlecht very large range of products. T: 02 521 31 99 Trams 3 et 4 (stop Gare T: 02 528 91 57 du Midi or Lemonnier) T: 02 521 49 28 F: 02 520 28 91 ❦ Rue Ropsy Chaudron [email protected] F: 02 528 91 75 ❖ 81 (stop Place Bara) [email protected] ❘ Metro Clémenceaux or Delacroix Open from Monday to Friday, www.cantillon.be T: 02 521 54 19 – [email protected] from noon to 2.30 pm and www.abatan.be from 7 pm to 9.30 pm. Exhibition venue ❖ Every Friday and Saturday all day Credit cards and meal vouchers and on Sunday until 2 pm accepted. Average price for a meal € 40 La Boutique culturelle ❦ Rue Van Lint, 16 T: 02 522 62 35 [email protected] www.boutiqueculturelle.be

The covered market of the slaughterhouses

Cureghem 10 11 Centre:

APART HOTEL De Rinck BRUXELLES-MIDI*** HISTORIC ❦ Rue Bara, 161 T: +32 (0)2 528 70 00 F: +32 (0)2 528 70 01 HEART Detail of a [email protected] painting ACCOMODATION ❖ 27 apartments The “Rinck” is the former Average price of studios € 50 to € 250 per day village of Anderlecht. The Hotels historic centre of Anderlecht SCANDINAVIA*** Bed & breakfast expanded around the Col- BE MANOS***** legiate churches of Saint Pierre Collegiate Modern, three-star hotel with AVIATION 19 Exceptional hotel in the five-star restaurant open from 6 pm to 10 and Saint Guidon which were church Boutique hotel design category pm. Traditional French cuisine. Situated in the heart of Brus- erected in the 11th century. – Executive and junior suites. Average price of a meal € 27. Very sels, this bed and breakfast is This part of the commune centrally situated to explore the a 90m² penthouse on the sixth was only linked to Cureghem Very centrally situated to explore heart of the European capital, a floor in a Parisian-style building. in 1878 via the rue Wayez. the heart of the European capital, a stone's throw from Midi station The veranda has a view of the Several commercial centres Erasmus T stone's throw from Midi station and and the Basilica of border the Rinck. There also a and the two largest markets - the House a w ke the two largest markets - the Midi Midi market and the Slaugh- . A unique experience! market and the Slaughterhouse mar- many typically Brussels bistros terhouse market. Also near the ❦ Square de l’Aviation, 19 and restaurants which display ket. Also near the Gueuze Museum T: +32 (0)494 82 35 20 Gueuze Museum (Cantillon). menus with local specialities. al (Cantillon). Free transport to and [email protected] from Midi station for hotel guests. ❦ Chaussée de Mons, 115-117 www.aviation19.be k o

T: +32 (0)2 221 02 00 ❖ Approximate price: € 100 per day n th ❦ Square de l’Aviation, 23-27 F: +32 (0)2 221 02 01 for two people, including breakfast. T: +32 (0)2 520 65 65 [email protected] 1 apartment: bedroom, living room, e A F: +32 (0)2 520 67 67 www.scandinaviahotel.be bathroom, toilet, terrace and veranda. [email protected] ❖ 50 rooms nd

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Average price of rooms, € 140 per day Rooms in Art Deco, design or comic e HOTEL VAN BELLE*** s cht at the weekend and from € 140 to strip style. Situated a stone's throw € 445 per day during the week Three-star hotel with a restaurant from the centre of the city, this Objects from

the i famous for its cuisine whose establishment is in the immediate Metro Saint- d price-quality ratio is very reason- Guidon Line 5, e FLORIS USTEL*** vicinity of all the Cureghem places able. Very centrally situated to of interest, the two largest markets Tram 81, Bus 46, Very centrally situated to explore explore the heart of the European De Lijn 118 the heart of the European capital, in Brussels - the Midi market capital, a stone's throw from Midi and the Slaughterhouse market a stone's throw from Midi station station and the two largest and the two largest markets - the and near the Gueuze Museum Facade of the markets - the Midi market and the and the Resistance Museum. Midi market and the Slaugh- Slaughterhouse market. Also near Beguinage terhouse market. Also near the the Gueuze Museum (Cantillon). ❦ Rue de l’Instruction, 108 Gueuze Museum (Cantillon). T: +32 (0)2 646 07 37 Authentic, typically Brussels F: +32 (0)2 644 01 14 ❦ Square de l’Aviation, 6-8 hotel situated 1 200 metres from [email protected] T: +32 (0)2 520 60 53 www.BnB-Bruxelles.be F: +32 (0)2 520 33 28 the well-known Grand’ Place. ❖ Approx. price: see website [email protected] A free shuttle service will drop 3 rooms one of which can ❖ 114 rooms you off there in the evening. accommodate four people. Average price of rooms ❦ from € 70 to € 245 per day. Chaussée de Mons, 39 Entirely renovated, three-star hotel T: +32 (0)2 521 35 16 with large rooms (up to five guests) F: +32 (0)2 527 00 02 [email protected] www.hotelvanbelle.be ❖ 105 rooms Erasmus Average price of rooms, garden from € 70 to € 100

Cureghem 12 13 Inside the Collegiate church

Collegiate church of Saint Peter-Paul and Guy In the past, this square was the The collegiate churches of Saint village square of Anderlecht and Pierre and Saint Guidon, a listed was called the Place de la Plaine. monument, are examples of Roman- In the period 1910-1920, this esque and Gothic architecture. The square was considerably expanded. origin of these churches goes back Facade to the 10th and 11th centuries. De Rinck On 8 May 1911, the local council Monument to the dead The construction of the Gothic laid down that “the façades erected This monument is the work of An imposing Romanesque church collegiate church took place between on the place de la Plaine should be local sculpture Victor Voets, dedicated to Saint Pierre was erected 1350 and 1527, the result of inspired by the styles of the 16th, erected in memory of soldiers and at the end of the 11th century and several reconstruction attempts. 17th and 18th centuries to avoid too those killed in battle, political the beginning of the 12th century. The gothic building as we see

much discrepancy with the church prisoners and the deported who died A well-preserved crypt was found T Place de it today mainly dates from the a la Vaillance of Saint Guidon. Furthermore, all during the First World War. It was among the remains of the Roman- Burgundy period and was built a w ke esque church. This is accessible by a Former Vandenpeereboom façades will be constructed with inaugurated on 28 May 1922. A in the shape of a Latin cross. property local materials and must have an in- woman symbolises the commune of staircase on both sides of the choir disputable architectural character”. Anderlecht who covers two men, a entrance. These staircases were During restoration work carried out In 1890 Jules Vandenpeereboom, al soldier and a civilian, decorated war renovated at the end of the 19th inside the church at the end of the Railways, Post and Telegraph k o From 1912 onwards, these Minister, purchased a property victims. All around there are the century. A tombstone often thought 19th century, several wall paintings n th “pastiche” houses proudly names of soldiers from Anderlecht of as the “tomb of Saint Guidon” were uncovered. The collegiate situated on the place de la Vail- displayed their baroque gables. who died for their country. was placed between two of these church of Anderlecht has the most lance, opposite the collegiate e A PLACES OF church square, on which the A second wave of housing con- columns. This is generally thought important collection of wall paint- nd ❘ Metro Saint-Guidon (Line 5) ings in the Brussels region dating 16th-century Canon's house was INTEREST struction (from 1923 to 1928) STIB Tram 81 (Saint-Guidon) to date back to the 11th century. e followed the reshaping of the Bus 46 & 49 () The supports on which the flagstone back to the 15th and 16th centuries. situated. He had it demolished rl to make room for a new building e public area where a monument to rests allows for a narrow passage The oldest stained glass window s cht the war hero, Victor Voets, was into which, according to tradition, which was perfectly restored as a dates from the last quarter of typical 16th century construction.

inaugurated on 28 May 1922. pilgrims slid their wishes and prayers i

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to the saint. This was a type of rite of the Flemish school of paint- Consisting of three buildings dating e Old buildings which go back to of passage. The wear and tear of the end of the 18th century and ing is particularly evident here. from different periods, the living the stones show that this tradition This is one of the oldest glass quarters and former paved courtyard used as cafés-brasseries such as “les was practised for a long time. Tréteaux” and “‘t Paviljoen” still windows still intact in Belgium. have been preserved as well as the exist. At the corner of the place and ❦ Place de la Vaillance old well from where there used to be the rue du Chapitre is an extremely T: 02 523 02 20 a secret passageway which still exists old construction (1700) which ❘ Metro Saint-Guidon (Line 5) today in part, topped by beautiful served as an inn for many years. STIB tram 81 (Saint-Guidon) art iron work, a copy of a work kept Bus 46 & 49 (Erasmus House) in the Cluny Museum in Paris. The Place de la Vaillance is De Lijn, bus 116, 117, 118 the spot for fans of sunny ter- This house and annexes currently races and good quality food. house the Academie voor Beeldende Kunsten (Academy for the Visual ❘ Metro Saint-Guidon (Line 5) Arts) of the Dutch-speaking district STIB Tram 81 (Saint-Guidon) Bus 46 & 49 (Erasmus House) of Anderlecht. For more information, see www.academieanderlecht.be ❦ Place de la Vaillance, 17 ❘ Metro Saint-Guidon (ligne 5) Detail Collegiate Monument Stained glass STIB Tram 81 church to the dead window of the Bus 46 & 49 (Erasmus House) © Annick Collegiate church De Lijn bus 116, 117, 118 ❖ Dedobbeleer Entry free of charge from 10 am to 12.30 pm and from 1.30 pm to 4.30 pm

Centre 14 15 Sgraffite found on rue de la Démocratie

Espace Maurice Carême This building houses several depart- Anderlesia: The largest ments of the municipal administra- wall painting in Brussels tion of Anderlecht including the This monumental fresco, measuring library and toys and games library. 1 000m², is the work of Jean-Marc Detail of Collier. It is the largest wall The ceiling painting of the Owen Anderlesia, Room is striking and represents the wall painting painting in the Brussels region. Four four elements, a 66m² pyramid- floors, cut through by doors and shaped painting by the Anderlecht windows, are painted on a gable. painter, Pierre Wattiez Watch, is Two figures seem to be scaling the displayed at the Anderlecht cultural façade to expose false arcades which

Former De Swaene recount the history of Anderlecht. T

centre. A painter from the fantastic Justice of the Peace Court a inn (De Rinck) school, his work is a composition On the place de la Résistance ceiling supported by elegantly ❦ At the level of 30, 31 & 32 a w ke This former 17th-century inn representing the four elements (formerly, Place Wayez) there is decorated steel joists and fitted of rue Victor Rauter The Art nouveau inspiration of has a bluestone frame around the of fire, water, air and earth, with all the fixtures and fittings ❘ STIB Tram 81 (Résistance) numbers 64-66 is in particular a public monumental building. al front door. With its typical façade, dominated by chrysalides which characterised by the shape of a The Justice of the Peace Court suitable for the decorum required for k o this middle-class building is an change into butterflies. Apart from is neo-Renaissance in style and a marginal court. Large windows Two buildings large arc which overhangs the side interesting example of urban history. these four elements, a technological was inaugurated on 15 February decorate the bays on the first floor. constructed by the door and windows of the ground n th ❦ Place de la Vaillance, 6, 7 depiction on the fresco represents Foyer Anderlechtois floor and by the curved cornice. 1897. The industrial and economic The names of the municipalities e A ❘ Metro Saint-Guidon (line 5) the impact of mankind on the prominence enjoyed by the commune These social apartment blocks,

which were part of the original In the same street at number 96, nd STIB Tram 81 (Saint-Guidon) world. The whole work is bathed at the end of the 19th century was of extremely good quality, were it is worth noticing a small, stylish Bus 46 & 49 (Erasmus House) in warm and peaceful colours. Anderlecht district appear on e De Lijn bus 116, 117 & 118 rewarded by a decree of 27 May the pediment which crowns the designed by the architect Jean- building built in 1927 and designed rl

1890 designating the district as the Baptiste Maelschalk (1862 – 1937) e In the garden, you can admire the central section. The coats of arms by the architect O. Van Roye. s cht Porselein street headquarters of the legal district and built in 1910, as the plaques “Bouquet of light columns” by the of these entities are shown in ❦ Rue de la Démocratie, 58 & 64-66 This site was listed in 1998. The contemporary sculpture, Maurice of the justice of the peace court. the upper part of every pier. on the central bay of the building at ❘ Metro Saint-Guidon, STIB tram 81 i number 58 indicate. This building (Saint Guidon), bus 46 & 49 d origin of its name is still contested Frydman, consisting of 200 stainless The courtroom on the first floor is a ❦ Place de la Résistance, 3 e is striking by its beauty reflected (Erasmus House) but the most likely source is an steel columns, three metres high. masterpiece of interior decoration of ❘ STIB Tram 81, allusion to purslane (“postelein” Every summit is splayed to reflect the the end of the 19th century in the Metro Saint-Guidon in its pilaster columns which end in Dutch), a plant with small, sky and to encourage viewers to make Brussels region. It has a striking Bus 46 & 49 in rounded arches. Magnificent fleshy leaves, a species of which their own imaginative creations. sgraffiti decorate the façade. The was grown as a vegetable. ❦ Espace Maurice Carême whole building alternates between Rue du Chapelain 1-7 freestone and enamel brick. Some façades of rue Porselein ❘ Metro Saint-Guidon lend themselves to the Poetry in STIB tram 81 (Saint-Guidon) the City initiative, produced by bus 49 (Erasmus House) “Hypothésarts” whose intention was to turn the street into a permanent exhibition area. Painters and poets are represented here in no particular order. Number 15 is a homage to the painter Miro, on texts writ- ten by Jacques Prévert, while 28 represents the works of Picasso.

Porselein Detail of street a facade rue du Greffe

Centre 16 17 Facade Entrance to the and garden philosophical of medicinal garden plants at the Erasmus House

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Every day except Monday, from 10 am A PHILOSOPHICAL GARDEN a w ke to 5 pm. Closed on 25 December and The garden of Erasmus is a garden 1 January. Rue du Chapelain, 8 1070 of pleasure and knowledge and Anderlecht was the first garden of medicinal al

❖ Entrance fee k o € 1.25 (Erasmus Museum & plants designed by landscape Beguinage). Free of charge for gardener René Pechère (1987). n th children under 6 and for members

In this garden of diseases, a true e A ERASMUS HOUSE of Icom, AFMB, VMV and Friends of MUSEUMS botanical portrait of the human- ❖ Practical information

Erasmus House nd The Erasmus House is one of the The museum shop is accessible ist, there are about one hundred Opening hours Every day except Monday, from 10 am e oldest gothic style houses in Brussels free of charge. There you will find plants from the 16th century used rl to 5 pm. Closed on 25 December and (1460-1515). Pieter Wijchmans, catalogues, brochures, postcards, by Erasmus to cure himself. e the canon of Anderlecht, opened up publications about the Renaissance, 1 January. Rue du Chapelain, 8 1070 s cht his home to his friend Erasmus from Humanism and the Reformation Behind this main garden, there Anderlecht ❖ Entrance Fee ❖ is a second garden which is like i

Access d May to October 1521. He came to Free of charge rest and to “play the peasant” as By car: Take the ring road, exit 14 the garden of all gardens - a e the writer Guillaume Budé put it. "Pede Moortebeek", then take Bd philosophical garden to help ❖ Access Sylvain Dupuis, second traffic lights: one think about the world. By car: Take the ring road, exit 14 The museum shows the life of the sign pointing to Erasmus House. "Pede Moortebeek", then take Bd By train: From Midi station (T.G.V.). Inspired by the text The Religious Sylvain Dupuis, second traffic lights: Dutch Humanist and the intel- The Pierre lectual world of the Reformation Tram 8: direction: "Marius Renard", Banquet, written by Erasmus after sign pointing to Erasmus House. Saint Guidon stop or bus 49, direction his stay in Anderlecht (1521), a By train: From Midi station (T.G.V.). Portier bench in through old works (engravings Bockstael, Formanoir stop. Tram 8: direction: "Marius Renard", the philosophical series of cartographic flowerbeds garden or paintings by Holbein, Jerome From Central station, metro line 5, Saint Guidon stop or bus 49, direction Bosch or Dürer, among others) were created in which the visitor Bockstael, Formanoir stop. direction Erasmus, Saint Guidon stop. can admire the plants and flowers displayed against the backdrop of By metro: Line 5, direction Erasmus, From Central station, metro line 5, Gothic and Renaissance furniture. Saint Guidon stop. that Erasmus contemplated during direction Erasmus, Saint Guidon stop. Ground floor wheelchair accessible. his many journeys which turned By metro: Line 5, direction Erasmus, The visitor will find details of him into the first great European. Saint Guidon stop. ❖ the intellectual and family world Information Wheelchair accessible Tourism Information Anderlecht Garden of the body and garden of of the great philologist and ❖ Information theologian, a supporter of toler- Rue du Chapelain 1 – 7 the world, this garden provides a 1070 Anderlecht T: 02 526 83 65 series of philosophical chambers Tourism Information Anderlecht ance and an impartial arbiter. [email protected] Rue du Chapelain 1 – 7 www.anderlecht.be created by contemporary artists 1070 Anderlecht T: 02 526 83 65 The museum's collection includes which are as much invitations [email protected] ❖ “Le volcan paintings, many ancient works Erasmus Museum www.anderlecht.be Municipal museums of Anderlecht to sit down to pass the time or de vie” by Bob retracing the thoughts of this excep- Rue du chapitre, 31 1070 Anderlecht to discuss matters with friends ❖ Erasmus Museum Verschueren tional mind which deeply marked T: 02 521 13 83 F: 02 527 12 69 because, as Erasmus reminds us, Municipal museums of Anderlecht western civilisation mainly through [email protected] “Where they are friends, there is T: 02 521 13 83 F: 02 527 12 69 his masterpiece “In praise of folly”. www.erasmushouse.museum [email protected] wealth” (Ubi amici, ibi opes). www.erasmushouse.museum

Centre 18 19 View of the interior of the Beguinage

Les Amis de la Morale Laïque d’Anderlecht (The Friends of Secular Ethics) ❦ Rue de Veeweyde, 38 T / F: 02 520 39 99 [email protected] T THE BEGUINAGE a ❖ Practical information Bibliothèque de l’Espace a w ke Erasmus House and the Beguinage Opening hours Maurice Carême are two of the oldest municipal Every day except Monday, from 10 am ❦ Rue du Chapelain, 3-7 museums in Belgium. Together to 5 pm. Closed on 25 December and T: 02 526 83 30 F: 02 527 04 57 ’t Kotje al with the collegiate churches of 1 January. Rue du Chapelain, 8 1070 Exhibition [email protected] ❦ Rue Porselein, 5 k o Anderlecht www.emca.be Saint Pierre and Saint Guidon, T: 02 521 65 37 n th they form a high-quality historical ❖ Entrance fee venues

€ 1.25 (Erasmus Museum & Maison d’Erasme Maison des Artistes e A entity. These buildings recall the ❘ Beguinage). Free of charge for Metro Saint-Guidon ❦ Rue du Chapitre, 31 glorious past of the municipality of Monthly exhibitions throughout the nd children under 6 and for members STIB Tram 81 (Saint-Guidon) T: 02 521 13 83 F: 02 527 12 69

Anderlecht which experienced major of Icom, AFMB, VMV and Friends of Bus 46 & 49 (Erasme House) year (except for July and August) e

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Rue du Bronze, 14 e one hand due to the cult of Guidon, ❖ Access T / F: 02 521 91 48 s cht the patron saint of cattle and, on By car: Take the ring road, exit 14 [email protected] "Pede Moortebeek", then take Bd Gemeenschapscentrum www.anderlecht.be the other, due to its location on the i Sylvain Dupuis, second traffic lights: De Rinck ❘ STIB Tram 56 (Douvres) d great pilgrim route to Santiago de e Compostela. sign pointing to Erasmus House. ❦ Dapperheidsplein 7 By train: From Midi station (T.G.V.). T: 02 524 32 35 F: 02 522 34 87 In 1252, thanks to a donation from Tram 8: direction: "Marius Renard", [email protected] Zinnema a canon, a small beguinage of eight Saint Guidon stop or bus 49, direction ❦ Rue de Veeweyde, 26-28 Bockstael, Formanoir stop. T: 02 555 06 00 F: 02 555 06 10 women was set up in the shadow of Facade of Galerie Vertige From Central station, metro line 5, [email protected] - www.vca.be the collegiate churches. the Maison des ❦ direction Erasmus, Saint Guidon stop. Rue de Veeweyde, 60 Artistes T: 02 523 37 68 F: 02 524 65 61 By metro: Line 5, direction Erasmus, The museum was established [email protected] Saint Guidon stop. in 1930 in one of the smallest www.galerievertige.be in Belgium where only Ground floor wheelchair accessible eight women resided at any one ❖ Information time. The buildings consist of two Tourism Information Anderlecht wings, one from the 16th century Rue du Chapelain 1 – 7 and one from the 18th century, 1070 Anderlecht T: 02 526 83 65 around a charming closed garden [email protected] built in the 16th century from www.anderlecht.be where you get a view of the Gothic ❖ Erasmus Museum collegiate churches of Saint Pierre Municipal museums of Anderlecht and Saint Guidon. The buildings Rue du Chapitre, 31 1070 Anderlecht house archaeological collections, T: 02 521 13 83 religious art and popular art F: 02 527 12 69 tracing the thousand year history of [email protected] Anderlecht. www.erasmushouse.museum

Centre 20 21 Centre: Astrid Park La Tribune Le Meir ❦ Rue Wayez, 189 T / F: 02 522 02 20 ❖ Open 7 days a week The Meir district started to Credit cards, Bancontact and meal develop around 1910. It is one Central Parc vouchers accepted. of the most beautiful districts (behind the Average price of a meal, Erasmus House) from € 10 to € 20 of the commune with stunning ENTERTAINMENT Art Deco architecture enhanc- Les Tréteaux ing green and pleasant areas. A ❦ WEEKLY MARKETS Rue Porselein, 4 city walk for lovers of architec- T: 02 527 46 66 ture who can take a break to ❖ Open every working day admire the views in Astrid Park. Aumale district and Saturday evening ❦ Rue d’Aumale & Place du Repos Credit cards, Bancontact and meal ❘ Métro Saint Guidon & Aumale vouchers accepted STIB Tram 81, Bus 46 Average price of a meal € 20 (Erasmus House) PARk ❖ Every Friday morning, Le Béguinage from 7 am to 1 pm ❦ Place de la Vaillance, Art deco Parc Rauter T pedestrian zone stained glass a In this street, at numbers 30, 31 Resistance district T: 02 523 08 44 window a w ke and 32, do not miss the larg- ❦ Place de la Résistance ❖ Open every day except Monday est wall painting in the whole ❘ STIB Tram 81 (Résistance) in winter. Credit cards, Bancontact region! This monumental fresco, ❖ Every Saturday, from 7 am to 1 pm and meal vouchers accepted al Average price of a meal from k o measuring 1 000m² is the work Vaillance district € 20 to € 30. Play area for children and pleasant terrace n th of Jean-Marc Collier. Four floors ❦ Place de la Vaillance Details of a high are painted on a gable cut ❘ facade art deco

STIB Tram 81 (Résistance) e A through with doors and windows. ❖ Every Wednesday, from 1 pm to 7 pm Friture René “Anderlechtoise” Two figures seem to be scaling the ❦ Place de la Résistance, 14 Art deco nd

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façade to expose trompe l'oeil false rl ❖ Open every day except Monday arcades which illustrate the past of EATING OUT e

evening and Tuesday s cht the old hamlet of Bistebroek and Average price of a meal € 30 the surrounding countryside.

Local dishes i ❦ Rue Rauter, Chaussée de Mons d ❘ STIB Tram 81 & Bus 46 et 49 ACCOMODATION e ❖ Playground Le Chapeau Blanc ❦ Rue Wayez, 200 B&B Démocratie T: 02 520 02 02 F: 02 520 90 08 In a quiet area to the west of [email protected] Brussels, the owners extend a Erasmus www.lechapeaublanc.be Detail of garden ❖ Open 7 days a week warm welcome to their home. “cascatelles” Credit cards accepted The owner is very knowledgeable in Astrid park Average price of a meal € 30, about the city and will happily Business lunch € 22. Banquet room tell you all you want to know. accommodating 50 people Local market, restaurants and many shops in the vicinity. An entirely renovated apartment is Pond in the available. Excellent breakfast. Astrid park Well located for public transport. ❦ Rue de la Démocratie, 70 T: +32(0)2 646 07 37 F: +32(0)2 644 01 14 [email protected] ❖ 2 twin rooms - TV - kitchenette, shower and private toilet. Metro Approx. price: € 55 per night Saint-Guidon, STIB Tram 81 (Meir) Bus 49 (Meir or Veeweyde)

Centre 22 23 Details of Art deco facades

Details of Art deco facades

Rue Guillaume Lekeu: No. 4: house built in 1939 Rond point du Meir: No. 4: in “passenger ship” style with frieze panel of sunflowers portholes, very sombre and with coloured flowers. modernistic construction. Avenue Nellie Melba: No. 3 and Avenue Bertaux: No. 14: two Avenue Paul Janson: No. 70: Avenue Limbourg: No. 2-2A: No. 14 (Maurice Carême Museum) mansion built in 1925. No. 74: two built back to back, dating jigs frame the central gable. At Rue de la Procession: No. 109: Rue Edgar Tinel: No. 27: No. 62: very refined brick façade, highly structured façade, iron respectively from 1927 and 1929. all the windows are original in bas-reliefs, futuristic, geometric bas-relief of a toddler playing with work, stained glass windows, under No. 2 has a beautiful door under a canopy, No. 2A, a bas-relief yellow glass and decorated with glass windows, pretty entrance a bird's nest. Superb windows. the mosaic porch is a lovely wall T flowers, mainly roses – No. 127: a porch, mosaics and granito, wrought a

box decorated with a faun that showing a sword and scales, symbols a w ke Avenue Gounod: Nos. 23-25: was meant to protect milk bottles. of justice – Nos. 15-17: twin houses witness to the expansion of the area, iron low gate. No. 36: paring of PLACES façades demarcating successive opal glass, made at the beginning original glass windows in green, This box was fitted with a light dating from 1924, decorative motifs: of the 1920s in Ronquières. ochre and yellow tones which waves of loggias, interesting al OF INTEREST which was lit to indicate to the owls placed under the cornice and decorate all the bays. No. 40: geometry and volumes. milkman that he could deliver the at the transoms of the entry doors, Avenue du Roi Soldat: No.6: k o The Meir district: striking entrance porch: canopy Avenue Gounod: No. 36: beauti- milk. No. 76: dating from 1927, remarkable ironwork combining util- house dating from 1926 with n th A triumph of Art Deco horizontal and vertical frieze panels crowned with a fleur de lys and a ful example of the urban cottage overflowing with roses in every ity and aesthetics, No. 21: mansion frieze panel of vegetation, wrought The Meir district is a reflection style. A window depicting a basket corner, on fasteners, window frames, dating from 1928, elegant, tapered and a few decorations inspired e A of the willingness of the local iron green, mosaic threshold, of flowers. No. 38: traditional windows, hexagonal bulls eye façade, emphasised by fine and by the Viennese Secession. No. 8: nd authorities in the 1930s to develop monumental vertical lines. No. 27: traditional design, highlighted genuine polychrome entrance mat. gable on the verge of modernity, window and bow windows. No. 78: e top quality architecture in a decorated in black and white tiles, built in 1925, arched porch right in ironwork influenced by the Viennese by daring coloured woodwork, Rue Louis Van Beethoven: rl green area. The whole district e triglyphs and Cubist sullen muscle the centre, resting on two Tuscany Secession, cottage style. No. 48: windows in American glass imitating No.41: to the right of the wrought s cht is full of artistic influences man – No. 75: A traditional basket columns, porch with rounded shapes, striking entrance – Nos. 52-54: a alabaster, small African-style iron door, a wise old owl, on an of the inter-bellum period. pretty gardens and wrought iron set of two houses from 1925, cottage columns. No. 18: the door is a jewel: hourglass and surrounded by of fruit and flowers at the crest, i The walk is breathtaking. d entrance door is framed by two grills. No. 80, striking polychrome style, picturesque houses with the ironwork seems to flirt with books. No. 60: animals in the e Below are a few addresses: horns of plenty, pretext for an tiling, rose garlands, carriage typical windows and woodwork, both the plate glass. Chiselled, it has a concave part of the façade: a white abundance of roses – No. 93: entrance and lantern mixing entrances characterised by an arch in garland of climbing plants and roses. stork with a red beak, two small beautiful example of late Art Deco, wrought iron and American glass. the centre resting on a large pelican An enormous basket of roses and orange monkeys, pretty bas-reliefs magnificent bow window, double No. 81, mansion which vies between and two Doric columns, small daisies complete the picture. No. 26: depicting stylised sunsets. Note that metallic entrance door with stylised Art Deco and Beaux-Arts style. pelicans decorate the two gables. apartment building whose octagonal this house is called My Dream? clouds and geometric to the extreme. No. 84, the most beautiful example No. 53: house built in 1928 in bay is decorated with a very pretty of Beaux-Arts style in the district. very modernistic Art Deco style, the glass window showing an exotic No. 86, the sashes and windows are decor is limited to two discrete small bird nesting in flowering branches. original, decorated with Flemish columns and a small gilded bas- bond in turquoise blue, American relief representing a nude, kneeling glass. No. 98, built in 1926, façade woman, with a boy's hairstyle, hold- of fine bricks dominated by white ing a bouquet of flowers and a torch. horizontal lines, geometric windows where the triangle is the dominate theme, decorative bas-relief.

Art deco Art deco porch Building

Centre 24 25 View of Astrid Rear façade park of “La Maison Blanche” © Annick Dedobbeleer

Rue de Veeweyde: No.61: cottage characterised by imagination. Two monkeys hanging from tree branches. Rue Henri Vieuxtemps: No.16: Astrid Park and Constant m enormous mansard roof creating Vanden Stock Stadium a pastoral setting, a bow window (Royal Sporting Club T a and a splendid bowl of fruit. Anderlecht) a w ke Avenue Eugène Ysaÿe: No.23: For Astrid Park, see under “Parks” below built later in 1932, large with al

an elegant entrance porch. No.29: k o surprising villa dating from 1930 in Football at Astrid Park brick and Tyrolean parging, elabo- The club was established on 27 n th Maurice Carême Museum rate roofing, mixture of cottage style May 1908 on the initiative of e A and Italian Renaissance elements. Charles Roos. The pitches were made MUSEum This museum preserves the life of the nd No.33: large villa constructed available at Astrid Park for the Details poet with his furniture, his old din- e in 1930 in very refined cottage benefit of Sporting Club Anderlecht of Maurice ner plates, his works of art (Belgian rl style - a bit kitsch. No.54: built on 18 May 1914. In 1920, the first Carême’s study e

painting and sculptures) intact. It is s cht in 1931 with a glass window with © Annick wooden stands were erected on the Dedobbeleer full of portraits of Maurice Carême several Masonic signs - compass, football pitch. In 1933, Sporting and drawings which illustrated i angle, and five-sided star. No.55: was elevated to the rank of a royal the poet's collected works. d highly structured façade decorated club. The 1980s were marked by e The White House was built in with two massive balconies, very several phases of modernisation ❖ Practical information attractive geometric windows. of the stands to become the 1933 to resemble the house in Brabant where the poet was born. Guided tours only by appointment. No.89: very sober modernistic style current Vanden Stock Stadium. Reservations by phone on 02 521 67 75. house, splendid stylised basket ❦ Avenue Théo Verbeek, 2 An archive room specially set up to Researchers and university students of fruit at entrance door. ❘ Metro Saint-Guidon or Veeweyde preserve the heritage of the Maurice are welcome for their literary STIB Tram 81 (Meir) ❘ Metro Saint-Guidon Carême Foundation, contains all the research projects STIB Tram 81 (Meir) poet's works, manuscripts, written, ❖ Access Bus 49 (Meir or Veeweyde) sound and audiovisual documents, Trams: 81 (until 8 pm) 31 (after 8 pm) works that were translated and Bus 46, 75, 89 and 118 set to music (more than 2,150 Metro: Veeweyde or Saint Guidon music scores out of the 2,600 still ❖ Information played today), the photo library, Tourism Information Anderlecht map collection (created by the Rue du Chapelain 1 – 7 poet), films devoted to Maurice 1070 Anderlecht T: 02 526 83 65 Carême, an immense correspond- [email protected] ence, and a library specialised in www.anderlecht.be ❖ Maurice Carême Foundation Entrance to the poetry from all over the world. Avenue Nellie Melba, 14 Football stadium A walk will lead you to “In the foot- 1070 Anderlecht of Sporting Club T: 02 521 67 75 F: 02 520 20 86 jeannine. Anderlecht steps of Maurice Carême in Ander- [email protected] lecht”, see chapter on themed walks The museum is not accessible for ❦ Avenue Nellie Melba, 14 those of reduced mobility 1070 Bruxelles Centre 26 27 EATING OUT scenes in the park. In the 1950s, buildings with a social purpose Local dishes were added including the Queen Fabiola pavilion, the fishermen's Alain Cornelis shelter and a playground. Restaurant in a traditional and There are a few beautiful statues in- welcoming setting. There is an cluding one of Prosper-Henri Devos, interesting selection of dishes Astrid Park Jules Ruhl, the founder of Veeweyde and reliable advice on wine. The creation of Astrid Park, animal shelter and a very attractive ❦ Avenue Paul Janson, 82 representing a major step in the T: 02 523 20 83 Art Deco bust of a sitting woman www.alaincornelis.be urban development of the commune T and, to top it all off, small cascades. ❖ Open every day except Wednesday a and its history, not only revives the a w ke ❦ Rond-Point du Meir, Square Rombaux evening, Saturday lunch and Sunday. accomodation transformation of a former rural (corner of avenue du Roi Soldat Credit cards and meal vouchers middle-class area into a large and & Avenue E. Ysaÿe), Avenue V. accepted. Average price of a meal,

The Brussels House al popular central garden but also the & J. Bertaux € 32 to € 47€. Lunch € 22 Situated in a very quiet and green Résidence Erasme k o progressive development of the whole ❘ Metro Saint-Guidon, STIB Tram 81 & Bus 49 (Meir stop) area, this bed and breakfast in which gradually developed between Situated in a very green area, n th ❖ Playground (2 to 12 years): A la Grâce de Dieu pure Art Deco style is extremely this apartment-hotel belongs the historical centre of Anderlecht rope walks, equipment on springs, Restaurant with a calm atmosphere comfortable. It blends style and to Hotel Erasmus. A double e A PARk and the leafy hamlet of Neerpede, combined structures, bowling opposite Astrid Park. The owner is elegance with the principles of to become the Meir district with and a stretch of smooth water apartment is available to accom- nd on hand to provide recommenda- Feng Shui. There are two rooms modate up to eight people. its residential housing in Art Deco e tions. Fresh lobster tank. The with appropriate names - Zen and rl style. Astrid Park was the result of ❦ Avenue Eugène Ysaye, 86 garden is open in good weather. Long Island. It is not far from the e a purchase by the municipality of T: +32(0)2 523 62 82 s cht ENTERTAINMENT ❦ historical centre of Anderlecht the Ruelens rural zone and other ad- Avenue Eugène Ysaye, 46 F: +32(0)2 523 62 83 T: 02 523 33 27 / 0477 72 26 13 ❦ Avenue Eugène Ysaye, 33 [email protected] i

jacent private lots. It was officially d Café La Ruche F: 02 522 11 70 T: +32(0)475 69 10 00 (Tilly) www.hotelerasme.com opened on 13 August 1911. Plots [email protected] ❖ Approx. price € 80 per night e ❦ Place de Linde, 27 T: +32(0)475 78 71 58 (Alex) www.alagracededieu.be for a weekly rental of land were added up until 1928. T: 02 523 86 37 F: 02 376 46 08 F: +32(0)2 524 63 63 ❖ Closed Sunday night and Monday In 1926, the College of Aldermen [email protected] [email protected] asked Jules Buyssens to draw up a Credit cards accepted www.thebrusselshouse.be blueprint for the park at Meir. The Average price of a meal € 30 ❖ Approx. price Saint-Guidon Snooker Club € 155 a night rather hilly landscape and existence Saint-Guidon Taverne Le Saint Guidon of a pond which was dug after the ❦ Rue Saint-Guidon, 106-110 war, inspired Buyssens to multiply T: 0476 60 97 27 Restaurant with a star. Extensive the views from the water's edge of business and gastronomic menus. the island, vegetation and fauna. Royal Sporting Club Fans of football and food will not Anderlecht be disappointed. Closed in July. The trees and bushes are planted on ❦ Avenue Theo Verbeeck, 2 ❦ Avenue Théo Verbeeck, 2 large, undulating lawns which offer www.rsca.be very changeable views of various T: 02 520 55 36 [email protected] www.saint-guidon.be Facebook : RSC Anderlecht ❖ Open every day of the week at noon except if Sporting Anderlecht is playing. Credit cards accepted

The Heart of Astrid park

Centre 28 29 Rowing with CHARLEROI the Cercle des CANAL From Régates Biestebroeck Atlas Brewery to Waesbroeck View of Lock The Saint Guidon brewery was built number 10 The Charleroi canal is a large in 1912 on the “Petit-Moulin” site construction capable of taking which had been in existence since the 14th century at what was known boats of 1 350 tonnes. Con- Places as “Op-Cureghem” The brewing struction of the canal started and fermentation rooms and the in 1827 and it was officially of interest cellars date from this period. opened in 1832. Over time, the canal experienced develop- Industrial Several iron or cement vats can ment and major expansion in heritage of the still be seen on the first floor. the middle of the 19th and 20th Charleroi canal In 1924, a whole series of an- centuries thanks to breweries, nexes were constructed - stables, tanneries, textile industries The canal Large breweries and milling offices, a saddlery and rins- T and other industries set up in plants were set up alongside the ing and racking rooms. a Former Moulart mill a w ke the vicinity. The water comes canal where the cereals needed The façades of the offices and mainly from the river Sambre to brew beer were available. It stables are visible from the rue In 1903 the first building of the and from the l'Eau d'Heure lake. was the Saint Guidon brewery, du Libre Examen where they Moulart flour mill was built by al

which was built in 1912 near the Léon Moulart. In his time, in the k o Nowadays, the decline practically occupy a whole side. period 1930-1940, this cylindrical

canal on the rue du Libre Examen n th of industrial activity and et de l'Aiguille, which took the In 1926 the 30-metre brewery mill employed around 30 people competition from the roads tower was built which can be name Atlas Brewery in 1924. and ran 24 hours a day, six days a e A and railways have left deep seen from far away. This also week. Every day it produced about scars such as disused and The Moulart milling plant applies to the canal embankments 80 tonnes of flour for bakeries. nd was erected in 1903 and was e abandoned industrial build- and the bridge of Cureghem. rl completed by a second building in Moulart mill was one of three ings in the urban landscape. e 1940. Lastly, various industries This tower is the perfect example mills whose buildings still exist in s cht Nevertheless, there are still A walk along that were coal-dependent were of how the industry used advertis- Brussels. It stopped its operation in the quayside river activities going on at set up along the waterway. For ing to reinvent itself. It is also an 1955 when the owners, faced with i d

Biestebroeck, to judge from instance, the central electric- exceptional example of a construc- competition from the large milling e the port cranes. The basin of ity plant was built by the Brussels tion technique (cement frame filled plants along the maritime canal, Batelage provides walkers Tramways Association in 1903. in with bricks) associated with the accepted the compensation offered new process of brewing beer known by the government to close the mill. with a landscape of canal These three buildings, which are boats which are moored all as “cascade” where each of the seven Used for jam production until the listed, bear witness to former steps of the tower correspond to a end of the 1980s, the buildings year round where bargemen industrial activities inspired by the step of this brewing process. The are now used as tyre depots. and lovers of life on the river presence of the Charleroi canal. brewery stopped operating in 1952. have permanent residence. ❦ 23 Quai Fernand Demets A walk along the canal is ❘ STIB Tram 81 (Cureghem) The canal has tow paths on Several years ago, the Atlas said to be very pleasant along brewery was bought by the Emmaüs & Bus 46 (Cureghem) both sides which are popular the water edge and to explore with walkers and cyclists. community (the “La Poudrière” non- Belgium's industrial history. profit making association) which currently occupies the buildings. ❦ Rue du Libre Examen, 13 ❘ Metro Aumale

Gates of lock Lock Industrial number 10 number 10 Anderlecht

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Biestebroeck Park Vue du canal de Situated near the canal (lighterage Charleroi basin), this is a quiet park with Electricity plant a view opposite of the canal dike In 1903, the Brussels tramways with inhabited canal boats. association had a large electricity ❦ Rue Rauter, Chaussée de Mons plant constructed. At the time, ❘ STIB Bus 49 (Aristide Briand) this was a particularly modern and ❖ Playground, sandbox, combined AA site – former structures, elements on springs efficient plant. It corresponded to and sports field. the start of the supply of electricity Aoust factories which can be seen in monumental The remains of the hydraulic buildings of very great technical and installations of AA island are the architectural quality which signified only witnesses to the period that the Brussels region used water power progress and the future. The site has ENTERTAINMENT T from the river Senne for industrial a several buildings most of which have a w ke purposes. Here, the Senne is still been preserved - the former central Rowing plant, the coal silos, the paved open. Along the banks, there are Lock No.10 still some walled market gardens al inner courtyard, the manager's Cercle des Régates de house and a monumental staircase with groups of huts. The banks Built around 1930, this lock k o of the river, in a semi-natural is fitted with a system to open Bruxelles: introduction on top of a very attractive stone to rowing and kayaking n th balustrade. The electricity plant state, were constructed from grassy hydroelectric gates managed by lock ❦ Quai de Veeweyde, 65 was set up alongside the canal to slopes with varied vegetation keepers. Since 1990, the Société T: 0478 38 72 27 (Mr Paul Polspoel) ACCOMODATION e A and typical water course fauna du Canal et des Installations [email protected] have access to coal. In addition, the nd (green-neck ducks, moorhens, etc). Maritimes de Bruxelles has been www.aviron-crb.be canal supplied the water required Bed & Breakfast e for steam condensation after use. AA island is an artificial island responsible for managing the lock. rl Brussels by Water Karting e The former electricity plant created by bypassing the Senne. How it operates: Lock keepers are ❦ Quai des Péniches, 2bis A l’Aube d'un loft s cht nowadays serves as a building The river reaches from the railway in charge of regulating river traffic 1000 Brussels ❦ Brussels Formula One Former workshop converted into

bridge and the fork at the upstream on the upstream and downstream T: 02 203 64 06 Indoor Karting i for the maintenance of the rails a magnificent design loft with d and the network switch point weir, up to the bridge over the banks of the canal and to operate F: 02 203 07 09 Petite rue du Cerf, 45 modern garden and jacuzzi. e Paepsem downstream, and is one of the lock. They get information [email protected] T: 02 332 37 37 of the STIB, the Brussels bus, www.scaldisnet.be F: 02 332 07 61 The hostess welcomes you and tram and metro organisation. the last remnants of the semi-rural about the movement of boats During the season (May to [email protected] guides you step by step in landscape of the Senne. In the leaving the preceding locks and www.brusselsformula1.be ❦ Quai Demets 33 September), river tourism and taking Brussels and surroundings. ❘ upstream part of AA island, there provide advice. They keep a log STIB Tram 81 (Cureghem) of the arrivals and departures a boat are an original way to explore ❦ Petite rue du Moulin, 30 Bus 46 (Cureghem) is a beautiful alignment of poplar another facet of Anderlecht and the T: +32(0)491 08 66 75 trees which recall the typical former of boats in the region. Going history of its canal. Along this wa- Fishing [email protected] landscapes of these regions. through a lock takes 15 minutes. http://sites.google.com/site/ terway, there are still a good many alaubedunloft/Home ❦ Linking the AA quay examples of an industrial history Types of fish: roach, carp, ❖ Approx. price € 80 to € 100 a night/2 p, to the Veeweyde quay pike, cunner and eel breakfast included. (Waesbroeck district) that has practically disappeared. These river excursions can be com- ❘ Locations: Canal, the Two themed rooms : Tintin bined with biking or walking. Every embankment between the and year, the programme is extended. Anderlecht lock and , Pede ponds To find out more, check phone or the ❖ Requirements: Be in possession website. To reserve an excursion: of a Brussels fishing permit, on sale in post offices ❦ Rivertours reservation centre T: 02 218 54 60 Banks of [email protected] the canal www.rivertours.be

Charleroi Canal 32 33 MEYLEMEERSCH The university hospital site is the link between Neerpede and the Valley of Chant d’Oiseau/ Vogelenzang. It is currently an expanding area Specimens of within the commune housing a human anatomy major industrial complex. This © Museum development has very modern of anatomy and human and functional architectural embryology features. The site is the starting off point for many signposted walks in the natural listed site of Chant d’Oiseau. T a ke a w ke

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Antiquity to the modern age. e Open from Monday to Friday, The main room has a chronological from 1 pm to 4 pm or by appointment. route showing the supernatural Guided tours lasting one hour to one beliefs of Antiquity, surgical lalling, and a half hours can be requested every day, including weekends, from anaesthetics to the invention for groups and by appointment. of auscultation instruments. Temporary exhibitions – Docu- Other rooms have a itinerary mentation centre – Centre of scientific demonstrations. Auditorium going from Egypt to Mesopotamia, accommodates 150 persons pre-Columbian medicine as practised ❖ Access by the Aztecs, Mayas and Incas, the Erasmus metro. Accessible to those art of healing using magic, etc. The with restricted mobility museum also has a collection of ana- ❖ Information tomical waxes from the 19th century Tourism Information Anderlecht Route de Lennik, - heads full of acne, deformations of Rue du Chapelain 1 – 7 Metro Erasme 1070 Anderlecht all kinds, and a sword swallower. T: 02 526 83 65 [email protected] A room called Hell, acces- www.anderlecht.be sible to visitors with a warning, ❖ Museum of Medicine is devoted to sexually transmitted Erasmus Campus diseases - an excellent way of Route de Lennik, 808 warning visitors against STDs. 1070 Anderlecht T: 02 555 34 31 F: 02 555 34 71 ❦ Erasmus Campus [email protected] Route de Lennik, 808 www.medicmuseum.be

Canal de Charleroi 34 35 MOORTEBEEK & PETERBOS

Two very distinct districts with very different social purposes. Museum of Anatomy and Human Embryology Situated on the hospital faculty campus of Anderlecht, this museum displays various authentic specimens relating to human anatomy (items The 1970’s preserved in alcohol, plasticine architecture of materials, skeletal items), and the Westland moulds. It also illustrates human Shopping Center development using various items such as normal or teratological foetuses, moulds and iconographic

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documents. One section is devoted to a bone pathologies and various display a w ke cases have examples of dental ACCOMODATION anatomy, comparable anatomy of the jaw and dental anomalies. Erasme*** al Specimens of k o ❦ Modern, three-star hotel with human anatomy Erasmus Campus Route de Lennik, 808 restaurant, near the university n th © Museum and , on semi- of anatomy ❖ Practical information natural site of Vogelenzang e A and human Opening days and times: embryology By appointment, with priority and Anderlecht golf club. nd given to groups . Guided tours: Bn ❦ Route de Lennik, 790 e rl appointment (min. 20 pers.) T: 02 523 62 82 e

Reservations: T: +32(0)2 555 63 76 F: 02 523 62 83 s cht F: +32(0)2 555 63 78 [email protected] Trees in [email protected] www.hotelerasme.com

bloom along the i ❖ Entrance fee ❖ 81 rooms and 8 apartments d

Moortebeek e To be arranged with the secretariat Average price from € 95 to € 125 city garden ❖ Access per day © Annick Map: www.ulb.ac.be/docs/campus/ Dedobbeleer erasme.html Bus: 74 – 98 – F – LK - RH Metro: line 1B, Erasmus stop Accessible to those with restricted mobility ❖ Information Tourism Information Anderlecht Rue du Chapelain 1 – 7 1070 Anderlecht T: 02 526 83 65 [email protected] www.anderlecht.be ❖ Museum of Anatomy and Human Embryology Erasmus Campus STIB Bus 46 Faculty of Medicine (Moortebeek) Building G, level 2 ULB – CP 619 – Anatomy, biomechanical and organogenetic laboratory Side-façade of Route de Lennik 808 a house of the 1070 Anderlecht Moortebeek T: +32 (0)2 555 63 76 city garden F: +32 (0)2 555 63 78 © Annick [email protected] Dedobbeleer [email protected] Meylemeersch 36 37 Moortebeek’s cottages © Annick Dedobbeleer EXHIBITION

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ENTERTAINMENT a ke a w ke Dupuis/Crédit Westland Shopping Moortebeek City Garden Agricole Gallery Centre, Anderlecht The city garden of Moortebeek, ❦ Avenue Sylvain Dupuis, 251 al

Large commercial centre with k o which means “boggy brook”, a name The city garden has a very harmoni- T: 02 558 73 81 F: 02 558 76 35 www.creditagricole.be 115 outlets and many kiosks, that was given by minor nobility ous set of houses with educational Second-hand and n th and sports infrastructures whose aim ❘ STIB Bus 75, 89 (Fruits), De Lijn open every day from 10 am to in the 18th century, was created Bus 116, 117, 118 (Fruits) 7.30 pm and on Friday until Collectors' Fair PLACES in 1921. It consists of 330 houses. is the freeing of the working class 8 pm. The Westland Shopping ❦ Boulevard Sylvain Dupuis, 433 e A In 1932, 124 apartments were and everyone's personal development. Westland Shopping ❘ Bus STIB 46, 75, 89 nd Centre was opened in 1972, and De Lijn 116, 117, 118 OF INTEREST built. This project currently houses This architectural entity is the most Centre, Anderlecht e was expanded in 1991 and 1992. ❖ Every Sunday, from 8 am to 1 pm. rl more than one thousand people. representative of the city garden ❦ Avenue Sylvain Dupuis, 433 In 2000, its whole design was In winter, the market is held inside e T: 02 524 00 14 s cht movement of the 20th century the Westland Shopping Centre. F: 02 527 00 18 subject to an in-depth review to which has been used several times In summer, it is held on the car park www.westlandshopping.be create a pleasant, modern and

as the backdrop for famous films. along Boulevard Sylvain Dupuis i ❘ Bus STIB 46, 75, 89 light space. The building reflects d ❘ STIB Bus 46 (Moortebeek) De Lijn 116, 117, 118 the architecture of the 1970s with e a façade flanked by a white screen wall which represents a bee hive. ❦ Boulevard Sylvain Dupuis, 433 T: 02 524 00 14 F: 02 527 00 18 www.westlandshopping.be ❘ Bus STIB 46, 75, 89 De Lijn 116, 117, 118

Trees in bloom © Annick Dedobbeleer

Moortebeek & Peterbos 38 39 Bon Air city Stained glass NEERPEDE garden’s façades window of the church of our & BON AIR Lady of Joy

Neerpede or the Valley of the Pede is the most countrified district of Anderlecht. While walking, you will still see traditional farms, vast expanses of wheat fields and footpaths which invite visitors to walk with a view Neerpede’s over the Breughel Valley. reed marsh T a ke a w ke Bon Air city garden The construction of the Bon Air city garden started in 1923 with al 208 single-family homes. In 1930, k o

158 additional houses were added. Church of Our Lady of Joy n th After the Second World War, 40 and Saint Gérard Majella PLACES houses with bathrooms were erected. Neo-gothic church dating e A The final phase dates from 1953 from 1917 that overlooks the nd

OF INTEREST with 33 new houses. This district ponds and Pede park. e borders on the Valley of the Pede, rl Not to be missed is a magnificent e the rural entity of Anderlecht, s cht where many signposted footpaths imitation grotto of Lourdes, deco- rated with statues of the Virgin and

pass through fields under the i of Bernadette Soubirou. The brick d watchful eye of the Luizen mill. e structure, covered in a thick coating ❘ STIB bus 46 (Sibelius) of cement imitating the uneven rock see Méli-Mélo: city gardens of Massabielle, has always been popular judging by the number of lit candles. This cult dates from around the First World War. The grotto has small benches for meditation. ❦ Rue de la Floraison, 35-37 T: 02 520 02 29 ❘ STIB Tram 81 (terminus)

Church of our Lady of Joy

Neerpede’s Grotto of our Bon Air city South station reed marsh Lady of Joy garden or Saint Guidon metro, then De Lijn bus 116, 117 or 118 (Bon Air stop)

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Neerpede’s reed marsh

NATURE RESERVE Pede regional park Neerpede reed marsh The pond in this park is surrounded

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by marshland. Near the pond, a On 10 July 1997, the authorities there is the Pede sports centre a w ke Hall of Fame of the Brussels Region classified which offers a very wide range of Neerpede ponds the Neerpede reed marsh and the sports: skiing, golf, hockey, tennis, al ❖ Open air and open all year round! Koevijver dale which are among badminton, a play centre for young The Luizen Mill Practical information k o The Luizen Mill is accessible to This is the only space authorised the most beautiful examples of children, a rugby pitch, etc. From A real green lung bordering on Mill Anderlecht association was set the general public on the second Rue des Poulets, you can see a small n th the Brussels region, the hamlet of for spray can art in Brussels - more Anderlecht rural countryside. The up with the aim of rebuilding an and fourth Sunday of every month than one hundred pillars under reed marsh (1.5 ha), which runs picturesque waterfall which runs Neerpede, where the Pede meanders exact replica. In May 1999, a true from 2pm to 5 pm. Apart from these from the pond. On certain Sundays, e A days, a guided tour can be had on the ring road at the level of the alongside a local footpath linking through a green valley, is the rural nd copy of the old mill was officially appointment. For school visits, you Neerpede ponds. This open air rue de Neerpede to rue du Pommier, regattas of miniature boats are held. part of Anderlecht par excellence. opened. It has been active since then e have to reserve one month in advance. gallery has works of art for is located in a marshy depression in ❦ Rue de Neepede, Rue du Chaudron, rl While walking along, you can still and once again listed as a protected Reservations by phone: 02 523 32 49. all tastes in all seasons. the middle of meadows. This is one Drève Olympique, Rue des Poulets e see some traditional square farms, s cht monument in February 2007. The site is an ideal backdrop for of the most extensive reed marshes ❘ STIB Tram 81 (terminus) & Bus 46 vast expansions of hedged fields photo and video films (marriages, View of the Hall in the Brussels region. The Koevijver ❖ Playground (for children from 2 to 12 and several footpaths for walkers. There are several educational events communions, etc.) years of age)

of Fame i which take place here. The Luizen dale, which is extremely beauti- d Due to its magnificent country ❖ Access (publics transport) © Annick ful, has been shaped by vast hay e views of a bygone age, this hilly Mill, now rebuilt, is not only one South station or Saint Guidon Dedobbeleer region, which has remained practi- of the richest tourist attractions metro, then De Lijn bus 116, 117 meadows, wetlands and cultivated cally intact, evokes the countryside but also an important witness to or 118 (Bon Air stop), then cross fields (9 hectares). It goes from rue the rural history of Anderlecht. avenue d’Itterbeek and take rue du Koevijver, rue des Betteraves painted by Breughel, in which a van Rijmenant and at the end on the and rue du Froment, along the Koevijver windmill, similar to the Luizen Mill, Every year in the month of June, right, rue des Papillons. The site is Brussels-Ostend railway track. dale dominates the valley and attracts there is a large and popular folklore accessible to those with reduced the walker from every angle. festival which is held here to the mobility, except for the mill itself delight of both young and old. which has stairs Erected on the Vlasendael plateau ❦ Rue des Papillons ❖ Information between 1862 and 1864, built Tourism Information Anderlecht onto a farm in rue des Papillons, Rue du Chapelain 1 – 7 the windmill, known as the 1070 Anderlecht T: 02 526 83 65 “Luizenmolen” ceased operations in [email protected] www.anderlecht.be 1928. In 1939, it was finally bought ❖ The Luizen Mill by the municipality of Anderlecht Rue des Papillons T: 02.520.43.59 which intended to renovate it. After Facebook: Luizenmolen having been listed as a monument during the war, it was declassified in Entrance of the 1954 ! Completely dilapidated, it Luizen Mill was demolished in February 1955. It was only a nostalgic memory in the heart of many inhabitants of Anderlecht when in 1992, the Luizen

Neerpede et Bon Air 42 43 SCHERDEMAEL Multisports & QUARTIER Mayfair Sports activities for DES ETANGS ENTERTAINMENT adult and children (Ponds district) ❦ Rue des Lapins, 32 EATING OUT T: 02 522 18 80 / 0494 211 400 The site offers more activities than The Scherdemael district those indicated. The addresses Mini – Mayfair Local dishes is one of the strong links in selected are those where the visitor Activities for young children Anderlecht's park system. This can exercise a sport or take part in a from three years old (psychomo- Le Chalet de la Pede example of urban planning, leisure activity without having to be tor exercise and play areas) Situated opposite the Pede ponds, which is typical of the 1950s a member or take out a subscription. and sports training courses the restaurant and terrace have and 1960s, refers to the famous Charter of Athens in ❦ Rue de Neerpede, 805 a stunning view of Brussels. T: 02 522 79 92 Top-quality wine list. which a number of architects Beach volleyball ❦ Rue de Neerpede, 575 and urban planners in 1933 Fishing T: 02 521 50 54 worked out a new way of Club de Sport Aquamarine [email protected] living together following the ❦ Route de Lennik, 1041 www.chaletdelapede.be T

Pede ponds a T: 02 527 84 95 triple credo of Sun, Nature and ❖ Closed on Monday during the day a w ke F: 02 527 84 96 Canal, between Anderlecht lock & and Tuesday evening Space. Anderlecht, more than [email protected] Drogenbos. Types of fish: roach, Credits cards: Visa and Master Card any other commune within www.aquamarine.be Meal vouchers carp, pike, cunner and eel the Brussels agglomeration, al Average price of a meal ❖ Requirements: Be in possession was inspired by this. Here you k o from € 30 to € 38 of a Brussels fishing permit will find housing typical of the Horse riding n th In den Appelboom 1950s and 1960s, individual Amazone stables Pétanque (bowls) Quiet restaurant, in a natural houses or apartment blocks. e A

Horse riding, private or group setting, where quiet and The style of this era is now nd lessons from six years of age Club de Sport Aquamarine good food go hand in hand. well established in the region. e ❦ Rue des Bettraves, 60 (covered lanes) Garden, trampolines and rl ❦ e T: 02 522 19 41 Route de Lennik, 1041 bouncy castle for children. s cht T: 02 527 84 95 Pony Paradise F: 02 527 84 96 ❦ Rue du Pommier, 401 Views of the

T: 02 520 73 03 F: 02 522 35 71 Pond Park i [email protected] d

Horse riding for every- www.aquamarine.be [email protected] e one, hippotherapy www.indenappelboom.be ❖ ❦ Rue des Poulets, 7 Open seven days a week T: 0475 851 440 Skiing Credit cards: Visa and Master Card Average price of a meal, Le Yeti Ski between € 35 and € 45 Golf Open from September to May – children from 5 years old De Notelaar Royal Amicale Restaurant and brasserie with Anderlecht Golf Club ❦ Drève Olympique, 11 regional tradition. Typical dishes. 18-hole golf course (two T: 02 520 77 57 Large garden. Swings for children. water obstacles), golf school, ❦ Rue du Pommier, 459 – 461 practice range, brasserie Tennis T: 02 527 11 28 F: 02 527 84 41 ❖ Closed Tuesday and Wednesday. ❦ Rue Scholle, 1 Club de Sport Aquamarine Credit cards: Visa and Master Card T: 02 521 16 87 F: 02 521 51 56 Average price of a meal € 25 to € 37 [email protected] Outside hard courts STIB Tram 81 www.golf-anderlecht.com ❦ Route de Lennik, 1041 T: 02 527 84 95 F: 02 527 84 96 [email protected] www.aquamarine.be

Neerpede et Bon Air 44 4545 SCHEUT

Pond Park Statue of Metro Father Verbist, founder of the Gare de l’Ouest Congregation De Lijn Bus 127, 128, 136 & 138

PARkS Scherdemael Park In the 1930s, the local council Claeterbosch Park planned the Scherdemael area on This is part of the green chain a plateau where there was hardly

Commemorative T which was set up under the Park any marshy growth. The park was a

plaque of Father a w ke System between Scherdemael opened in 1964. This park is a Verbiest Park and the Pond Park. prime example of what would become ENTERTAINMENT the Park System. It has no clear Chapel of the ❦ Avenue Claeterbosch Fathers of Scheut al ❘ boundaries (like the fences around mini Golf

STIB Bus 46 (Tollenaere) k o ❖ A mini-football pitch Astrid Park, for example) and Open July and August every day open to everyone seamlessly runs into the housing sur- and in September, in the week- n th rounding it. It is part of the green ends. Open to everyone. Pond park e A belt between Astrid Park and the ❦ Corner of rue Debussy and avenue Very large park which serves as a ponds which tempt visitors to take a Marius Renard (ponds) nd walk. There are some rare trees here: T: 02 529 40 54 e junction between the Marius Renard rl

quarter and the Pede Valley (Pede the handkerchief tree, the American e Sport). Hilly park full of water chicot, golden rain tree, etc. s cht courses with fountains home to ❦ Square De Tollenaere, i varied species of water fowl. You Avenue Jean Sibelius, d may see many fishermen at certain Avenue de la Libre Académie, e times of the year. In spring, ducks Avenue Capitaine Fossoul, Boulevard J. Bracops take to the water followed by their ❘ STIB Bus 46 chicks while geese move around in ❖ Three playgrounds with sandboxes, groups. This park houses the Hall play elements on springs, a balancing Wheel of bar, toboggan, combined structure, of Fame, a large communal area divination reserved for top graffiti artists. swings, thuja labyrinth– Table tennis, bowls, basketball and mini football ❦ Avenue Marius Renard, Boulevard Maurice Carême, Rue Frans Hals, Drève Olympique ❘ STIB Tram 81 & Bus 46 ❖ Hall of Fame, zone for dogs off the Portrait-gallery leash, two running tracks for dogs, of the Fathers of a exercise track, bowls, fountains Scheut and water courses

Mini Golf in the Painting Ponds district representing the ancient church of the Congregation

Scherdemael 46 47 Portrait-gallery In 1450, the young Charles the of the Fathers of PLACES Bold, son of Philip the Good, Scheut laid the first stone of the chapel OF INTEREST dedicated to Our Lady of Grace. In 1469, the Duke of Cleves laid the Saint-Vincent first stone of the church. Cloisters, de Paul Church nuns cells, a Chapter Room, a Presbyterian church built between bookshop, a brewery, a corn barn, 1935 and 1937 in Art Deco style. stables and a farm were set up This is the work of architect Jos around the church. However, it was only in 1531 that the church of Smolders. Brick is the dominant Entertainment material even though stone finishes Scheut was consecrated. In 1579, off this attractive construction. An Calvinists attacked the convent, original feature is the brick bell making off with anything they could Walk “In the footsteps of Jacques tower which is entirely independ- carry and burning down the rest. Brel” – see heading guided ent from the church itself. In 1863, the little chapel that tours and thematic walks. Museum of China The origins of the Museum of ❦ Chaussée de Ninove, 371 had escaped destruction, was used T: 02 521 73 71 as a base for construction of the China date back to 1862. The first ❘ Metro Gare de l’Ouest, church erected by the Congregation EATING OUT missionaries took back remarkable T

De Lijn Bus 127, 128, 136 et 138 of the Immaculate heart of Mary, collection items in their suitcases. a Several among them are the result a w ke better known under the name of ❖ Practical information Mission of the Fathers of the Missionaries of Scheut. An Local dishes of ethnological research carried out Scheut: statue of Father by missionaries. The first section Guided tours lasting one hour

impressive convent was also built. can only be arranged upon request. al Verbist, chapel and crypt La Brouette puts the visitor in contact with The whole complex was demolished Open from Monday to Friday, k o SScheut is a district that is full of on 27 August 1974. Most of French cooking in a contem- Chinese language and writing. It from 2.30 pm to 5 pm. history. Peter of Asse or Peter Van the land was sold and only one porary and warm setting. In also includes a collection of ancient Entrance is free of charge. n th Assche, an inhabitant of Moorte- good weather, aperitif and coins. The second section gives an A catalogue with a brief explanation

plot kept to rebuild a new and e A beek, planted a linden tree and two much more modest convent. It is coffee served on the terrace. MUSEum overview of daily life in China and of the displayed items is available hawthorns here in 1443. In 1446, situated on the corner of rue de ❦ Boulevard Prince de Liège, 61 Mongolia illustrated by various ❖ Access nd he erected a small statue of the T / F: 02 522 51 69 objects. The third section concerns Metro Gare de l’Ouest, e l'Obus and chaussée de Ninove. rl www.labrouette.be STIB Bus 89 (Henri Rey),

Virgin Mary which was surrounded the popular beliefs of China and e De Lijn, Bus 127, 128, 136 & 138 (Obus) by a miraculous brightness in the At the entrance to the convent, ❖ Closed Saturday afternoon, Mongolia and various religions s cht there is a statue of Father Theophile Sunday evening and Monday ❖ Information night of Pentecost 1449. From Credit cards and Bancontact such as Confucianism, Taoism, Tourism Information Anderlecht

Verbist (1823 - 1868), founder i this time onwards, Scheut became accepted. Average price of a meal Lamaism and Buddhism. The last Rue du Chapelain 1 – 7 d a famous place of pilgrimage. of the Congregation. The convent between € 35 and € 55 section highlights missionary work 1070 Anderlecht e houses an impressive gallery of in China and the four great periods T: 02 526 83 65 portraits at the entrance to the of contact with Christianity. The [email protected] famous Museum of China. Extend www.anderlecht.be Brasserie museum also houses a gallery ❖ Museum of China your visit to the modern chapel and of more than 3 000 portraits of Chaussée de Ninove, 548 go down to the crypt built in honour Ô New Prince de Liège missionaries of different continents. 1070 Anderlecht T: 02 526 14 00 F: 02 523 30 48 of the founding father whose remains Small meals. Jacques Brel ❦ Chaussée de Ninove, 548 are kept in an impressive coffin used to eat here! [email protected] offered by Mongolia as a sign of ❦ Chaussée de Ninove, 662 – 664 thanks for his work. This coffin is a T: 02 522 16 00 F: 02 520 81 85 rare example of sculptured funerary. ❖ Closed Saturday afternoon and Sunday evening (see China Museum) Credit cards accepted ❦ Chaussée de Ninove, 548 T: 02 526 14 00 ❘ Metro Gare de l’Ouest, STIB Bus 89 (Henri Rey), De Lijn Bus 127, 128, 136 & 138 (Obus)

Chapel of the Items from the Fathers of Scheut Collection of the Museum of China

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VOGELENZANG Commemorative war monument of & LA ROUE the Anderlecht CERIA Campus cemetery CERIA, Centre d’Enseignement et de Recherches des Industries Two districts and two alimentaires et chimiques [Centre architectural entities, one of Education and Research of the bordering the canal and the La Roue city garden food and chemical industries] in An- other bordering . derlecht, was built on a 20-hectare Two surprising sociological, site from 1950 to 1954. This unit cultural and multicultural of buildings in a park has the same microcosms. This district appearance as educational complexes borders on the tow paths of the in the 1930s. The site currently has canal which are frequented by 16 buildings and houses six educa- walkers, skaters and cyclists. PLACES OF tional institutes, a library, a public swimming pool, a sports centre, a INTEREST theatre and a boarding school.. ❦ Avenue E. Gryson, 1 la Roue city garden ❘ Metro CERIA, STIB Bus 75 (CERIA) Detail of the The idea of a city garden comes accessible to the public only on T Elishout Farm from the UK and the Netherlands Saturday, from 10 am to 6 pm a In 1921, 60 other houses were built a w ke where large cities have been emptied in the district in the plaine des and surrounded by a series of Loups. Extensions followed until Elishout Farm autonomous districts. The idea 1928, when the last phase was set “Elishout” or “Alder woods” is the al is to create “city gardens” around up at the place du Confort. At this original name of some woods that k o

overpopulated agglomerations where time, the unit has a communal used to belong to the powerful n th the principles of solidarity and school and a 75-acre playground. and noble Aa family. The main

equality are upheld. e A Saint Joseph church, place de la house had two floors. The service The designers of the Belgian Roue, was built just before the buildings, barns and stables were nd

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Second World War. It appears rl opposed to urban worker houses While Elishout farm was expanded homogenous and has kept all its e in the industrial age and original decorative and architectural and repaired several times, the s cht offered opportunities for social elements. current constructions date from

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Anderlecht is the Brussels commune STIB Bus 75 & 98 indicates. The buildings are higher e with the most city gardens. (La Roue & CERIA than the courtyard no doubt to La Roue owes its name to the avoid the periodic flooding of the existence at the beginning of nearby Senne. This complex remains the century to a tyre plant. This one of the best examples of what Stained glass window at collection of dwellings symbolises the might have been one of the large La Roue city emancipation of the working classes. abbey farms of the Brussels region. garden This city garden was built in several ❦ Avenue Emile Gryson ❘ Metro CERIA, stages: 28 houses in 1907-1908 STIB Bus 75 & 98 (CERIA) in rue des Citoyens and rue des Colombophiles. In the 1920s, the principle of the cottage was imported from England and adopted for the construction of 47 houses for rental for disadvantaged households consisting of at least three children.

Façade of the Saint Joseph Metro CERIA campus church at CERIA & La Roue, La Roue STIB Bus 75 & 98 (La Roue & CERIA)

50 51 In the heart of the listed site of semi-natural Vogelenzangbeek valley (Chant d’Oiseaux)

Anderlecht: Saint Guidon and Erasmus hand in hand FESTIVALS, ❦ Association of Guides of Brussels and Belgium (AGBB) Guided tours in French, Dutch, FOLKLORE Anderlecht cemetery English and German & MARKETS The Chant d’oiseau cemetery NATURE RESERVE Town Hall – was inaugurated in 1954. It has 1000 Brussels F: 02 514 45 38 CORA [email protected] about 50 000 tombs and funerary Semi-natural, listed site Reservations by letter, fax monuments and extends over 18 of Vogelenzangbeek Hypermarket and shopping or e-mail only Spring festival hectares with 64 lawns, four of valley (Chant d’Oiseaux) gallery with about 40 outlets Parade of giants, cultural events, which are lawns of honour and four There are meadows, wasteland, and a dozen restaurants, open The ABC of architecture of exhibitions and village fete. reserved for the tombs of war victims marshy basins, hedges and from Monday to Saturday. Anderlecht: Art nouveau and ❖ End of April – beginning of May on a tree-lined plateau. Not to small woods on a surface area ❦ Drève Olympique, 15 Art Deco (for groups only) be missed - a commemorative war of around 25 hectares. T: 02 558 55 11 Arts and crafts market monument 1914-1918 – 1940- [email protected] The old “Rinck” and its ❖ End of April – beginning of May 1945 representing a soldier resting This vast mixture of vegetation and www.cora.be treasures: Historic centre on his rifle, a civilian with crossed wildlife is characteristic of Brabant ❦ Bus Bavard (chatterbus) asbl Music festival arms and a woman pressing her wetlands and led to the site being EATING OUT Guided tours in French, Shows, concerts, entertainment. listed on 12 September 1996. Dutch and English ❖ Third weekend of June baby against her breast. Some tombs Rue des Thuyas, 12 1170 Bruxelles are worthy of interest, for instance, Le Mas de la Farigoule The Royal Belgian Society for the T: 02 673 18 35 F: 02 675 19 67 Luizen Mill festival Lawn 61: tomb of the spouses Lucas- [email protected] Protection of Birds maintains the Family restaurant in a very GUIDED TOURS Country festival, visits to the mill, Supriere: a sculpture in white marble Vogelenzangbeek valley on this welcoming, local setting. Tradi- www.busbavard.be of a woman, dreaming and kneeling site, a semi-natural listed area. games for children and musical tional and varied French cooking in English The Rinck entertainment, parade of Anderlecht surrounded by roses. Lawn 62: a and extremely good wine list tomb from the 1940s, a bluestone giants (Guild of the Companions ❦ The historic heart Art Deco coffin set on a pedestal. Lawn Chaussée de Mons, 1427 district of the Meir of Saint Guidon), bun fight, etc. ENTERTAINMENT T: 02 520 48 01 F: 02 523 36 81 ❖ June 64: tomb of JB Sauvage: a crying ❖ Closed Sunday evening woman standing near a cut-off tree Exploring the city gar- Credit cards, Bancontact Tournee General trunk covered in ivy, the Cosyns Swimming & meal vouchers accepted den of Moortebeek – Dehaeseleer tomb: dating from Average price of a meal € 40 The Triangle d’or and Cureghem Festival of the Flemish com- the beginning of the 20th century. CERIA swimming pool munity: free entertainment, Sculpture in imported Italian marble ❦ Rue des Grives, 51 In the footsteps of Jacques book fair, shows and games for representing a standing adolescent T: 02 523 11 65 Brel in Anderlecht children, information fair of the in a long robe decorating the tomb. F: 02 523 32 70 Metro art in Anderlecht Flemish cultural association. [email protected] ❖ End of June And many others. The Collegiate church of ❦ Avenue des Millepertuis Saint Peter-Paul and Guy Open air cinema ❘ Metro Eddy Merckx The Town Hall of Anderlecht ❖ July ❦ Klare Lijn vzw Heritage day Tailor-made guided tours in French, Dutch, English and German Depending on the theme of the year. ❖ Rue du Village, 40 Third weekend of September T: 02 520 83 93 GSM: 0493 50 40 60 [email protected]

Vogelenzang & La Roue 52 53 Tourism information Anderlecht (Brussels) Slaughterhouse market Rue du Chapelain 1–7 (historic centre) Bicycle rental Apart from the architectural and T: 02 526 83 65 [email protected] historic interest of the site, this very www.anderlecht.be Villo! large market which is completely Open 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, Carless Sunday Facebook : Maison du Tourisme covered has a wide range of products. d'Anderlecht: general information and Villo! is present throughout the Entertainment in the ❦ Rue Ropsy Chaudron sightseeing programs Anderlecht district and enables you Procession of Saint Guidon various districts. T: 02 521 54 19 – [email protected] to get around freely, day and night. The and Our Lady of Grace ❖ Third weekend of September www.abatan.be Monuments and route to follow is clearly indicated on an ❘ Metro Clémenceaux or Delacroix Sites Department on-board, interactive screen. The bikes Every year, an age-old procession are completely equipped. Bikes can be A passion for ❖ Every Friday, all day Saturday Rue du Bronze, 14 T: 02 522 22 14 retraces the life of Our Lady of Grace collected from one station and taken to books (French) and Sunday until 2 pm [email protected] another. and Saint Guidon and com- www.anderlecht.be memorates the latter's death. It takes Two weeks dedicated to literature, Second-hand market T: 078 05 11 10 information and places in the streets of Anderlecht. books, reading and writing. Five or and collectors fair at Exhibition venues technical assistance www.villo.be It is always held on the Saturday six activities are held in Anderlecht the Shopping Centre The programme of exhibitions can be Pro Velo preceding the annual market. every year - public readings, meet- ❦ Bd Sylvain Dupuis (near the ring road) obtained in several ways: ❖ Every Sunday from 8 am until 1 pm Rue de Londres, 15 The procession consists of seven ings with authors and illustrators, You can consult the appropriate heading exhibitions, conferences, workshops, T: 0477 83 88 34 1050 Bruxelles floats pulled by horses and around on the communal website of Anderlecht T: 02 502 73 55 400 figures in period costume. In writing competitions, etc. La Roue district on www.anderlecht.be F: 02 502 86 41 ❖ Third week of October collaboration with the religious and ❘ Metro La Roue For personal contact, contact the [email protected] local authorities, the companions ❖ mercredi de 7h à 13h Tourism information Department: www.provelo.org of Saint Guidon are determined to Library week (Dutch) Practical [email protected]. A week of entertainment, Aumale district Lastly, for every district you will find the continue this procession. It passes details of the various exhibition venues Car rental through rue du Village, rue Forma- exhibitions, shows and work- (historic centre) ❘ Metro Saint-Guidon information that can be contacted directly noir, rue Aumale, avenue Auber and shops on an annual theme. Cambio carsharing ❖ Novembre STIB Tram 56 avenue Vander Bruggen, rue Wayez, ❖ Friday, from 7 am to 1 pm Important advice Public transport Stations in Anderlecht Bizet – Conseil – Vaillance avenue Paul Janson and rue Jacobs. This brochure has been drawn up STIB contact centre Christmas market (historic centre) www.cambio.be ❖ Mid-September Resistance district based on information known by STIB: 070 23 2000 Christmas concerts, (historic centre) the municipality or gathered from www.stib.be - Metro, tram & bus Historical re-enactment visit of Father Christmas and ❘ STIB Tram 56 (Résistance) the internet. If you have tourist SNCB: www.b-rail.be of the procession arts and crafts market. ❖ Saturday, from 7am to 1 pm information that you would like for railway stations of Thanks to... of Saint Guidon ❖ From the third week of December to share or would like to make the Brussels Capital region Robert Diederich of asbl De Lijn: 070 220 200 & Our Lady of Grace Vaillance district any changes to our information Anderlechtensia for his input on the for inclusion in the next edition, www.delijn.be ❦ (historic centre) subject of the green spaces and parks Rue Edmond Delcourt, 38 do not hesitate to contact the Buses from and to the Brussels ❘ Metro Saint-Guidon of Anderlecht and to Frédéric Leroy, T: 02 521 38 36 GSM: 0472 333 968 Weekly markets tourist information department of outskirts F: 02 641 48 22 [email protected] STIB tram 81, bus 46 and 49, Isabelle Brasseur and Kathleen Leys for Midi market Anderlecht www.st-guidon.be De Lijn 116, 117, 118 (stop at St Guidon) their help The second biggest, after Ven- ❖ Wednesday, from 1 to 7 pm Taxis Taxis bleus Information coordinator: Annick Annual market timiglia in Italy. Around 450 street T: 02 268 00 00 Dedobbeleer, Head of department, stalls (food and clothing). It is held ❖ All these activities are mentioned All the streets of the historic www.taxisbleus.be Tourism information Anderlecht centre have street markets, around the South station at the under the agenda heading of the [email protected] a giants parade and fair. intersection of the municipalities communal website 24h/24 Based on an initiative of Fabienne www.anderlecht.irisnet.be. Taxis verts: Miroir, Deputy-mayor for Tourism, ❖ Mid-September of Saint Gilles and Anderlecht. You will find all the details of events T: 02 349 49 49 with the support of Mayor Gaëtan Van ❦ Avenue Fonsny month by month and details of the www.taxisverts.be Goidsenhoven and of the Municipal ❘ Metro Gare du Midi various organisers STIB all trams that stop at Lemmonier Board of Anderlecht and the Gare du Midi, the same for all buses. ❖ Every Sunday morning to 1.30 pm

54 55 Tourism information Anderlecht (Brussels) Rue du Chapelain 1 – 7 B – 1070 Bruxelles [email protected] www.anderlecht.be Facebook : Maison du Tourisme d’Anderlecht T: 02 526 83 65

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