| Brussels |
| A super old, real photo postcard of Grand' Place in Brussels. |
| Two excellent postcards of Brussels from around 1910. On the left is Avenue Louise, whilst on the right is the Gare du Nord. |
| In 1910 a "World's Fair" was held in Brussels. In August of that year there was a fire which destroyed many of the exhibits. It seems that many wild animals were left to perish in the flames, this being seen as preferable to releasing them into the crowd watching the conflagration. The only animal to survive was an elephant. There is a French language website with lots more postcards of the exhibition and the fire - click here to go there. |
| The Brussels Stock Exchange and the Boulevard Anspach - an undated postcard. |
| The Theatre Royale de la Monnaie and the Eglise Sainte-Gudule - another undated postcard but probably around 1910. |
| A great panoramic view of the city ! |
| The Place de Brouckere about 1910. The square was named after a former city mayor, Charles de Brouckere. |
| The Porte de Hal, the last remaining piece of the old city wall. |
| The Hotel de Ville in Grand' Place. |
| Another view of the Gare du Nord and Place Rogier from about 1910. |
| The Italian Garden in the Botanic Gardens. |
| An undated postcard of the Arcade Monumentale du Cinquantenaire. |
| Another undated postcard - this one of the Bois de la Cambre. |
| L'Universite Libre. |
| The Place de la Bourse and Boulevard Anspach. |
| Laiterie du Bois de la Cambre. |
| "Monument a Gabrielle Petit fusillee par les allemands le 1 Avril 1916 et aux femmes Belges mortes pour la Patrie." No date for this postcard, but obviously just after WW1. |
| This postcard of the Theatre du Parc was mailed in 1908. |
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| Le Passage du Nord. |
| The Maison du Roi in the Grand' Place. |
| Brussels Town Hall. |
| The Mannekin-Pis, a source of mild amusement to millions of tourists. |
| Lots of information about Brussels on the internet - use the Search Box and see what you can discover. To see the Belgian capital on a map, please follow this link. |
| Brussels is the capital of Belgium and the centre of EEC administration and government. As well as many old buildings, the city contains a lot of modern architecture, much commissioned for the EEC. |
| Did You Know...........that Audrey Hepburn, the actress and humanitarian, was born in Ixelles in 1929 ? |
