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Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the south, and the North Sea to the west. Belgium covers an area of 30,689 km² (11,849 sq mi) and has a population of more than 11.8 million; its population density of 383/km² (990/sq mi) ranks 22nd in the world and sixth in Europe. The capital and largest metropolitan region is Brussels; other major cities are Antwerp, Ghent, Charleroi, Liège, Bruges, Namur, and Leuven.

Belgium is a parliamentary constitutional monarchy with a complex federal system structured on regional and linguistic grounds. The country is divided into three highly autonomous regions: the Flemish Region (Flanders) in the north, the Walloon Region (Wallonia) in the south, and the Brussels-Capital Region in the middle. Belgium is also home to two main linguistic communities: the Dutch-speaking Flemish Community, which constitutes about 60 percent of the population, and the French-speaking French Community, which constitutes about 40 percent of the population; a small German-speaking Community, comprising around one percent of the population, exists in the East Cantons. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political conflicts are reflected in its complex system of governance, made up of six different governments. Belgium is a developed country with an advanced high-income economy. It is one of the six founding members of the European Union, with its capital of Brussels serving as the de facto capital of the EU, hosting the official seats of the European Commission, the Council of the European Union, the European Council, and one of two seats of the European Parliament (the other being Strasbourg). Brussels also hosts the headquarters of many major international organizations, such as NATO.

In antiquity, present-day Belgium was dominated by the Belgae before being annexed into the Roman Empire in the mid first century BC. During the Middle Ages, Belgium's central location kept it relatively prosperous and connected both commercially and politically to its larger neighbours; it was part of the Carolingian Empire, the succeeding Holy Roman Empire, and subsequently the Burgundian Netherlands. Following rule by Habsburg Spain (1556–1714), the Austrian Habsburgs (1714–1794), and Revolutionary France (1794–1815), most of modern-day Belgium was incorporated into the United Kingdom of the Netherlands after the Congress of Vienna in 1815. Centuries of being contested and controlled by various European powers earned Belgium the moniker "the Battlefield of Europe", a reputation reinforced in the 20th century by both world wars. (Full article...)

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Degrelle during WWII

Léon Joseph Marie Ignace Degrelle (French: [dəgʁɛl]; 15 June 1906 – 31 March 1994) was a Belgian Walloon politician and Nazi collaborator. He rose to prominence in Belgium in the 1930s as the leader of the Rexist Party (Rex). During the German occupation of Belgium during World War II, he enlisted in the German army and fought in the Walloon Legion on the Eastern Front. After the collapse of the Nazi regime, Degrelle escaped and went into exile in Francoist Spain, where he remained a prominent figure in neo-Nazi politics.

Degrelle was raised Roman Catholic and during his years at university became involved in politics through journalism. In the early 1930s, he took control of a Catholic publishing house that morphed under his leadership into the Rexist Party. Rex contested the 1936 Belgian general election and won 11 percent of the vote, but slipped into irrelevance by the start of World War II. Degrelle began to collaborate with Nazi Germany as the war began and was detained by Belgian and then French authorities. After the German invasion of Belgium in mid-1940, Degrelle was released and began to change Rex into a mass movement to curry the favor of the Nazis. In 1941, Degrelle organized and himself joined and fought in the Walloon Legion, a unit of the German Army and, after 1943, the Waffen-SS. His performance in 1944 at the Cherkassy pocket and subsequent decorations turned him into a model for foreign collaborators. (Full article...)

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Thorntonbank Wind Farm
Photo credit: Hans Hillewaert
Wind turbines belonging to the Thorntonbank Wind Farm located in the North Sea, 28 km (17 mi) off the coast of Belgium. Electricity generation started in early 2009, with an initial capacity of 30 MW, and that number is expected to rise to 300 MW by 2015. A 37 km (23 mi) 150 kV undersea cable connects the wind farm to the shore.
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Averbode Abbey
Photograph credit: Marc Ryckaert
Averbode Abbey is a Premonstratensian abbey in Averbode, in the municipality of Scherpenheuvel-Zichem, Belgium. The abbey was founded about 1134, suppressed in 1797, and re-established in 1834. The church is a synthesis of Baroque and Gothic architecture, with Renaissance ornamental details, and dominates the monastery complex; it was built between 1664 and 1672, to a design by the Antwerp architect Jan Van den Eynde II. This view of the church's interior shows the chancel, with the choir in the foreground and the sanctuary in the background.
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Averbode Abbey
Photograph: JH-man
Averbode Abbey, founded about 1134–35 by Count Arnold II of Loon, is a Premonstratensian monastery situated in the Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels in Belgium. The abbey reached its peak in the 16th and 17th centuries, though over the past hundred years it has been in a state of decline.
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Land sailing
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An early 20th-century sail wagon, used in the sport of land sailing, in Brooklyn, New York. Land sailing is the act of moving across land in a wheeled vehicle powered by wind through the use of a sail. Although land yachts have existed since Ancient Egypt, the modern sport was born in Belgium in 1898.
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Limburger cheese
Photo credit: Jon Sullivan/Pharaoh Hound
A plate of Limburger cheese and pumpernickel bread. Limburger originated from Limburg, Belgium, and is known for its strong odor, which is due in part to being fermented with the same bacteria partially responsible for human body odor.
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Ghent
Photograph: Joaquim Alves Gaspar
The Graslei harbour is a popular destination in the Belgian city of Ghent. It is found in the city centre.
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SNCB Class 77
Photograph: Marc Ryckaert
The SNCB Class 77 is a class of 4-axle B'B' diesel-hydraulic locomotive designed for shunting and freight work. It was manufactured at the beginning of the 2000s by Siemens Schienenfahrzeugtechnik, and later by Vossloh at the Maschinenbau Kiel plant in Kiel, Germany, for the National Railway Company of Belgium (SNCB/NMBS).
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Belgian franc
Coin design credit: Kingdom of Belgium; photographed by the National Numismatic Collection
The Belgian franc was the currency of the Kingdom of Belgium from 1832 until 2002, when the euro was introduced. The Belgian mint was innovative, and in 1860, the country became the first to introduce coins made of cupronickel. A few years later, in 1865, Belgium formed the Latin Monetary Union with France, Switzerland and Italy (Greece joined the system later), which facilitated trade between the countries by setting standards by which gold and silver currency could be minted and exchanged.

This 40-franc gold coin was minted in 1835, and depicts Leopold I, the first king of the Belgians following the country's independence in 1830, on the obverse. The coin is now part of the National Numismatic Collection at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History.
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V-2 rocket attack
Photo credit: Ingeldew, T3c, U.S. Army
The smouldering body of a boy killed by a V-2 rocket attack on the main intersection in Antwerp, Belgium, November 27, 1944, on the main Allied supply line to the Netherlands. The V-2, one of the German Vergeltungswaffen, was the first ballistic missile and first man-made object to achieve sub-orbital spaceflight. Over 3,000 V-2s were launched as military rockets by the Wehrmacht against Allied targets in World War II.
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Stunt performer
Photo credit: Luc Viatour
Pyrotechnics stunt exhibition by "Giant Auto Rodéo", a Belgian stunt performer group. Stunt performers typically perform stunts for films or television programs. Stunts are sometimes rigged so that they look dangerous while still having safety mechanisms, but often they are as dangerous as they appear to be.
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Hélène Dutrieu
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Hélène Dutrieu, shown here in her aeroplane ca. 1911, was the fourth woman in the world (the first from Belgium) to earn a pilot's license and reputedly the first woman to carry passengers and to fly a seaplane. Besides being a pilot, she was a cycling world champion, stunt cyclist, stunt motorcyclist, automobile racer, wartime ambulance driver, and director of a military hospital.
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Stained glass windows by Jean-Baptiste Capronnier
Windows: Jean-Baptiste Capronnier; photograph: Joaquim Alves Gaspar
Three scenes of the legend of the Miraculous Sacrament in stained glass windows in the Cathédrale Saints-Michel-et-Gudule of Brussels by Jean-Baptiste Capronnier (c. 1870). The contributions of Capronnier (1814–1891) helped lead to a revival in glass painting.
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Flat-four engine
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The ULPower UL260i, a flat-four engine produced by ULPower Aero Engines of Belgium. Flat-four engines are flat engines with four cylinders arranged horizontally in two banks of two cylinders on each side of a central crankcase; they can be used in cars, motorcycles, or aircraft. This type of engine tends to be well-balanced and have efficient cooling, but is expensive to manufacture and considerably wider than other engines.
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Portrait of Henriette Mayer van den Bergh
Painting: Jozef Van Lerius
Portrait of Henriette Mayer van den Bergh, an oil painting on canvas completed by the Belgian painter Jozef Van Lerius (1823–1876) in 1857. Van Lerius, a student of Gustaf Wappers, was a teacher at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp from age 31. He was known primarily for his mythological and biblical scenes, as well as his portraits and genre pictures. The subject, Henriette Mayer van den Bergh, was the mother of the art collector Fritz Mayer van den Bergh; after his death, she founded the Museum Mayer van den Bergh in Antwerp to house his collection.
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Poeke Castle
Photo: Marc Ryckaert
Poeke Castle is a castle near Poeke, Belgium. Standing on 56 hectares of park, the castle is surrounded by water and is accessible through bridges at the front and rear of the building.
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Image 1Etterbeek (from Brussels)
Image 2Episode of the Belgian Revolution of 1830, Egide Charles Gustave Wappers (1834), in the Musée d'Art Ancien, Brussels (from History of Belgium)
Image 3Carbonade flamande/Stoofvlees, another of Belgium's national dishes (from Belgian cuisine)
Image 4Herve cheese (from Belgian cuisine)
Image 5Hoboken vlag (from Antwerp)
Image 6European route E40 (from Bruges)
Image 7Surviving Roman city walls in Tongeren, the former city of Atuatuca Tongrorum (from History of Belgium)
Image 8Inauguration of the statue of Charlemagne, 26 July 1868 (from Liège)
Image 9Royal Library of Belgium (KBR) (from Brussels)
Image 10Villo! shared bicycles in Brussels (from Brussels)
Image 11Municipalities (from Ghent)
Image 12Fowl roasting on a spit. A shallow basin collects the drippings to use in sauces or for basting; The Decameron, Flanders, 1432 (from Belgian cuisine)
Image 13The flag of the francophone pro-Nazi Rexist party (from History of Belgium)
Image 14Watermael-Boitsfort (Watermaal-Bosvoorde) (from Brussels)
Image 15The gallows at Breendonk Concentration Camp, near Mechelen (from History of Belgium)
Image 16City of Brussels (from Brussels)
Image 17The Ardennes in Belgium (from Ardennes)
Image 18Pêches au thon/Perziken met tonijn (from Belgian cuisine)
Image 19The well-known Ghent Altarpiece, a 15th-century painting by Hubert and Jan Van Eyck in St. Bavo's Cathedral. (from Ghent)
Image 20A17 road (Belgium) (from Bruges)
Image 21Antwerp International Airport (from Antwerp)
Image 22Statue of Jacob van Artevelde on the Vrijdagmarkt (from Ghent)
Image 23Molenbeek-Saint-Jean (Sint-Jans-Molenbeek) (from Brussels)
Image 24Forest (Vorst) (from Brussels)
Image 25Jacques Brel (from Culture of Belgium)
Image 26Painting of steel production in Ougrée by Constantin Meunier (1885) (from History of Belgium)
Image 27Vooruit Arts Center (from Ghent)
Image 28Old town (from Namur)
Image 29Blason ville be Borgerhout (from Antwerp)
Image 30The Gravensteen in Ghent, whose current buildings date to 1180, was the castle of the Counts of Flanders. (from History of Belgium)
Image 31Artist Félicien Rops (from Namur)
Image 32Saint-Josse-ten-Noode (Sint-Joost-ten-Node) (from Brussels)
Image 33A historic street in Belgium (from History of Belgium)
Image 34The Bourse Palace, the former Brussels Stock Exchange (BSE) building (from Brussels)
Image 35St. Nicholas Church (from Ghent)
Image 36De Kouter in Ghent in 1763 by Engelbert van Siclers (from Ghent)
Image 37View of Brussels, c. 1610 (from Brussels)
Image 38Charles Michel, the Prime Minister of Belgium from 2014 until 2019 (from History of Belgium)
Image 39The "Fusilade of Mons" during the 1893 strike as the Borains are fired on by the Garde Civique during the protests for universal suffrage. (from History of Belgium)
Image 40The Iron Worker (1890 by Constantin Meunier) (from Art of Belgium)
Image 41The Brussels Parliament building, housing the Brussels Regional Parliament (from Brussels)
Image 42Walloon workers demonstration in Brussels in the winter of 1960 (from History of Belgium)
Image 43't Zand [nl] bus station (from Bruges)
Image 44The flag of Flanders incorporating the Flemish lion, also used by the Flemish Movement. (from History of Belgium)
Image 45A HermeLijn low-floor tram in Ghent (from Ghent)
Image 46Morphologically connected mountains of Ardennes and Eifel, framed by the rivers Semois, Meuse, Moselle and Rhine. The highest elevation is the Hohe Acht at 746.9 m above sea level. NHN (from Ardennes)
Image 47Map showing the area of West Germany occupied by Belgian forces after the Second World War, known as FBA-BSD (from History of Belgium)
Image 48Entrance gate of Oude Vismijn ("Old Fish Market") (from Ghent)
Image 49Manneken Pis, a well-known public sculpture (from Brussels)
Image 50An assortment of sauces (from Belgian cuisine)
Image 51Brussels' Northern Quarter business district (from Brussels)
Image 52Dried Ardenne sausage (from Belgian cuisine)
Image 53Communities of Belgium:
  Flemish Community / Dutch language area
  Flemish & French Community / bilingual language area
  French Community / French language area
  German-speaking Community / German language area
(from Brussels)
Image 54A re-creation of Mixtura cum Caseo (soft cheese with a herb purée) and Hapalos Artos (soft bread), served with olives, grapes and wine (from Belgian cuisine)
Image 55Het Steen (literally: 'The Stone') (from Antwerp)
Image 56The Provinciaal Hof (from Bruges)
Image 57Stations of the Cross within the Cathedral of Our Lady in Antwerp (from Culture of Belgium)
Image 58St. Rumbold's Cathedral on the Grote Markt (from Mechelen)
Image 59The stairway of the Montagne de Bueren (from Liège)
Image 60A 2020 satellite image of the Greater Brussels area (from Brussels)
Image 61Provincial Government Building (from Antwerp)
Image 62Geeraard de Duivelsteen (from Ghent)
Image 63Municipality of Bruges (from Bruges)
Image 64Schaerbeek (Schaarbeek) (from Brussels)
Image 65Chimay Brewery's Grand Cru cheese (from Belgian cuisine)
Image 66Antwerp population pyramid in 2022 (from Antwerp)
Image 67Ghent in 1775 on the Ferraris map (from Ghent)
Image 68The Cinquantenaire/Jubelpark memorial arcade, built in 1905 (from History of Belgium)
Image 69Languages spoken at home in the Brussels-Capital Region (2013)
  French
  French and Dutch
  Dutch
  French and other language
  Neither French nor Dutch
(from Brussels)
Image 70Woluwe-Saint-Lambert (Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe) (from Brussels)
Image 71The Belfry of Namur (from Namur)
Image 72The Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat is one of the city's main streets. (from Brussels)
Image 73A Van Hool articulated bus in Ghent (from Ghent)
Image 74Jain temple in Wilrijk (from Antwerp)
Image 75The Palace of Justice in Ghent, c. 1895 (from Ghent)
Image 76Belfry (from Ghent)
Image 7720 km of Brussels (from Brussels)
Image 78Boerentoren (from Antwerp)
Image 79Antwerp from the left bank of the Scheldt, c. 1890–1900 (from Antwerp)
Image 8016th-century guildhalls at the Grote Markt (from Antwerp)
Image 81The German bombardment of Antwerp, October 1914, by Willy Stöwer (from Antwerp)
Image 82Moules-frites or mosselen met friet is a representative dish of Belgium. (from Culture of Belgium)
Image 83The citadel and the Meuse (from Namur)
Image 84The natural regions of Belgium. (from Geography of Belgium)
Image 85Interior of the Hôtel Tassel in Brussels, by Victor Horta (1892–93) (from Culture of Belgium)
Image 86Tintin and Snowy (Hergé), on the roof of the former headquarters of Le Lombard near Brussels-South railway station (from Culture of Belgium)
Image 87Chocolate pralines (from Belgian cuisine)
Image 88Uccle (Ukkel) (from Brussels)
Image 89Emperor Charles V was born in Ghent in 1500 (from Ghent)
Image 90Chicons au gratin/Gegratineerd witloof (from Belgian cuisine)
Image 91Planetarium of the Royal Observatory of Belgium (from Brussels)
Image 92A10 road (Belgium) (from Bruges)
Image 9314th-century illustration of the Battle of the Golden Spurs in 1302 where forces from the County of Flanders defeated their nominal overlords of the Kingdom of France. (from History of Belgium)
Image 94A typical friterie or fritkot in Belgium (from Belgian cuisine)
Image 95A10 road (Belgium) (from Bruges)
Image 96Bayard Rock, Dinant, on the right bank of the Meuse. According to a legend, a magic horse jumped from the top of this rock to the left bank of the river, carrying the Four Sons of Aymon fleeing Charlemagne. (from Ardennes)
Image 97Ekeren vlag (from Antwerp)
Image 98Stade Maurice Dufrasne, home to football club Standard Liège. (from Liège)
Image 99View of Antwerp painted c.1540. (from History of Belgium)
Image 100Traditional Liègian puppets (from Liège)
Image 101Saint Bavo, patron saint of Ghent (from Ghent)
Image 102GDP per capita development of Belgium (from Economy of Belgium)
Image 103Saint Servatius, bishop of Tongeren and one of the first known Christian figures in the region. 16th century reliquary. (from History of Belgium)
Image 104Belgian F-16 conducts a combat patrol over Afghanistan, 2008 (from History of Belgium)
Image 105RSC Anderlecht fans at the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium (from Brussels)
Image 106Vrijdagmarkt with statue of Jacob van Artevelde (from Ghent)
Image 107An Art Nouveau doorway in Ixelles, designed by Ernest Delune and built in 1902. (from Art of Belgium)
Image 108Dulle Griet, a notable medieval bombard (from Ghent)
Image 109The Kruispoort (from Bruges)
Image 110Episode of the Belgian Revolution of 1830, Gustaf Wappers, 1834 (from Brussels)
Image 111Bevrijdingsdok [nl] terminal at the Port of Antwerp (from Antwerp)
Image 112Concertgebouw ("Concert Building") (from Bruges)
Image 113The Art Deco Memorial tower of the Interallied Memorial of Cointe complex (from Liège)
Image 114Liège at night, photography taken from the ISS in December 2012 (from Liège)
Image 115Belgian soldier taking cover by the corpses of dead hostages, November 1964 in Stanleyville during Operation Dragon Rouge (from History of Belgium)
Image 116De Singel (from Antwerp)
Image 117The Burg in Bruges, painted c. 1691–1700 by Meunincxhove (from Bruges)
Image 118Planet Group Arena (from Ghent)
Image 119The 1927 Solvay Conference in Brussels was the fifth world physics conference. (from Brussels)
Image 120The first Belgian-produced steam locomotive, "The Belgian" ("Le Belge") built in 1835 (from History of Belgium)
Image 121Chimay Tripel, a Trappist beer with its own glass (from Belgian cuisine)
Image 122The horse Bayard carrying The Four Sons of Aymon, created by Olivier Strebelle for Expo 58 (from Namur)
Image 12315th-century Ghent miniature of Joseph, showing daily life there (from Ghent)
Image 124Brussels is known for its local waffles. (from Brussels)
Image 125European route E403 (from Bruges)
Image 126Scaldis ("the Scheldt") and Antverpia ("Antwerp"), Abraham Janssens, 1609, oil on panel, Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp (from Antwerp)
Image 127Ixelles (Elsene) (from Brussels)
Image 128Ruins of St. Bavo's Abbey (from Ghent)
Image 129Vlaamse Opera (from Antwerp)
Image 130The Fish Market (from Bruges)
Image 131Jette (from Brussels)
Image 132Anderlecht (from Brussels)
Image 133Gruuthusemuseum (from Bruges)
Image 134The National Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Koekelberg (from Brussels)
Image 1351944: Soldiers of the US Army 4185th Quartermaster Service Company loading a Red Ball Express truck at Liège. (from Liège)
Image 136Auderghem (Oudergem) (from Brussels)
Image 137Paul-Henri Spaak, three-times Prime Minister and author of the Spaak Report, was a staunch believer in international bodies, including the ECSC and EEC (from History of Belgium)
Image 138Port Authority Building (from Antwerp)
Image 139Belgian endives in a market (from Belgian cuisine)
Image 140Flagey Building in Ixelles (from Brussels)
Image 141Flint knives discovered in Belgian caves (from Belgian cuisine)
Image 142Jan Breydel Stadium (from Bruges)
Image 143Panorama of the city of Liège. Photo taken from the heights of the Citadel (left bank of the Meuse). (from Liège)
Image 144Moules-frites/Mosselen met friet, one of Belgium's national dishes (from Belgian cuisine)
Image 145Ganshoren (from Brussels)
Image 146Sirop de Liège/Luikse siroop on a slice of bread (from Belgian cuisine)
Image 147Belgian folk dance group at the International Folklore Festival in Plovdiv, Bulgaria (from Culture of Belgium)
Image 148The Royal Palace of Brussels, the official palace of the King and Queen of the Belgians (from Brussels)
Image 149Portrait of Leopold I who became the first King of the Belgians in 1831 (from History of Belgium)
Image 150Jambon d'Ardenne/Ardeense ham hanging from a rack (from Belgian cuisine)
Image 151The Place du Luxembourg/Luxemburgplein with the European Parliament in the background (from Brussels)
Image 152Jenever bottles for sale in Hasselt, including two in traditional clay bottles (from Belgian cuisine)
Image 153Brugge railway station (from Bruges)
Image 154Buildings along the river Leie in Ghent (from Ghent)
Image 155Postcard showing the Cranenburg House (from Bruges)
Image 156Flags of NATO member states wave at the entrance of NATO's headquarters in Haren (from Brussels)
Image 157Main hall of Brussels-South railway station, home to the Eurostar train service to London (from Brussels)
Image 158Site of the massacre of Belgian UN personnel in Kigali, Rwanda. (from History of Belgium)
Image 159Erasmus Hospital in Anderlecht (from Brussels)
Image 160The Place Royale/Koningsplein in the late 19th century (from Brussels)
Image 161The Grand-Place of Brussels, a UNESCO World Heritage Site (from Brussels)
Image 162Historical centre of Ghent – from left to right: Old post office, St. Nicholas' Church, Belfry, and St. Bavo's Cathedral (from Ghent)
Image 163The Sack of Antwerp in 1576, in which 17,000 people died. (from History of Belgium)
Image 164Meyboom giants in Brussels, a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (from Brussels)
Image 165Curtius Museum, museum of archaeology and decorative arts, located on the bank of the Meuse (from Liège)
Image 166Brussels Metro carriage at Erasme/Erasmus metro station (from Brussels)
Image 167Cartoon of "The Rape of Belgium" showing giant hairy fist with Prussian eagle grasping maiden in flowing robes. (from History of Belgium)
Image 168The Ghent Altarpiece: The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb (interior view), painted 1432 by van Eyck (from Culture of Belgium)
Image 169Mechelen on the Ferraris map (around 1775) (from Mechelen)
Image 170De Lingtworm en Krocht (from Ghent)
Image 171Population density of Europe. Brussels is located between the largest urban centres. (from Brussels)
Image 172Map of Belgian regions and provinces. (from Geography of Belgium)
Image 173Flag of Merksem (district) (from Antwerp)
Image 174Cinquantenaire/Jubelpark memorial arcade and museums (from Brussels)
Image 175Regions of Belgium:
  Flemish Region
  Brussels-Capital Region
  Walloon Region
(from Brussels)
Image 176The Gravensteen (from Ghent)
Image 177European route E403 (from Bruges)
Image 178Sack of Antwerp in 1576, in which about 7,000 people died (from Antwerp)
Image 179The Elly Mærsk, one of the world's largest container ships, at Zeebrugge (from Bruges)
Image 180Pont de Fragnée (from Liège)
Image 181Korenlei (from Ghent)
Image 182Heathland at the Hoge Kempen National Park (from List of protected areas of Belgium)
Image 183Passenger terminal of Liège Airport (from Liège)
Image 184View of Antwerp by Jan Wildens (from Antwerp)
Image 185Liège in 1650 (from Liège)
Image 186The Battle of Fleurus, which led to the French conquest of the Austrian Netherlands (from History of Belgium)
Image 187Palace of Justice (from Antwerp)
Image 188Woluwe-Saint-Pierre (Sint-Pieters-Woluwe) (from Brussels)
Image 189Royal Theatre of La Monnaie (from Brussels)
Image 190Rabot Gate (from Ghent)
Image 191View of Antwerp with the frozen Scheldt (1590) by Lucas van Valckenborch (from Antwerp)
Image 192The Belfry of Bruges, a UNESCO World Heritage Site (from Bruges)
Image 193Statue Lieven Bauwens (from Ghent)
Image 194Statue of Charlemagne in the centre of Liège (from Liège)
Image 195Hotel d'Hane-Steenhuyse (from Ghent)
Image 196Joust on stilts in Namur. The stiltwalkers fights dates back to 1411. (from Namur)
Image 197Merchants in Bruges, first half of the 16th century (from Bruges)
Image 198The Royal Dutch Theatre (from Ghent)
Image 199A bowl of grey shrimp as a snack (from Belgian cuisine)
Image 200European route E34 (from Bruges)
Image 201Graslei (from Ghent)
Image 202Liège in 1627 (from Liège)
Image 203Flag of Berchem, Antwerp (from Antwerp)
Image 204The City Hall (from Bruges)
Image 205Brussels Airlines Airbus A319 landing at Brussels Airport in Zaventem (from Brussels)
Image 206Population timeline of Antwerp (from Antwerp)
Image 207Flag of Berchem, Antwerp (from Antwerp)
Image 208Basilica of Our Lady of Hanswijk (from Mechelen)
Image 209The Atomium (from Brussels)
Image 210The Great Mosque of Brussels, former seat of the Islamic and Cultural Centre of Belgium (from Brussels)
Image 211The Sambre (from Namur)
Image 212Two Force Publique soldiers in 1943 (from History of Belgium)
Image 213St Aubin's Cathedral is the only academic Late Baroque cathedral in Belgium. (from Namur)
Image 214A statue of Our Lady of Hanswijk is carried through the city during the procession in 2013 (from Mechelen)
Image 215The brewery Het Anker, home of the Gouden Carolus beer (from Mechelen)
Image 216Taking of Mechelen by the Geuzen under the command of Olivier van Tympele and John Norreys on 9 April 1580 by Nicolaas van Eyck (from Mechelen)
Image 217British tanks arrive in Brussels on 4 September 1944, ending the German occupation (from Brussels)
Image 218University of Antwerp (from Antwerp)
Image 219Hollandse Synagoge (from Antwerp)
Image 220Extreme points of Belgium (from Geography of Belgium)
Image 221Koekelberg (from Brussels)
Image 222View along the Brussels–Charleroi Canal in Anderlecht (from Brussels)
Image 223The Markt (market square) (from Bruges)
Image 224The municipalities with language facilities (in red) near Brussels (from Brussels)
Image 225The Roman province of Gallia Belgica in around 120 AD (from History of Belgium)
Image 226Saint Michael' bridge over the Lys (Leie) river and Saint Michael' church (from Ghent)
Image 227Map of Antwerp (1624) (from Antwerp)
Image 228N31 road (Belgium) (from Bruges)
Image 229An altarpiece by the Brabantian painter Rogier van der Weyden (1399-1464) who was at the forefront of the Northern Renaissance (from History of Belgium)
Image 230The Battle of Beverhoutsveld (1382) in Froissart's Chronicles, with Bruges as setting (from Bruges)
Image 231Jacques Rogge, 2014 (from Ghent)
Image 232A typical scene of peasant life, Winter Landscape with a Bird Trap (1565) by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (from Art of Belgium)
Image 233Aerial view of the Boudewijnkanaal canal linking Zeebrugge (top) with Bruges (middle) (from Bruges)
Image 234Poster for the 1920 Summer Olympics, held at Antwerp (from History of Belgium)
Image 235't Groen Waterke (from Mechelen)
Image 236A 1906 British Punch cartoon depicting Leopold II as a rubber vine entangling a Congolese man (from History of Belgium)
Image 237Sunset over the river Leie in Ghent (from Ghent)
Image 238The Grand-Place after the 1695 bombardment by the French army (from Brussels)
Image 239Flag of Borsbeek (from Antwerp)
Image 240Namur, the Meuse, the Walloon Parliament and the citadel (from Namur)
Image 241A Belgian machine gunner at the front lines in 1918, firing a Chauchat machine gun. (from History of Belgium)
Image 242Berchem-Sainte-Agathe (Sint-Agatha-Berchem) (from Brussels)
Image 243Southern part of the Low Countries with bishopry towns and abbeys c. 7th century. Abbeys were the onset to larger villages and even some towns to reshape the landscape. (from History of Belgium)
Image 244Old Post Office on the Korenmarkt (from Ghent)
Image 245Prince-Bishops' Palace, residence of former Prince-Bishops of Liège (from Liège)
Image 246Gaufres/Wafels (from Belgian cuisine)
Image 247John of Gaunt, born in Ghent in 1340 (from Ghent)
Image 248Liège, the Sunday "Batte" market (from Liège)
Image 249European route E40 (from Bruges)
Image 250Aerial view of Brussels' European Quarter, hosting most of the EU institutions (from Brussels)
Image 251Equestrian Statue of Leopold II, Place du Trône/Troonplein, Brussels (from History of Belgium)
Image 252The KHBO campus in Sint-Michiels (from Bruges)
Image 253Frites wrapped in a traditional paper cone (cornet) served with mayonnaise and curry ketchup, with a small plastic fork on top and a meat frikandel on the side (from Belgian cuisine)
Image 254The Belfry of Ghent, a UNESCO World Heritage Site (from Ghent)
Image 255Flag of Antwerp (district) (from Antwerp)
Image 256Map showing the division of Brabant into Flemish Brabant (yellow), Walloon Brabant (red) and the Brussels-Capital Region (orange) in 1995 (from History of Belgium)
Image 257Varieties of coiled boudin/pens (blood sausage) for sale at a Belgian Christmas market (from Belgian cuisine)
Image 258Self Portrait (1623) by Peter Paul Rubens (from Art of Belgium)
Image 259Namur in 1838 (from Namur)
Image 260Elio Di Rupo, the Prime Minister of Belgium from 2011 until 2014 (from History of Belgium)
Image 261Bilingual French and Dutch street signs in Brussels (from Brussels)
Image 262German soldiers examine an abandoned Belgian T13 Tank, 1940 (from History of Belgium)
Image 263The R4 ringroad (from Ghent)
Image 264Arduenna silva between Maas und Rhein (from Ardennes)
Image 265St. Bavo's Cathedral (from Ghent)
Image 266Cuberdon: A popular local delicacy (from Ghent)
Image 267Brussels Summer Festival (BSF) (from Brussels)
Image 268View on the city of Ghent in 1540 by Lucas de Heere (from Ghent)
Image 269The Graslei, in the old city centre (from Ghent)
Image 270Wilrijk vlag (from Antwerp)
Image 271Saint-Gilles (Sint-Gillis) (from Brussels)
Image 272Gent-Sint-Pieters railway station, Ghent (from Ghent)
Image 273A18 road (Belgium) (from Bruges)
Image 274Solbosch/Solbos campus of the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) (from Brussels)
Image 275Liège-Guillemins railway station (from Liège)
Image 276Flea market on the Place du Jeu de Balle/Vossenplein (from Brussels)
Image 277Charles of Lorraine, traditionally considered the founder of what would become Brussels, c. 979 (from Brussels)
Image 278Flag of Deurne (from Antwerp)
Image 279Making Waffles, Basile De Loose, 1853 (from Belgian cuisine)
Image 280Evere (from Brussels)
Image 281A Richly Laid Table with Parrots, Jan Davidsz de Heem, c. 1650. On the table one can see ham, seafood, bread, wine, and various kinds of fruit. (from Belgian cuisine)
Image 282Official poster of the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp (from Antwerp)
Image 283Flint knives discovered in Belgian caves (from History of Belgium)
Image 284Main Hall of the Oldmasters Museum, part of the Royal Museums of Fine Arts in Brussels (from Art of Belgium)
Image 285N49 road (Belgium) (from Bruges)
Image 286Part of the Markt (market square) (from Bruges)
Image 287Antwerp City Hall at the Grote Markt (from Antwerp)
Image 288The Gilles of Binche, in costume, wearing wax masks (from Culture of Belgium)
Image 289Bruges on the Ferraris map, c. 1775 (from Bruges)
Image 290Policeman in Brussels (from Brussels)
Image 291Grote Markt (main square) (from Antwerp)