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The Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert in Brussels

20/7/2022

The Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert in Brussels are a complex of three commercial passages covered over their entire length by glazed arcades.

They consist of:

the Queen's Gallery
the King's Gallery
the Princes' Gallery

The Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert are the work of the architect Jean-Pierre Cluysenaar. Inaugurated in 1847, these galleries are among the oldest in Europe.

The Galerie du Roi houses the Royal Theater of Galleries, while the Galerie de la Reine houses the Vaudeville theatre, inaugurated in 1884 under the name of Casino Saint-Hubert.

Apartments occupy the first floor above the shops and performance halls which extend over the two banks of the exclusively pedestrian covered roadway which runs through the three passages.

The Royal Galleries were proposed in 2008 for World Heritage listing and are on UNESCO's "tentative list" in the cultural heritage category

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Brussels City Hall on the Grand Place

20/7/2022

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The Brussels City Hall is a Gothic and Classical style building located on the Grand-Place of Brussels in Belgium, south of the square, facing the Maison du Roi.

It constitutes the only medieval vestige of the Grand-Place and is considered a masterpiece of civil Gothic architecture and, more particularly, of Brabant Gothic.

The tower is made up of two very different parts that nevertheless form a harmonious whole: a square base dating from the first phase of construction and a lantern tower built by Jan van Ruysbroeck nearly half a century later.

The spire is surmounted by the statue of Saint Michael, patron saint of the city of Brussels, slaying the dragon: this statue is a work of Martin Van Rode, placed on the tower in 1454.

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The main facade of the town hall consists of two asymmetrical wings framing the tower and terminated by corner turrets. The façade is decorated with numerous statues representing the Dukes and Duchesses of Brabant. Each of these statues rests on a historiated cul-de-lampe and is sheltered under a finely carved stone canopy surmounted by a pyramid-shaped stone pinnacle decorated with foliage and topped with a finial. Before the 19th century, the town hall was not adorned as it is now with innumerable statues, apart from the tailpieces, the statues of the eight prophets and a few statues with corner turrets.

The two wings have several asymmetries:

the left wing (the oldest) is made up of 10 bays while the right wing has only 7;
the left wing has 11 arcades while the right wing has only 6;
the windows on the first floor are simple mullioned windows on the left while on the right they are ogival windows incorporating a trilobed oculus;
the first floor windows are surmounted by a row of statues to the left but not to the right;
the bays on the second floor are made up of mullioned windows inscribed under a pointed arch surmounted by a trefoil arch which is blind on the left but openwork on the right.

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Ommegang

2/7/2022

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Ommegang
in a few numbers:

2 hour show
2,000 seats
1,400 participants 1,800 costumes
47 folk groups
300 flags
48 horsepower
8 giants including the dragon of St George.
2 km procession made up of 700 gurants

JUNE 29 AND 1 JULY 2022

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The origins of the Ommegang date back to the middle of the 14th century. This is-knows at the start of a procession in honor of Notre-Dame du Sablon, organized by the Grand Oath of Crossbowmen.

Even today, the Ommegang reveals details every year unsuspected in the history of Brussels. This impressive procession illustrates several aspects of our national folklore and seduced by a form of visual magic as well as many animations. Some 1400 participants in dazzling costumes evoke the presentation of Charles Quint and his son, the Infant Philip (future Philip II).

This year our French-speaking Herald will be one of the great figures of French theater and cinema: Francois Berlean. Winner of the César in the Best Actor in a Supporting Role category for his performance in "My Little Entre-prize” by Pierre Jolivet, he has shot in nearly 40 plays and more than 180 lms.
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The Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert in Brussels

Brussels City Hall on the Grand Place

Ommegang

Ommegangin a few numbers:

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hello BRUSSELS! DMC/Incominga brand ofMB hello Group SRLAvenue Rogier, 3941030 BrusselsVAT number: BE1015.089.657Company number: 1015.089.657

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only for lovers of Brussels

Ommegang
in a few numbers:

hello BRUSSELS! DMC/Incoming
a brand of
MB hello Group SRL
Avenue Rogier, 394
1030 Brussels
VAT number: BE1015.089.657
Company number: 1015.089.657

Write your request here to receive a personalized offer.
hello BRUSSELS! team helps you in English, French, German, Dutch or Russian.