Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Etterbeek, Belgium
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10.3 km
254 m
Experience Etterbeek in Belgium in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Individual Sights in EtterbeekSight 1: Église Notre-Dame du Sacré-Cœur - Onze-Lieve-Vrouwe-van-het-Heilig-Hartkerk
The Church of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart is a Roman Catholic religious building located on rue de Tervaete, in Etterbeek (Brussels) The neo-Romanesque style church was started in 1925 and completed in 1928.
Sight 2: Église Saint-Antoine de Padoue - Sint-Antonius van Paduakerk
The Church of St. Anthony of Padua is a 20th-century neo-Gothic church at 1 Place Saint-Antoon in Etterbeek, designed by architects Edmond Serneels and Georges Cochaux.
Sight 3: Musée d'Ixelles - Museum van Elsene
The Municipal Museum of Fine Arts in Ixelles presents a vast panorama of Belgian art of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Its collections bring together paintings, sculptures, drawings representing the different artistic currents of this period: realism, impressionism, luminism, neo-impressionism and symbolism for the nineteenth century and, closer to us, fauvism, expressionism, cubism, surrealism, constructed and lyrical abstraction as well as the main current trends. A sample of Flemish teachers and a few representatives of foreign schools complete this collection. A collection of posters as well, including the most exhaustive set of Toulouse-Lautrec posters in the world.
Wikipedia: Musée communal des Beaux-Arts d'Ixelles (FR), Website
Sight 4: Théâtre Marni
The Théâtre Marni is a Brussels theatre located in Ixelles, rue de Vergnies.
Sight 5: Église Sainte-Croix - Heilig-Kruiskerk
The Church of the Holy Cross is a Roman Catholic church located on the Place Sainte-Croix in Ixelles, Brussels. Built in the middle of the nineteenth century near the ponds and the Place Flagey, the church is in Art Deco style for the exterior and neo-Gothic style for the interior but in Art Deco style for several parts of the furniture including the confessionals and the side altars of the ambulatory.
Sight 6: Hôtel Solvay
The Hôtel Solvay is a large historic town house in Brussels, Belgium. It was designed by Victor Horta for Armand Solvay, the son of the chemist and industrialist Ernest Solvay, and built between 1895 and 1900, in Art Nouveau style. It is located at 224, avenue Louise/Louizalaan, not far from the Hôtel Max Hallet, another remarkable Art Nouveau building by Horta.
Sight 7: Hôtel Tassel
The Hôtel Tassel is a historic town house in Brussels, Belgium. It was designed by Victor Horta for the scientist and professor Emile Tassel, and built between 1892 and 1893, in Art Nouveau style. It is considered one of the first buildings in that style because of its highly innovative plan and its ground-breaking use of materials and decoration. It is located at 6, rue Paul-Emile Janson/Paul-Emile Jansonstraat, a few steps from the Avenue Louise/Louizalaan.
Sight 8: Hôtel José Ciamberlani
The Hotel José Ciamberlani is an Art Nouveau building built in 1900 by the architect Paul Hankar in Ixelles in the Brussels-Capital Region (Belgium).
Sight 9: Église de la Sainte-Trinité - Heilige Drievuldigheidskerk
The Church of the Holy Trinity is a nineteenth-century religious building located in Ixelles, in the municipality of Brussels (Belgium). Its façade is that of the old Augustinian church, demolished in 1893 to make way for the creation of the Place de Brouckère. It is a Catholic parish church.
Sight 10: Horta Museum
The Horta Museum is a museum in Brussels, Belgium, dedicated to the life and work of the architect Victor Horta and his time. The museum is housed in Horta's former town house and workshop, built between 1898 and 1901, in Art Nouveau style. It is located at 23–25, rue Américaine/Amerikaansestraat in the municipality of Saint-Gilles.
Sight 11: Maison Delcoigne - Huis Delcoigne
The Maison Delcoigne is an Art Nouveau building built by the Belgian architect Georges Delcoigne in Saint-Gilles, a municipality in Brussels, Belgium.
Sight 12: Parc Pierre Paulus - Pierre Pauluspark
The Pierre Paulus Park or Peter Paul of Parma Park is a public park in Saint-Gilles in the Brussels-Capital Region. The 1.2-hectare park is located between Rue Parma and Rue de la Monnaie and is managed by the municipality of Saint-Gilles The park is named after the Belgian expressionist painter Baron Pierre Paulus.
Sight 13: Maison Van Bellighen Tomberg - Huis Van Bellighen Tomberg
The Van Bellinghen Tomberg House is an Art Nouveau building built in 1900 by the architect Ernest Blerot in Saint-Gilles in the Brussels-Capital Region (Belgium).
Wikipedia: Maison Van Bellinghen Tomberg (FR), Heritage Website
Sight 14: Hôtel Hannon
The Hôtel Hannon is a historic town house in Brussels, Belgium. Constructed between 1903 and 1904, in Art Nouveau style, for the industrialist Édouard Hannon, it is the only house in that style designed by the architect Jules Brunfaut.
Sight 15: Villa Beau-Site
The Villa Beau-Site, also known as the Nelissen House, is a historic town house in Brussels, Belgium. It was built in 1905, in Art Nouveau style, as the private residence of Dutch-born architect Arthur Nelissen and his wife, soon after their wedding. It was classified as a protected monument in 2006. It is located at 5, avenue du Mont Kemmel/Kemmelberglaan in the municipality of Forest.
Sight 16: Parc de Forest - Park van Vorst
Forest Park or Vorst Park is a public park located in and named after the municipality of Forest in Brussels, Belgium. It was designed by Victor Besme and occupies an area of 13 hectares.
Sight 17: Parc Duden - Dudenpark
Duden Park is a public park located in the municipality of Forest in Brussels, Belgium. It covers 24 hectares and has a level difference of 45 metres (148 ft), with its highest point being at an elevation of 90 metres (300 ft).
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