Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #3 in Ostend, Belgium

The equestrian statue of Leopold II is a monument erected in Ostend, Belgium, in memory of King Leopold II, second King of the Belgians. It is located on the Royal Galleries by the beach. The king was commemorated here as a benefactor of Ostend and the Belgian Congo. The inauguration was on 19 July 1931.

Wikipedia: Equestrian statue of Leopold II, Ostend (EN)

The Japanese Garden of Ostend or Shin Kai Tei is a park in the Belgian city of Ostend. The garden was designed by Japanese architect Takashi Sawano. It is named Shin Kai Tei, which means Deep Sea Garden in Japanese. It was opened in 2001 by Prince Philippe of Belgium.

Wikipedia: Japanese Garden of Ostend (EN), Website

The Leopold Park in Ostend (Belgium) was designed by the garden architect Louis Fuchs (1818-1904) on the model of an English park, with bridges, walkways and flower beds. The park was partly laid out over the old city walls, but also partly outside them in military domain. It has an area of about five hectares.

Wikipedia: Leopoldpark (Oostende) (NL)

Sint-Petrus-en-Pauluskerk is a Roman Catholic church in Ostend, Belgium. The neo-Gothic building was constructed on the ashes of a previous church that occupied the site. King Leopold II enthusiastically supported a plan to build a new and more magnificent church. Construction started in 1899 and was completed and consecrated by Bishop Waffelaert on 31 August 1908. Its stained glass windows were destroyed during the two World Wars and were replaced by windows by Michiel Martens. The church is 70 metres (230 ft) long and 30 metres (98 ft) wide. Its spires are 72 metres (236 ft) high.

Wikipedia: Sint-Petrus-en-Pauluskerk (EN), Heritage Website

The isolated St. Peter's Tower or, popularly, Peperbusse in the Belgian city of Ostend is all that remains of the old St. Peter's Church, which was destroyed by fire in 1896.

Wikipedia: Sint-Pieterstoren (NL), Heritage Website

The Dominican Church is a church building in the West Flemish city of Ostend, located at Christinastraat 95.

Wikipedia: Dominicanenkerk (Oostende) (NL)

The Post Office of Ostend is the former post office building located at Hendrik Serruyslaan 18 in Ostend, designed by architect Gaston Eysselinck. It is a protected building that was given a new purpose as the Grote Post Cultural Centre.

Wikipedia: Postgebouw van Oostende (NL), Website

The Casino-Kursaal or the Kursaal Oostende is a Kursaal in the Belgian seaside resort of Ostend. It was built in 1950 and is built in white Portland stone, according to the plans of the architect Léon Stynen. It is located on the Zeedijk at the end of the Leopold-II-laan. In the colonnade are the bronze Four Elements by Oscar Jespers.

Wikipedia: Casino-Kursaal Oostende (NL), Heritage Website

The Ensor House is the house where James Ensor (1860-1949), together with his faithful servant August Van Yper, lived and worked from 1917 until his death. Ensor inherited the building from his uncle Leopold Haegheman and aunt Pauline Dewinter, who ran a shell and souvenir shop. The house is located in the Vlaanderenstraat in Ostend, in the extension of the Kapellestraat. Before that, Ensor had lived in the parental home on the corner of Vlaanderenstraat and Van Iseghemlaan.

Wikipedia: Ensorhuis (NL), Heritage Website

The Kapucijnenkerk is a church in the center of the Belgian town of Ostend, on the Kapucijnenstraat, in the middle of the former skippers' quarter. The church, built in 1618, is the second oldest building in Ostend, after St. Peter's Tower. Originally, the building had one nave and was connected to a monastery. Later it was extended with a second nave. The monastery was sold in 1798 and demolished. The church was repeatedly severely damaged and repaired over the years. The Capuchin Church was classified as a protected monument on 23 June 1960.

Wikipedia: Kapucijnenkerk (Oostende) (NL), Heritage Website

The National Monument to the Sailors is a tribute to the fishermen, cabin boys, sailors and soldiers who lost their lives at sea. It is located on the Zeeheldenplein in Ostend in Belgium. The monument was designed according to an idea by Willy Kreitz and erected in 1953-1954 on the same site as the first Ostend lighthouse, which had long been in disuse by then. It has been protected as a monument since 26 May 2005 and as architectural heritage since 5 October 2009. Every year on Easter Monday, the fishing community pays tribute to the victims of the sea at this monument.

Wikipedia: Nationaal Monument voor de Zeelieden (NL), Heritage Website