Brussels central square, Grand Place (as called in French) or Grote Markt (in Dutch) is certainly the most beautiful of all central squares we saw among all cities we visited. Everywhere you look you see a magnificently beautiful building.
The first picture shows the Guildhouses, known as L'Etoile. In the corner there is a statue that people like to pass their hands on as sign of good luck. Funny to see the tourists doing that.
The second picture shows the Moison du Roi (King's House) or Broodhuis (Breadhouse), built by the Duke of Brabantse circa 1530.
Other interesting things in Brussels are the Atomium, a huge structure looking like an atom built for an international fair back in the 1950's and Mini-Europe, with replicas of several landmark buildings of the countries that form the European Union.
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