• Bruxelles's monuments by night

    December 9, 2023 in Belgium ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C

    Wandering through the streets near the Grand-Place. Beautiful golden buildings, considered a UNESCO heritage site since 1998.

    After a stop at the statue of Everard t'Serclaes, a Brussels nobleman who made the recovery of the city from the Flemish possible. According to legend, if he rubs his arm, he will return to Brussels again and precisely this continuous rubbing polishes the area, preventing oxidation.

    Finally the Manneken Pis, one of the most photographed monument of the city. According to one of the many legends, this child urinated on an incendiary bomb and saved the city from damage.
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