DK Travel : Brussels, Bruges, Antwerp and Ghent : Top 10 Architectural Wonders

Brussels, Bruges, Antwerp and Ghent : Top 10 Architectural Wonders

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1. Jeruzalemkerk, Bruges

A Byzantine-influenced church inspired by a pilgrimage to the Holy Land (see Jeruzalemkerk and the Kantcentrum).
2. Palais de Justice, Brussels

Joseph Poelaert threw every Neo-Classical style in the book at this vast and domineering monument to justice (see Palais de Justice).
3. Pavillon Chinois, Tour Japonaise, Brussels

Two beautiful oriental buildings rise up incongruously from the Parc de Laeken (see Pavillon Chinois and Tour Japonaise).
4. Serres Royales, Brussels

Architecturally magnificent royal greenhouses built in the 1870s (see Serres Royales).
5. Pavillon Horta, Brussels

Early Neo-Classical building (1889) by Victor Horta. Guided tours only (see Musée Horta).
6. Hôtel Saint-Cyr, Brussels

Brussels’ weirdest Art Nouveau building.
7. Centraal Station, Antwerp

Louis Delacenserie’s station is a delicious pot-pourri of Neo-Classical styles (see Centraal Station).
8. Palais Stoclet, Brussels

This private mansion, designed by Josef Hofmann and decorated by Gustav Klimt, was the architectural shocker of its day (see Palais Stoclet).
9. The Atomium, Brussels

A giant model of an atom, created for the 1958 Universal Exposition (see The Atomium).
10. Basilique Nationale du Sacré-Coeur, Brussels

There is something strangely soulless about this massive 20th-century church (see Basilique Nationale du Sacré-Coeur).