Monuments in Belgium

Discover 11 unusual monuments in Belgium.

Écaussinnes, Belgium

‘Bonhomme de Fer’ (‘The Iron Man’)

This human-shaped statue is actually a geodesic station.

Walhain, Belgium

Geographic Center of Belgium

This metal monument marking the middle of Belgium represents three regions coming together to form one country.

Leuven, Belgium

Middelpunt van Leuven

This unassuming stone bollard is a centuries-old marker denoting the center of the city.

Antwerpen, Belgium

Heksensteen

A curious stone in a public square commemorates the victims of witch-burning.

Buggenhout, Belgium

Middelpunt van Vlaanderen

The geographic midpoint of the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium.

Brussels, Belgium

Everard t'Serclaes Monument

A shining memorial to a Belgian hero is said to bring luck to anyone who touches it.

The Black Tower.

Brussels, Belgium

Black Tower

A fantastical 13th-century fortification sandwiched by a modern hotel in central Brussels.

The stairs to nowhere at Signal de Botrange.

Waimes, Belgium

Signal de Botrange

The highest point in Belgium is a staircase to nowhere.

Preserved wounded dressing station

The Birthplace of 'In Flanders Fields'

The site where one of the most famous poems of World War I was composed is preserved to honor the legacy of the work.

Permanently Closed

Chaudfontaine, Belgium

Giant Clothespin Sculpture

Sculpture designed by Turkish artist and professor Mehmet Ali Uysal.

Soldiers marching through the Menin Gate (before the modern structure) at the start of WWI

Menin Gate Memorial

A moving memorial to the fallen and missing from WWI trenches.

Brussels, Belgium

The Atomium

Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.