Brussels, Belgium
Madame Chapeau Sculpture
A bronze statue of the fictional character nicknamed "Mrs. Hat" from a beloved Belgian comedy.
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Brussels, Belgium
A bronze statue of the fictional character nicknamed "Mrs. Hat" from a beloved Belgian comedy.
Brussels, Belgium
Intricate metal sculpture that's half gothic cathedral, half construction equipment.
Liège, Belgium
Nicolas Schöffer's massive interactive sculpture was assembled in 1961 and brought back online in 2016.
Antwerp, Belgium
This heavily worn bas-relief was once an honored fertility symbol.
Diksmuide, Belgium
Visitors to this Belgium graveyard are greeted by the grieving stone parents of the young men lost to war.
Assesse, Belgium
This collection of lurid religious statues tell the tales of a saint who stood down the devil.
Dinant, Belgium
A whimsical bridge uses saxophones to pay tribute to two great men and the European Union.
Brussels, Belgium
A shining memorial to a Belgian hero is said to bring luck to anyone who touches it.
Mons, Belgium
Petting this mysterious iron monkey supposedly brings good luck.
Leuven, Belgium
A giant bug impaled on a 75-foot-tall needle.
Liège, Belgium
A once-magnificent collegiate church is falling into ruin.
Liège, Belgium
This giant urban staircase was built to keep the city's brave fighting men from getting waylaid in the red light district.
Baarle-Hertog, Belgium
A maze of crosses marks the jumbled divide between the Netherlands and Belgium.
Ghent, Belgium
This narrow Ghent alleyway is an officially sanctioned street art tunnel.
Antwerp, Belgium
This statue dedicated to the story of a Flemish boy and his dog was relatively obscure in Belgium, but a cult sensation in Japan.
Waimes, Belgium
The highest point in Belgium is a staircase to nowhere.
Antwerp, Belgium
The patron of this extravagant Art Nouveau confection insisted that nothing less than a boat should project from its facade.
Brussels, Belgium
Brussels' favorite peeing boy has a sister.
Brussels, Belgium
When you're a great Russian Tsar, even your vomit gets a statue.
Antwerp, Belgium
Rare wooden escalators lead deep down into an otherwise staggeringly monotonous tiled tunnel.
Brussels, Belgium
This Greek temple, open only an hour a day, was the site of a war of tastes between an architect and an artist.
Brussels, Belgium
A fantastical 13th-century fortification sandwiched by a modern hotel in central Brussels.
Brussels, Belgium
A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.
Liège, Belgium
A marble Lucifer hides behind the pulpit of this Gothic cathedral.