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Belgium, officially theKingdom of Belgium, is a country inNorthwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as theLow Countries, it is bordered by theNetherlands to the north,Germany to the east,Luxembourg to the southeast,France to the south, and theNorth Sea to the west. Belgium covers an area of 30,689 km² (11,849 sq mi) and has a population of more than 11.8 million; itspopulation density of 383/km² (990/sq mi) ranks22nd in the world andsixth in Europe. The capital andlargest metropolitan region isBrussels; other major cities areAntwerp,Ghent,Charleroi,Liège,Bruges,Namur, andLeuven.

Belgium is aparliamentary constitutional monarchy with a complexfederal system structured on regional and linguistic grounds. The country is divided into three highly autonomousregions: theFlemish Region (Flanders) in the north, theWalloon Region (Wallonia) in the south, and theBrussels-Capital Region in the middle. Belgium is also home to two main linguistic communities: the Dutch-speakingFlemish Community, which constitutes about 60 percent of the population, and the French-speakingFrench Community, which constitutes about 40 percent of the population; a smallGerman-speaking Community, comprising around one percent of the population, exists in theEast Cantons. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political conflicts are reflected in its complex system of governance, made up ofsix different governments. Belgium is adeveloped country with an advancedhigh-income economy. It is one of thesix founding members of theEuropean Union, with its capital of Brussels serving as thede facto capital of the EU, hosting the official seats of theEuropean Commission, theCouncil of the European Union, theEuropean Council, and one of two seats of theEuropean Parliament (the other beingStrasbourg). Brussels also hosts the headquarters of many major international organizations, such asNATO.

Inantiquity, present-day Belgium was dominated by theBelgae before being annexed into theRoman Empire in the mid first century BC. During theMiddle Ages, Belgium's central location kept it relatively prosperous and connected both commercially and politically to its larger neighbours; it was part of theCarolingian Empire, the succeedingHoly Roman Empire, and subsequently theBurgundian Netherlands. Following rule byHabsburg Spain (1556–1714), theAustrian Habsburgs (1714–1794), andRevolutionary France (1794–1815), most of modern-day Belgium was incorporated into theUnited Kingdom of the Netherlands after theCongress of Vienna in 1815. Centuries of being contested and controlled by various European powers earned Belgium the moniker "the Battlefield of Europe", a reputation reinforced in the 20th century by bothworld wars. (Full article...)

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Tintin in the Land of the Soviets (French:Tintin au pays des Soviets) is the first volume ofThe Adventures of Tintin, the comics series by Belgian cartoonistHergé. Commissioned by the conservative Belgian newspaperLe Vingtième Siècle asanti-communist satire for its children's supplementLe Petit Vingtième, it wasserialised weekly from January 1929 to May 1930 before being published in a collected volume by Éditions du Petit Vingtième in 1930. The story tells of young Belgian reporterTintin and his dogSnowy, who are sent to theSoviet Union to report onStalin's government. Knowing of his intentions, however, the secret police of theOGPU are sent to hunt him down.

Bolstered by publicity stunts,Land of the Soviets was a commercial success in Belgium, and also witnessed serialisation in France and Switzerland. Hergé continuedThe Adventures of Tintin withTintin in the Congo, and the series became a defining part of theFranco-Belgian comics tradition. Damage to the original plates prevented republication of the book for several decades, while Hergé later expressed embarrassment at the crudeness of the work. As he began to redraw his earlierAdventures in second, colour versions from 1942 onward, he decided against doing so forLand of the Soviets; it was the only completedTintin story that Hergé did not reproduce in colour. Growing demand among fans of the series resulted in the production of unauthorised copies of the book in the 1960s, with the first officially sanctioned republication appearing in 1969, after which it was translated into several other languages, including English. Critical reception of the work has been largely negative, and several commentators onThe Adventures of Tintin have describedLand of the Soviets as one of Hergé's weakest works. (Full article...)

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Averbode Abbey
Photograph:JH-man
Averbode Abbey, founded about 1134–35 by Count Arnold II of Loon, is aPremonstratensian monastery situated in theArchdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels in Belgium. The abbey reached its peak in the 16th and 17th centuries, though over the past hundred years it has been in a state of decline.
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SNCB Class 77
Photograph:Marc Ryckaert
TheSNCB Class 77 is a class of 4-axle B'B'diesel-hydraulic locomotive designed for shunting and freight work. It was manufactured at the beginning of the 2000s bySiemens Schienenfahrzeugtechnik, and later byVossloh at theMaschinenbau Kiel plant inKiel, Germany, for theNational Railway Company of Belgium (SNCB/NMBS).
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Belgian franc
Coin design credit:Kingdom of Belgium; photographed by theNational Numismatic Collection
TheBelgian franc was the currency of the Kingdom of Belgium from 1832 until 2002, when theeuro was introduced. TheBelgian mint was innovative, and in 1860, the country became the first to introduce coins made ofcupronickel. A few years later, in 1865, Belgium formed theLatin Monetary Union with France, Switzerland and Italy (Greece joined the system later), which facilitated trade between the countries by setting standards by which gold and silver currency could be minted and exchanged.

This 40-franc gold coin was minted in 1835, and depictsLeopold I, the firstking of the Belgians followingthe country's independence in 1830, on the obverse. The coin is now part of theNational Numismatic Collection at theSmithsonian Institution'sNational Museum of American History.
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Limburger cheese
Photo credit:Jon Sullivan/Pharaoh Hound
A plate ofLimburger cheese andpumpernickel bread. Limburger originated fromLimburg,Belgium, and is known for its strongodor, which is due in part to being fermented with the samebacteria partially responsible for humanbody odor.
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Sunrise, Inverness Copse
Drawing credit:Paul Nash
Sunrise, Inverness Copse, is a 1918 artwork by the British war artistPaul Nash. It shows a desolateWestern Front landscape atInverness Copse, nearYpres in Belgium; the sun is rising over the hills to reveal shattered trees standing among mounds of earth and an expanse of mud, pock-marked by shell-holes and devoid of vegetation. The pen-and-ink drawing, with watercolour and chalk, is held by theImperial War Museum in London.

After a period serving in theArtists Rifles following the outbreak of the First World War, Nash was commissioned as an officer in theHampshire Regiment. He was sent to Flanders in February 1917, but was invalided back to London in May 1917, a few days before his unit was nearly obliterated at theBattle of Messines. Nash became an officialwar artist and returned to theYpres Salient, where he was shocked by the devastation caused by war. In six weeks on the Western Front, he completed what he called "fifty drawings of muddy places". He later used this drawing as the basis for his 1918 oil paintingWe Are Making a New World.
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Stunt performer
Photo credit:Luc Viatour
Pyrotechnics stunt exhibition by "Giant Auto Rodéo", aBelgianstunt performer group. Stunt performers typically perform stunts forfilms ortelevision programs. Stunts are sometimes rigged so that they look dangerous while still having safety mechanisms, but often they are as dangerous as they appear to be.
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Flat-four engine
Photograph:ULPower Aero Engines
TheULPower UL260i, aflat-four engine produced byULPower Aero Engines of Belgium. Flat-four engines areflat engines withfour cylinders arranged horizontally in two banks of two cylinders on each side of a centralcrankcase; they can be used in cars, motorcycles, or aircraft. This type of engine tends to bewell-balanced and have efficient cooling, but is expensive to manufacture and considerably wider than other engines.
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Saint Nicholas' Church, Ghent
Photochrom:Detroit Publishing Co.
Restoration:Michel Vuijlsteke
A ca. 1890–1900photochrom print ofSaint Nicholas' Church inGhent,Belgium, one of the city's oldest and most prominent landmarks, dating back to the 13th century. The church's central tower served as anobservation tower and carried the town bells until the neighboringbelfry of Ghent was built.
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Dogcart
Image credit:Detroit Publishing Co.
Aphotochrom from the late 19th century showing twopeddlers sellingmilk from adogcart nearBrussels,Belgium. Dog-drawn carts were prohibited inGreat Britain in the early 1900s onanimal welfare grounds, but some still exist in France and Belgium. The modern-day sport ofcarting involves large dogs pulling carts.
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Thorntonbank Wind Farm
Photo credit:Hans Hillewaert
Wind turbines belonging to theThorntonbank Wind Farm located in theNorth Sea, 28 km (17 mi) off the coast ofBelgium.Electricity generation started in early 2009, with an initial capacity of 30MW, and that number is expected to rise to 300 MW by 2015. A 37 km (23 mi) 150kV undersea cable connects thewind farm to the shore.
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Ghent
Photograph:Joaquim Alves Gaspar
The Graslei harbour is a popular destination in the Belgian city ofGhent. It is found in the city centre.
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Hélène Dutrieu
Photo credit:Bain News Service
Hélène Dutrieu, shown here in her aeroplane ca. 1911, was the fourth woman in the world (the first fromBelgium) to earn apilot's license and reputedly the first woman to carry passengers and to fly aseaplane. Besides being a pilot, she was acycling world champion,stunt cyclist, stuntmotorcyclist,automobile racer, wartimeambulance driver, and director of a militaryhospital.
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Averbode Abbey
Photograph credit:Marc Ryckaert
Averbode Abbey is aPremonstratensian abbey in Averbode, in the municipality ofScherpenheuvel-Zichem, Belgium. The abbey was founded about 1134, suppressed in 1797, and re-established in 1834. The church is a synthesis ofBaroque andGothic architecture, withRenaissance ornamental details, and dominates the monastery complex; it was built between 1664 and 1672, to a design by the Antwerp architectJan Van den Eynde II. This view of the church's interior shows thechancel, with thechoir in the foreground and thesanctuary in the background.
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Portrait of Henriette Mayer van den Bergh
Painting:Jozef Van Lerius
Portrait of Henriette Mayer van den Bergh, anoil painting on canvas completed by the Belgian painterJozef Van Lerius (1823–1876) in 1857. Van Lerius, a student ofGustaf Wappers, was a teacher at theRoyal Academy of Fine Arts inAntwerp from age 31. He was known primarily for his mythological and biblical scenes, as well as his portraits andgenre pictures. The subject, Henriette Mayer van den Bergh, was the mother of the art collector Fritz Mayer van den Bergh; after his death, she founded theMuseum Mayer van den Bergh inAntwerp to house his collection.
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Stained glass windows byJean-Baptiste Capronnier
Windows:Jean-Baptiste Capronnier; photograph:Joaquim Alves Gaspar
Three scenes of the legend of the Miraculous Sacrament in stained glass windows in theCathédrale Saints-Michel-et-Gudule of Brussels byJean-Baptiste Capronnier (c. 1870). The contributions of Capronnier (1814–1891) helped lead to a revival in glass painting.
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... thatJopie andTeun Roosenburg led an art colony atOost Castle that helped Jewish refugees escape theNazi-occupied Netherlands to Belgium?
... thatDries Van Langendonck has been called "the great Belgian [Formula One] hope"?
... that to attend the 1915Women at the Hague Congress,Eugénie Hamer and the Belgian delegates drove, were frisked, walked two hours, and took a train?
... that the façade ofHôtel Albert Ciamberlani has been described as one of the most beautifulArt Nouveau façades in Belgium?
... that grand claims that the ruler ofMwene Muji once had imperial status were dismissed byBelgian colonial authorities?
... thatGeorges Nzongola-Ntalaja calledKing Leopold II's atrocities in the Congo Free State the "Congo holocaust"?

Anniversaries for February 16

1783: birth ofJean Baptiste Julien d'Omalius d'Halloy, geologist
1829: death ofFrançois Joseph Gossec
1922: birth ofJef Mermans, soccer player, seven times champion withR.S.C. Anderlecht, played 56 matches for theBelgium national football team, scoring 27 goals
1944: birth ofSigiswald Kuijken, violinist and conductor
1961: birth ofJoëlle Milquet, politician, as of 2006 president of theCDH

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Image 1ArtistFélicien Rops (fromNamur)
Image 2Varieties of coiledboudin/pens (blood sausage) for sale at a BelgianChristmas market (fromBelgian cuisine)
Image 3Brussels'Northern Quarter business district (fromBrussels)
Image 4Antwerp International Airport (fromAntwerp)
Image 5Inauguration of the statue of Charlemagne, 26 July 1868 (fromLiège)
Image 6Chocolate pralines (fromBelgian cuisine)
Image 7A HermeLijnlow-floor tram in Ghent (fromGhent)
Image 8Old town (fromNamur)
Image 9Ruins ofSt. Bavo's Abbey (fromGhent)
Image 10The natural regions of Belgium. (fromGeography of Belgium)
Image 11TheBelfry of Namur (fromNamur)
Image 12Map showing the division ofBrabant intoFlemish Brabant (yellow),Walloon Brabant (red) and theBrussels-Capital Region (orange) in 1995 (fromHistory of Belgium)
Image 13The 1927Solvay Conference in Brussels was the fifth world physics conference. (fromBrussels)
Image 14Prince-Bishops' Palace, residence of formerPrince-Bishops of Liège (fromLiège)
Image 15Etterbeek (fromBrussels)
Image 16Map of Antwerp (1624) (fromAntwerp)
Image 17TheGerman bombardment of Antwerp, October 1914, byWilly Stöwer (fromAntwerp)
Image 18Postcard showing theCranenburg House (fromBruges)
Image 19TheCity Hall (fromBruges)
Image 20Flag of Merksem (district) (fromAntwerp)
Image 21Gent-Sint-Pieters railway station, Ghent (fromGhent)
Image 22Jenever bottles for sale inHasselt, including two in traditional clay bottles (fromBelgian cuisine)
Image 23Anderlecht (fromBrussels)
Image 24Gruuthusemuseum (fromBruges)
Image 25The gallows atBreendonk Concentration Camp, nearMechelen (fromHistory of Belgium)
Image 26Flag of Antwerp (district) (fromAntwerp)
Image 27Manneken Pis, a well-known public sculpture (fromBrussels)
Image 28Ganshoren (fromBrussels)
Image 29Site of the massacre of Belgian UN personnel inKigali,Rwanda. (fromHistory of Belgium)
Image 30TheRoyal Palace of Brussels, the official palace of theKing and Queen of the Belgians (fromBrussels)
Image 31TheGrand-Place of Brussels, aUNESCO World Heritage Site (fromBrussels)
Image 32Arduenna silva between Maas und Rhein (fromArdennes)
Image 33The Fish Market (fromBruges)
Image 34Chicons au gratin/Gegratineerdwitloof (fromBelgian cuisine)
Image 35TheKHBO campus in Sint-Michiels (fromBruges)
Image 36Sunset over the riverLeie in Ghent (fromGhent)
Image 37TheBelfry of Ghent, aUNESCO World Heritage Site (fromGhent)
Image 38St. Nicholas Church (fromGhent)
Image 39TheBattle of Beverhoutsveld (1382) inFroissart's Chronicles, with Bruges as setting (fromBruges)
Image 40The citadel and the Meuse (fromNamur)
Image 41A typicalfriterie orfritkot in Belgium (fromBelgian cuisine)
Image 42TheRoyal Dutch Theatre (fromGhent)
Image 43Pont de Fragnée (fromLiège)
Image 44Koekelberg (fromBrussels)
Image 45TheElly Mærsk, one of the world's largest container ships, at Zeebrugge (fromBruges)
Image 46Flint knives discovered in Belgian caves (fromHistory of Belgium)
Image 47TheProvinciaal Hof (fromBruges)
Image 48Planet Group Arena (fromGhent)
Image 49A bowl ofgrey shrimp as a snack (fromBelgian cuisine)
Image 50Namur in 1838 (fromNamur)
Image 51Auderghem (Oudergem) (fromBrussels)
Image 52Buildings along the riverLeie in Ghent (fromGhent)
Image 53Extreme points of Belgium (fromGeography of Belgium)
Image 54St. Rumbold's Cathedral on theGrote Markt (fromMechelen)
Image 55ThePlace du Luxembourg/Luxemburgplein with theEuropean Parliament in the background (fromBrussels)
Image 56The stairway of theMontagne de Bueren (fromLiège)
Image 57Bayard Rock, Dinant, on the right bank of theMeuse. According to a legend, a magic horse jumped from the top of this rock to the left bank of the river, carrying theFour Sons of Aymon fleeingCharlemagne. (fromArdennes)
Image 58Concertgebouw ("Concert Building") (fromBruges)
Image 59Stade Maurice Dufrasne, home to football clubStandard Liège. (fromLiège)
Image 60TheGravensteen (fromGhent)
Image 61TheRue de la Loi/Wetstraat is one of the city's main streets. (fromBrussels)
Image 62Dried Ardenne sausage (fromBelgian cuisine)
Image 63N31 road (Belgium) (fromBruges)
Image 64Statue Lieven Bauwens (fromGhent)
Image 65Herve cheese (fromBelgian cuisine)
Image 66Cuberdon: A popular local delicacy (fromGhent)
Image 67Elio Di Rupo, the Prime Minister of Belgium from 2011 until 2014 (fromHistory of Belgium)
Image 68Old Post Office on theKorenmarkt (fromGhent)
Image 69Ekeren vlag (fromAntwerp)
Image 70Liège in 1650 (fromLiège)
Image 71Royal Theatre of La Monnaie (fromBrussels)
Image 72Rabot Gate (fromGhent)
Image 73Joust on stilts in Namur. The stiltwalkers fights dates back to 1411. (fromNamur)
Image 74Hotel d'Hane-Steenhuyse (fromGhent)
Image 75Merchants in Bruges, first half of the 16th century (fromBruges)
Image 76TheGilles ofBinche, in costume, wearing wax masks (fromCulture of Belgium)
Image 77A17 road (Belgium) (fromBruges)
Image 78Belgian soldier taking cover by the corpses of dead hostages, November 1964 inStanleyville duringOperation Dragon Rouge (fromHistory of Belgium)
Image 79View of Antwerp byJan Wildens (fromAntwerp)
Image 80Forest (Vorst) (fromBrussels)
Image 81Episode of the Belgian Revolution of 1830,Egide Charles Gustave Wappers (1834), in the Musée d'Art Ancien,Brussels (fromHistory of Belgium)
Image 82Flag of Deurne (fromAntwerp)
Image 83Vrijdagmarkt with statue of Jacob van Artevelde (fromGhent)
Image 8416th-centuryguildhalls at the Grote Markt (fromAntwerp)
Image 85Molenbeek-Saint-Jean (Sint-Jans-Molenbeek) (fromBrussels)
Image 86View ofAntwerp paintedc.1540. (fromHistory of Belgium)
Image 87Languages spoken at home in the Brussels-Capital Region (2013)
  French
  French and Dutch
  Dutch
  French and other language
  Neither French nor Dutch
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Image 88Hoboken vlag (fromAntwerp)
Image 89European route E403 (fromBruges)
Image 90Flag of Borsbeek (fromAntwerp)
Image 91Regions of Belgium:
  Flemish Region
  Brussels-Capital Region
  Walloon Region
(fromBrussels)
Image 92French soldiers fight atFleurus in Belgium during theRevolutionary Wars, 1794 (fromHistory of Belgium)
Image 93Jette (fromBrussels)
Image 94The horse Bayard carryingThe Four Sons of Aymon, created byOlivier Strebelle forExpo 58 (fromNamur)
Image 95A 1906 BritishPunch cartoon depictingLeopold II as a rubber vine entangling a Congolese man (fromHistory of Belgium)
Image 96Brussels Metro carriage atErasme/Erasmus metro station (fromBrussels)
Image 97Namur, theMeuse, the Walloon Parliament and thecitadel (fromNamur)
Image 98Boerentoren (fromAntwerp)
Image 99European route E40 (fromBruges)
Image 100Antwerp from the left bank of the Scheldt,c. 1890–1900 (fromAntwerp)
Image 101European route E40 (fromBruges)
Image 102GDP per capita development of Belgium (fromEconomy of Belgium)
Image 103Belgian F-16 conducts a combat patrol over Afghanistan, 2008 (fromHistory of Belgium)
Image 104Woluwe-Saint-Pierre (Sint-Pieters-Woluwe) (fromBrussels)
Image 105Mechelen on theFerraris map (around 1775) (fromMechelen)
Image 106The Sack of Antwerp in 1576, in which 17,000 people died. (fromHistory of Belgium)
Image 107Taking of Mechelen by theGeuzen under the command of Olivier van Tympele and John Norreys on 9 April 1580 byNicolaas van Eyck (fromMechelen)
Image 108Morphologically connected mountains of Ardennes and Eifel, framed by the rivers Semois, Meuse,Moselle and Rhine. The highest elevation is theHohe Acht at 746.9 m above sea level. NHN (fromArdennes)
Image 109The Ardennes in Belgium (fromArdennes)
Image 110TheGravensteen inGhent, whose current buildings date to 1180, was the castle of theCounts of Flanders. (fromHistory of Belgium)
Image 111Erasmus Hospital inAnderlecht (fromBrussels)
Image 112The Palace of Justice in Ghent,c. 1895 (fromGhent)
Image 113't Zand [nl] bus station (fromBruges)
Image 114Belgianfolk dance group at the International Folklore Festival inPlovdiv, Bulgaria (fromCulture of Belgium)
Image 115Saint-Gilles (Sint-Gillis) (fromBrussels)
Image 116The brewery Het Anker, home of the Gouden Carolus beer (fromMechelen)
Image 117Municipality of Bruges (fromBruges)
Image 118Communities of Belgium:
  Flemish Community / Dutch language area
  Flemish & French Community / bilingual language area
  French Community / French language area
  German-speaking Community / German language area
(fromBrussels)
Image 119Jambon d'Ardenne/Ardeense ham hanging from a rack (fromBelgian cuisine)
Image 120Charles Michel, the Prime Minister of Belgium from 2014 until 2019 (fromHistory of Belgium)
Image 121't Groen Waterke (fromMechelen)
Image 122Liège in 1627 (fromLiège)
Image 123Poster for the1920 Summer Olympics, held atAntwerp (fromHistory of Belgium)
Image 124Passenger terminal ofLiège Airport (fromLiège)
Image 125Antwerp City Hall at theGrote Markt (fromAntwerp)
Image 126The first Belgian-produced steam locomotive,"The Belgian" ("Le Belge") built in 1835 (fromHistory of Belgium)
Image 127European route E403 (fromBruges)
Image 1281944: Soldiers of the US Army 4185th Quartermaster Service Company loading aRed Ball Express truck at Liège. (fromLiège)
Image 129Analtarpiece by the Brabantian painterRogier van der Weyden (1399-1464) who was at the forefront of theNorthern Renaissance (fromHistory of Belgium)
Image 130Main hall ofBrussels-South railway station, home to theEurostar train service to London (fromBrussels)
Image 131Basilica of Our Lady of Hanswijk (fromMechelen)
Image 132TheCinquantenaire/Jubelpark memorial arcade, built in 1905 (fromHistory of Belgium)
Image 133Aerial view of the Boudewijnkanaal canal linking Zeebrugge (top) with Bruges (middle) (fromBruges)
Image 134Surviving Roman city walls inTongeren, the former city ofAtuatuca Tongrorum (fromHistory of Belgium)
Image 135Saint Michael' bridge over the Lys (Leie) river and Saint Michael' church (fromGhent)
Image 136TheAtomium (fromBrussels)
Image 137Policeman in Brussels (fromBrussels)
Image 138TheBelfry of Bruges, aUNESCO World Heritage Site (fromBruges)
Image 139Ixelles (Elsene) (fromBrussels)
Image 140The"Fusilade of Mons" during the1893 strike as theBorains are fired on by the Garde Civique during the protests for universal suffrage. (fromHistory of Belgium)
Image 141View of Brussels,c. 1610 (fromBrussels)
Image 142Korenlei (fromGhent)
Image 143The Burg in Bruges, paintedc. 1691–1700 by Meunincxhove (fromBruges)
Image 144De Lingtworm en Krocht (fromGhent)
Image 145Palace of Justice (fromAntwerp)
Image 146Population timeline of Antwerp (fromAntwerp)
Image 147Sirop de Liège/Luikse siroop on a slice of bread (fromBelgian cuisine)
Image 148Liège at night, photography taken from theISS in December 2012 (fromLiège)
Image 149University of Antwerp (fromAntwerp)
Image 150European route E34 (fromBruges)
Image 151Fowl roasting on a spit. A shallow basin collects the drippings to use in sauces or forbasting;The Decameron,Flanders, 1432 (fromBelgian cuisine)
Image 152Solbosch/Solbos campus of theUniversité libre de Bruxelles (ULB) (fromBrussels)
Image 153A historic street in Belgium (fromHistory of Belgium)
Image 154Paul-Henri Spaak, three-timesPrime Minister and author of theSpaak Report, was a staunch believer in international bodies, including theECSC andEEC (fromHistory of Belgium)
Image 155A Richly Laid Table with Parrots,Jan Davidsz de Heem,c. 1650. On the table one can see ham, seafood, bread, wine, and various kinds of fruit. (fromBelgian cuisine)
Image 156TwoForce Publique soldiers in 1943 (fromHistory of Belgium)
Image 157Historical centre of Ghent – from left to right: Old post office,St. Nicholas' Church,Belfry, andSt. Bavo's Cathedral (fromGhent)
Image 158Bevrijdingsdok [nl] terminal at thePort of Antwerp (fromAntwerp)
Image 159Gaufres/Wafels (fromBelgian cuisine)
Image 160A10 road (Belgium) (fromBruges)
Image 161Emperor Charles V was born in Ghent in 1500 (fromGhent)
Image 162The Iron Worker (1890 byConstantin Meunier) (fromArt of Belgium)
Image 163A 2020 satellite image of the Greater Brussels area (fromBrussels)
Image 164A18 road (Belgium) (fromBruges)
Image 165A re-creation ofMixtura cum Caseo (soft cheese with a herb purée) andHapalos Artos (soft bread), served with olives, grapes and wine (fromBelgian cuisine)
Image 166British tanksarrive in Brussels on 4 September 1944, ending theGerman occupation (fromBrussels)
Image 167Jan Breydel Stadium (fromBruges)
Image 168Portrait ofLeopold I who became the firstKing of the Belgians in 1831 (fromHistory of Belgium)
Image 169Villo!shared bicycles in Brussels (fromBrussels)
Image 170Evere (fromBrussels)
Image 171Dulle Griet, a notable medieval bombard (fromGhent)
Image 172Jacques Brel (fromCulture of Belgium)
Image 173TheBourse Palace, the formerBrussels Stock Exchange (BSE) building (fromBrussels)
Image 174Belfry (fromGhent)
Image 175Cartoon of "TheRape of Belgium" showing giant hairy fist with Prussian eagle grasping maiden in flowing robes. (fromHistory of Belgium)
Image 176Flag of Berchem, Antwerp (fromAntwerp)
Image 177Liège-Guillemins railway station (fromLiège)
Image 178Statue ofJacob van Artevelde on theVrijdagmarkt (fromGhent)
Image 179Carbonade flamande/Stoofvlees, another of Belgium's national dishes (fromBelgian cuisine)
Image 180Chimay Brewery'sGrand Cru cheese (fromBelgian cuisine)
Image 181A10 road (Belgium) (fromBruges)
Image 182Ghent in 1775 on theFerraris map (fromGhent)
Image 183Official poster of the1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp (fromAntwerp)
Image 184Vooruit Arts Center (fromGhent)
Image 185Liège, the Sunday "Batte" market (fromLiège)
Image 186View of Antwerp with the frozen Scheldt (1590) byLucas van Valckenborch (fromAntwerp)
Image 187Provincial Government Building (fromAntwerp)
Image 188Flagey Building inIxelles (fromBrussels)
Image 189Painting of steel production inOugrée byConstantin Meunier (1885) (fromHistory of Belgium)
Image 190Geeraard de Duivelsteen (fromGhent)
Image 191Blason ville be Borgerhout (fromAntwerp)
Image 192Frites wrapped in a traditional paper cone (cornet) served withmayonnaise andcurry ketchup, with a small plastic fork on top and a meatfrikandel on the side (fromBelgian cuisine)
Image 193Map showing the area ofWest Germany occupied by Belgian forces after the Second World War, known as FBA-BSD (fromHistory of Belgium)
Image 194City of Brussels (fromBrussels)
Image 195Brussels is known for itslocal waffles. (fromBrussels)
Image 196Planetarium of theRoyal Observatory of Belgium (fromBrussels)
Image 197Belgian endives in a market (fromBelgian cuisine)
Image 198Schaerbeek (Schaarbeek) (fromBrussels)
Image 199Grote Markt (main square) (fromAntwerp)
Image 200Entrance gate ofOude Vismijn ("Old Fish Market") (fromGhent)
Image 201Curtius Museum, museum of archaeology and decorative arts, located on the bank of the Meuse (fromLiège)
Image 202Flag of Berchem, Antwerp (fromAntwerp)
Image 20314th-century illustration of theBattle of the Golden Spurs in 1302 where forces from theCounty of Flanders defeated their nominal overlords of theKingdom of France. (fromHistory of Belgium)
Image 204Exterior of theBoudewijn Seapark dolphinarium (fromBruges)
Image 205TheGhent Altarpiece: The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb (interior view), painted 1432 byvan Eyck (fromCulture of Belgium)
Image 206Network map of theBrussels Metro (fromBrussels)
Image 207German soldiers examine an abandoned BelgianT13 Tank, 1940 (fromHistory of Belgium)
Image 208Heathland at theHoge Kempen National Park (fromList of protected areas of Belgium)
Image 209Statue of Charlemagne in the centre of Liège (fromLiège)
Image 210The flag ofFlanders incorporating the Flemish lion, also used by theFlemish Movement. (fromHistory of Belgium)
Image 211Meyboom giants in Brussels, aUNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (fromBrussels)
Image 212A statue of Our Lady of Hanswijk is carried through the city during the procession in 2013 (fromMechelen)
Image 213Woluwe-Saint-Lambert (Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe) (fromBrussels)
Image 214Cinquantenaire/Jubelpark memorial arcade and museums (fromBrussels)
Image 215Saint-Josse-ten-Noode (Sint-Joost-ten-Node) (fromBrussels)
Image 216N49 road (Belgium) (fromBruges)
Image 217Antwerp population pyramid in 2022 (fromAntwerp)
Image 218Flint knives discovered in Belgian caves (fromBelgian cuisine)
Image 219Equestrian Statue of Leopold II,Place du Trône/Troonplein, Brussels (fromHistory of Belgium)
Image 220TheKruispoort (fromBruges)
Image 221A typical scene of peasant life,Winter Landscape with a Bird Trap (1565) byPieter Bruegel the Elder (fromArt of Belgium)
Image 222Map of Belgian regions and provinces. (fromGeography of Belgium)
Image 223Graslei (fromGhent)
Image 224Saint Servatius, bishop ofTongeren and one of the first known Christian figures in the region. 16th centuryreliquary. (fromHistory of Belgium)
Image 225Panorama of the city of Liège. Photo taken from the heights of the Citadel (left bank of the Meuse). (fromLiège)
Image 226TheRoman province ofGallia Belgica in around 120 AD (fromHistory of Belgium)
Image 227An Art Nouveau doorway inIxelles, designed by Ernest Delune and built in 1902. (fromArt of Belgium)
Image 228Royal Library of Belgium (KBR) (fromBrussels)
Image 229ThePlace Royale/Koningsplein in the late 19th century (fromBrussels)
Image 230Chimay Tripel, aTrappist beer with its own glass (fromBelgian cuisine)
Image 231Charles of Lorraine, traditionally considered the founder of what would become Brussels,c. 979 (fromBrussels)
Image 232Flags ofNATO member states wave at the entrance ofNATO's headquarters inHaren (fromBrussels)
Image 233AVan Hool articulated bus in Ghent (fromGhent)
Image 234View along theBrussels–Charleroi Canal inAnderlecht (fromBrussels)
Image 235Main Hall of theOldmasters Museum, part of theRoyal Museums of Fine Arts in Brussels (fromArt of Belgium)
Image 236Brussels Summer Festival (BSF) (fromBrussels)
Image 23715th-century Ghent miniature ofJoseph, showing daily life there (fromGhent)
Image 238St Aubin's Cathedral is the onlyacademic Late Baroque cathedral in Belgium. (fromNamur)
Image 239The Art Deco Memorial tower of theInterallied Memorial of Cointe complex (fromLiège)
Image 240A Belgian machine gunner at the front lines in 1918, firing aChauchat machine gun. (fromHistory of Belgium)
Image 241Traditional Liègian puppets (fromLiège)
Image 242Tintin and Snowy (Hergé), on the roof of the former headquarters ofLe Lombard nearBrussels-South railway station (fromCulture of Belgium)
Image 243Brussels Airlines Airbus A319 landing atBrussels Airport inZaventem (fromBrussels)
Image 244Het Steen (literally: 'The Stone') (fromAntwerp)
Image 245John of Gaunt, born in Ghent in 1340 (fromGhent)
Image 246Interior of theHôtel Tassel in Brussels, byVictor Horta (1892–93) (fromCulture of Belgium)
Image 247TheMarkt (market square) (fromBruges)
Image 248Saint Bavo, patron saint of Ghent (fromGhent)
Image 249Brugge railway station (fromBruges)
Image 250Making Waffles,Basile De Loose, 1853 (fromBelgian cuisine)
Image 251Wilrijk vlag (fromAntwerp)
Image 252R.S.C. Anderlecht fans at theConstant Vanden Stock Stadium (fromBrussels)
Image 253The well-knownGhent Altarpiece, a 15th-century painting by Hubert and Jan Van Eyck inSt. Bavo's Cathedral. (fromGhent)
Image 254St. Bavo's Cathedral (fromGhent)
Image 25520 km of Brussels (fromBrussels)
Image 256Municipalities (fromGhent)
Image 257The R4 ringroad (fromGhent)
Image 258Stations of the Cross within theCathedral of Our Lady inAntwerp (fromCulture of Belgium)
Image 259De Singel (fromAntwerp)
Image 260The Sambre (fromNamur)
Image 261TheGrand-Place afterthe 1695 bombardment by the French army (fromBrussels)
Image 262Population density of Europe. Brussels is located between the largest urban centres. (fromBrussels)
Image 263Port Authority Building (fromAntwerp)
Image 264Walloon workers demonstration in Brussels in the winter of 1960 (fromHistory of Belgium)
Image 265Episode of theBelgian Revolution of 1830,Gustaf Wappers, 1834 (fromBrussels)
Image 266Berchem-Sainte-Agathe (Sint-Agatha-Berchem) (fromBrussels)
Image 267Jain temple inWilrijk (fromAntwerp)
Image 268Flea market on thePlace du Jeu de Balle/Vossenplein (fromBrussels)
Image 269Themunicipalities with language facilities (in red) near Brussels (fromBrussels)
Image 270Aerial view of Brussels'European Quarter, hosting most of theEuropean Union (EU)'s institutions (fromBrussels)
Image 271Scaldis ("theScheldt")and Antverpia ("Antwerp"),Abraham Janssens, 1609, oil on panel,Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp (fromAntwerp)
Image 272TheBrussels Parliament building, housing theBrussels Regional Parliament (fromBrussels)
Image 273Vlaamse Opera (fromAntwerp)
Image 274De Kouter in Ghent in 1763 byEngelbert van Siclers (fromGhent)
Image 275An assortment of sauces (fromBelgian cuisine)
Image 276TheGraslei, in the old city centre (fromGhent)
Image 277Uccle (Ukkel) (fromBrussels)
Image 278Pêches au thon/Perziken met tonijn (fromBelgian cuisine)
Image 279Self Portrait (1623) byPeter Paul Rubens (fromArt of Belgium)
Image 280Jacques Rogge, 2014 (fromGhent)
Image 281Hollandse Synagoge (fromAntwerp)
Image 282Bruges on theFerraris map,c. 1775 (fromBruges)
Image 283Watermael-Boitsfort (Watermaal-Bosvoorde) (fromBrussels)
Image 284Moules-frites/Mosselen met friet, one of Belgium's national dishes (fromBelgian cuisine)
Image 285Bilingual French and Dutch street signs in Brussels (fromBrussels)
Image 286Part of theMarkt (market square) (fromBruges)
Image 287View on the city of Ghent in 1540 byLucas de Heere (fromGhent)
Image 288The flag of the francophone pro-NaziRexist party (fromHistory of Belgium)
Image 289Sack of Antwerp in 1576, in which about 7,000 people died (fromAntwerp)
Image 290TheGreat Mosque of Brussels, former seat of the Islamic and Cultural Centre of Belgium (fromBrussels)
Image 291TheNational Basilica of the Sacred Heart inKoekelberg (fromBrussels)
Image 292Southern part of theLow Countries with bishopry towns and abbeys c. 7th century.Abbeys were the onset to larger villages and even some towns to reshape the landscape. (fromHistory of Belgium)
Image 293Moules-frites ormosselen met friet is a representative dish of Belgium. (fromCulture of Belgium)