Cinquantenaire Park (Parc du Cinquantenaire) Brussels

Brussels , Belgium
  • Traveler Rating 4.00
    87 reviews 2 travel blogs 6 photos

    Attraction Type:

    Government building, Historic site, Landmark/point of interest, Museum complex

TravelPod Member ReviewsCinquantenaire Park (Parc du Cinquantenaire) Brussels

  • Parc du Cinquantenaire

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    jfsrocha 0 contribution Barreiro, Portugal Sep 3, 2008

    The Parc and Palais du Cinquantenaire was built in 1880 to celebrate the golden jubilee of the independence of Belgium.
    During World War II, the park served as land to grow vegetables to feed the population.

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  • 1

    Quiet ramble around Brussels

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    ... area has very large building built to impress, but seem characterless compared to the old parts of Brussels. Walked back home through the Cinquantenaire park built during the exhibition held to mark the golden Jubliee of Belgium in 1880. Roamnesque ...

  • 2

    Past, Present, Future and Party!

    27 photos

    ... . The next day was go time and we decided to visit the EU buildings on the Rue de la Loi. There is the beautiful Cinquantenaire Park where even in the yucky weather people were playing soccer and walking their dogs. There is a huge pretty arch at the end ...

  • 3

    Crime at the Museum

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    ... , so we arrived just after the museum opened. The museum is one of multiple museums in the Cinquantenaire park that was built to celebrate Belgium's 50th anniversary as an independent country. Autoworld and Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military ...