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Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the south, and the North Sea to the west. The country also shares a maritime boundary with the United Kingdom to the northwest. Belgium covers an area of 30,689 km² (11,849 sq mi) and has a population of more than 11.8 million; its population density of 383/km² (990/sq mi) ranks 22nd in the world and sixth in Europe. The capital and largest metropolitan region is Brussels; other major cities are Antwerp, Ghent, Charleroi, Liège, Bruges, Namur, and Leuven.

Belgium is a parliamentary constitutional monarchy with a complex federal system structured on regional and linguistic grounds. The country is divided into three highly autonomous regions: the Flemish Region (Flanders) in the north, the Walloon Region (Wallonia) in the south, and the Brussels-Capital Region in the middle. Belgium is also home to two main linguistic communities: the Dutch-speaking Flemish Community, which constitutes about 60 percent of the population, and the French-speaking French Community, which constitutes about 40 percent of the population; a small German-speaking Community, comprising around one percent of the population, exists in the East Cantons. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political conflicts are reflected in its complex system of governance, made up of six different governments. Belgium is a developed country with an advanced high-income economy. It is one of the six founding members of the European Union, with its capital of Brussels serving as the de facto capital of the EU, hosting the official seats of the European Commission, the Council of the European Union, the European Council, and one of two seats of the European Parliament (the other being Strasbourg). Brussels also hosts the headquarters of many major international organizations, such as NATO.

In antiquity, present-day Belgium was dominated by the Belgae before being annexed into the Roman Empire in the mid first century BC. During the Middle Ages, Belgium's central location kept it relatively prosperous and connected both commercially and politically to its larger neighbours; it was part of the Carolingian Empire, the succeeding Holy Roman Empire, and subsequently the Burgundian Netherlands. Following rule by Habsburg Spain (1556–1714), the Austrian Habsburgs (1714–1794), and Revolutionary France (1794–1815), most of modern-day Belgium was incorporated into the United Kingdom of the Netherlands after the Congress 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 both world wars. (Full article...)

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"Mud Blood" is a song recorded by Belgian singer Loïc Nottet, released on 17 March 2017 by Jive Epic. Written by Amy Morrey and Nottet and produced by Alexandre Germys, the track acts as the second single for Nottet's debut studio album Selfocracy (2017). Musically, it has been described as a 1980s and rock-inspired electropop song featuring synthesizers in its instrumentation. The lyrics discuss on the presence of demons inside people.

Music critics were positive towards "Mud Blood", praising its construction and catchiness; selected reviewers viewed it as the best track from Selfocracy. An accompanying music video for the song was directed by Edouard Valette and uploaded onto Nottet's official YouTube channel on 21 July 2017. It portrays a fight between good and evil in which two versions of the singer fight against each other by performing choreography. The visual was received with universal acclaim from critics. For further promotion, Nottet performed "Mud Blood" on several radio and television shows, and included it on the setlist of his Selfocracy Tour (2017–2018). The track attained minor commercial success in Belgium. (Full article...)

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Thorntonbank Wind Farm
Photo credit: Hans Hillewaert
Wind turbines belonging to the Thorntonbank Wind Farm located in the North Sea, 28 km (17 mi) off the coast of Belgium. Electricity generation started in early 2009, with an initial capacity of 30 MW, and that number is expected to rise to 300 MW by 2015. A 37 km (23 mi) 150 kV undersea cable connects the wind farm to the shore.
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Flat-four engine
Photograph: ULPower Aero Engines
The ULPower UL260i, a flat-four engine produced by ULPower Aero Engines of Belgium. Flat-four engines are flat engines with four cylinders arranged horizontally in two banks of two cylinders on each side of a central crankcase; they can be used in cars, motorcycles, or aircraft. This type of engine tends to be well-balanced and have efficient cooling, but is expensive to manufacture and considerably wider than other engines.
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Portrait of Henriette Mayer van den Bergh
Painting: Jozef Van Lerius
Portrait of Henriette Mayer van den Bergh, an oil painting on canvas completed by the Belgian painter Jozef Van Lerius (1823–1876) in 1857. Van Lerius, a student of Gustaf Wappers, was a teacher at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp from age 31. He was known primarily for his mythological and biblical scenes, as well as his portraits and genre 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 the Museum Mayer van den Bergh in Antwerp to house his collection.
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Stained glass windows by Jean-Baptiste Capronnier
Windows: Jean-Baptiste Capronnier; photograph: Joaquim Alves Gaspar
Three scenes of the legend of the Miraculous Sacrament in stained glass windows in the Cathédrale Saints-Michel-et-Gudule of Brussels by Jean-Baptiste Capronnier (c. 1870). The contributions of Capronnier (1814–1891) helped lead to a revival in glass painting.
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SNCB Class 77
Photograph: Marc Ryckaert
The SNCB 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 by Siemens Schienenfahrzeugtechnik, and later by Vossloh at the Maschinenbau Kiel plant in Kiel, Germany, for the National Railway Company of Belgium (SNCB/NMBS).
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Poeke Castle
Photo: Marc Ryckaert
Poeke Castle is a castle near Poeke, Belgium. Standing on 56 hectares of park, the castle is surrounded by water and is accessible through bridges at the front and rear of the building.
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Dogcart
Image credit: Detroit Publishing Co.
A photochrom from the late 19th century showing two peddlers selling milk from a dogcart near Brussels, Belgium. Dog-drawn carts were prohibited in Great Britain in the early 1900s on animal welfare grounds, but some still exist in France and Belgium. The modern-day sport of carting involves large dogs pulling carts.
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Louis-Marie Autissier
A self-portrait of Louis-Marie Autissier (1772–1830), a French-born Belgian portrait miniature painter. He is considered the founder of the Belgian school of miniature painting in the nineteenth century. Born at Vannes, in Brittany, he joined the French Revolutionary Army at Rennes in 1791. On leaving the army in 1795, Autissier went to Paris and trained his art by studying paintings at the Louvre. In 1796 he settled in Brussels, but continued to divide his time between Belgium, the Netherlands, and France. Although he enjoyed great success in his career, serving as court painter to Louis Napoleon, French King of the Netherlands, and later to Willem I, Autissier died penniless.
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Saint Nicholas' Church, Ghent
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Restoration: Michel Vuijlsteke
A ca. 1890–1900 photochrom print of Saint Nicholas' Church in Ghent, Belgium, one of the city's oldest and most prominent landmarks, dating back to the 13th century. The church's central tower served as an observation tower and carried the town bells until the neighboring belfry of Ghent was built.
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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 from Belgium) to earn a pilot's license and reputedly the first woman to carry passengers and to fly a seaplane. Besides being a pilot, she was a cycling world champion, stunt cyclist, stunt motorcyclist, automobile racer, wartime ambulance driver, and director of a military hospital.
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Stunt performer
Photo credit: Luc Viatour
Pyrotechnics stunt exhibition by "Giant Auto Rodéo", a Belgian stunt performer group. Stunt performers typically perform stunts for films or television 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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Averbode Abbey
Photograph credit: Marc Ryckaert
Averbode Abbey is a Premonstratensian abbey in Averbode, in the municipality of Scherpenheuvel-Zichem, Belgium. The abbey was founded about 1134, suppressed in 1797, and re-established in 1834. The church is a synthesis of Baroque and Gothic architecture, with Renaissance ornamental details, and dominates the monastery complex; it was built between 1664 and 1672, to a design by the Antwerp architect Jan Van den Eynde II. This view of the church's interior shows the chancel, with the choir in the foreground and the sanctuary in the background.
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Averbode Abbey
Photograph: JH-man
Averbode Abbey, founded about 1134–35 by Count Arnold II of Loon, is a Premonstratensian monastery situated in the Archdiocese 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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Ghent
Photograph: Joaquim Alves Gaspar
The Graslei harbour is a popular destination in the Belgian city of Ghent. It is found in the city centre.
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Limburger cheese
Photo credit: Jon Sullivan/Pharaoh Hound
A plate of Limburger cheese and pumpernickel bread. Limburger originated from Limburg, Belgium, and is known for its strong odor, which is due in part to being fermented with the same bacteria partially responsible for human body odor.
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Image 1GDP per capita development of Belgium (from Economy of Belgium)
Image 2Walloon workers demonstration in Brussels in the winter of 1960 (from History of Belgium)
Image 3Het Steen (literally: 'The Stone') (from Antwerp)
Image 4Planet Group Arena (from Ghent)
Image 5A10 road (Belgium) (from Bruges)
Image 6The Graslei, in the old city centre (from Ghent)
Image 7Saint Bavo, patron saint of Ghent (from Ghent)
Image 8Two Force Publique soldiers in 1943 (from History of Belgium)
Image 9Brussels Summer Festival (BSF) (from Brussels)
Image 10Liège at night, photography taken from the ISS in December 2012 (from Liège)
Image 11Koekelberg (from Brussels)
Image 12View of Antwerp with the frozen Scheldt (1590) by Lucas van Valckenborch (from Antwerp)
Image 13The Provinciaal Hof (from Bruges)
Image 14Portrait of Leopold I who became the first King of the Belgians in 1831 (from History of Belgium)
Image 15European route E403 (from Bruges)
Image 16The German bombardment of Antwerp, October 1914, by Willy Stöwer (from Antwerp)
Image 17The "Fusilade of Mons" during the 1893 strike as the Borains are fired on by the Garde Civique during the protests for universal suffrage. (from History of Belgium)
Image 18Liège, the Sunday "Batte" market (from Liège)
Image 19Tintin and Snowy (Hergé), on the roof of the former headquarters of Le Lombard near Brussels-South railway station (from Culture of Belgium)
Image 20N31 road (Belgium) (from Bruges)
Image 21Map of Belgian regions and provinces. (from Geography of Belgium)
Image 22Pêches au thon/Perziken met tonijn (from Belgian cuisine)
Image 23Korenlei (from Ghent)
Image 24The brewery Het Anker, home of the Gouden Carolus beer (from Mechelen)
Image 25Antwerp from the left bank of the Scheldt, c. 1890–1900 (from Antwerp)
Image 26Sirop de Liège/Luikse siroop on a slice of bread (from Belgian cuisine)
Image 27A 2020 satellite image of the Greater Brussels area (from Brussels)
Image 28The Place du Luxembourg/Luxemburgplein with the European Parliament in the background (from Brussels)
Image 29The well-known Ghent Altarpiece, a 15th-century painting by Hubert and Jan Van Eyck in St. Bavo's Cathedral. (from Ghent)
Image 30Jain temple in Wilrijk (from Antwerp)
Image 31Brussels Metro carriage at Erasme/Erasmus metro station (from Brussels)
Image 32Boerentoren (from Antwerp)
Image 33Bayard Rock, Dinant, on the right bank of the Meuse. According to a legend, a magic horse jumped from the top of this rock to the left bank of the river, carrying the Four Sons of Aymon fleeing Charlemagne. (from Ardennes)
Image 34Scaldis ("the Scheldt") and Antverpia ("Antwerp"), Abraham Janssens, 1609, oil on panel, Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp (from Antwerp)
Image 35A statue of Our Lady of Hanswijk is carried through the city during the procession in 2013 (from Mechelen)
Image 36Flagey Building in Ixelles (from Brussels)
Image 37The Ghent Altarpiece: The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb (interior view), painted 1432 by van Eyck (from Culture of Belgium)
Image 38Aerial view of the Boudewijnkanaal canal linking Zeebrugge (top) with Bruges (middle) (from Bruges)
Image 39Pont de Fragnée (from Liège)
Image 40The Kruispoort (from Bruges)
Image 41Saint-Josse-ten-Noode (Sint-Joost-ten-Node) (from Brussels)
Image 42De Singel (from Antwerp)
Image 43Statue of Charlemagne in the centre of Liège (from Liège)
Image 44Paul-Henri Spaak, three-times Prime Minister and author of the Spaak Report, was a staunch believer in international bodies, including the ECSC and EEC (from History of Belgium)
Image 45St. Nicholas Church (from Ghent)
Image 46R.S.C. Anderlecht fans at the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium (from Brussels)
Image 47St Aubin's Cathedral is the only academic Late Baroque cathedral in Belgium. (from Namur)
Image 48Municipality of Bruges (from Bruges)
Image 49The Iron Worker (1890 by Constantin Meunier) (from Art of Belgium)
Image 50A historic street in Belgium (from History of Belgium)
Image 51Ekeren vlag (from Antwerp)
Image 52The Ardennes in Belgium (from Ardennes)
Image 53Artist Félicien Rops (from Namur)
Image 54Flag of Berchem, Antwerp (from Antwerp)
Image 55View of Brussels, c. 1610 (from Brussels)
Image 56A10 road (Belgium) (from Bruges)
Image 57Gruuthusemuseum (from Bruges)
Image 58A Belgian machine gunner at the front lines in 1918, firing a Chauchat machine gun. (from History of Belgium)
Image 59Evere (from Brussels)
Image 6014th-century illustration of the Battle of the Golden Spurs in 1302 where forces from the County of Flanders defeated their nominal overlords of the Kingdom of France. (from History of Belgium)
Image 61Statue of Jacob van Artevelde on the Vrijdagmarkt (from Ghent)
Image 62Jambon d'Ardenne/Ardeense ham hanging from a rack (from Belgian cuisine)
Image 63A typical scene of peasant life, Winter Landscape with a Bird Trap (1565) by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (from Art of Belgium)
Image 64The Place Royale/Koningsplein in the late 19th century (from Brussels)
Image 65A typical friterie or fritkot in Belgium (from Belgian cuisine)
Image 661944: Soldiers of the US Army 4185th Quartermaster Service Company loading a Red Ball Express truck at Liège. (from Liège)
Image 67Morphologically connected mountains of Ardennes and Eifel, framed by the rivers Semois, Meuse, Moselle and Rhine. The highest elevation is the Hohe Acht at 746.9 m above sea level. NHN (from Ardennes)
Image 68Antwerp City Hall at the Grote Markt (from Antwerp)
Image 69Traditional Liègian puppets (from Liège)
Image 70St. Rumbold's Cathedral on the Grote Markt (from Mechelen)
Image 71Buildings along the river Leie in Ghent (from Ghent)
Image 72Joust on stilts in Namur. The stiltwalkers fights dates back to 1411. (from Namur)
Image 73The Great Mosque of Brussels, former seat of the Islamic and Cultural Centre of Belgium (from Brussels)
Image 74Jan Breydel Stadium (from Bruges)
Image 75The Markt (market square) (from Bruges)
Image 76The Art Deco Memorial tower of the Interallied Memorial of Cointe complex (from Liège)
Image 77The Grand-Place after the 1695 bombardment by the French army (from Brussels)
Image 78Meyboom giants in Brussels, a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (from Brussels)
Image 79Site of the massacre of Belgian UN personnel in Kigali, Rwanda. (from History of Belgium)
Image 80A HermeLijn low-floor tram in Ghent (from Ghent)
Image 81The Elly Mærsk, one of the world's largest container ships, at Zeebrugge (from Bruges)
Image 82French soldiers fight at Fleurus in Belgium during the Revolutionary Wars, 1794 (from History of Belgium)
Image 83The municipalities with language facilities (in red) near Brussels (from Brussels)
Image 84Flag of Berchem, Antwerp (from Antwerp)
Image 85City of Brussels (from Brussels)
Image 86Vlaamse Opera (from Antwerp)
Image 87The Brussels Parliament building, housing the Brussels Regional Parliament (from Brussels)
Image 88The Burg in Bruges, painted c. 1691–1700 by Meunincxhove (from Bruges)
Image 89Flag of Borsbeek (from Antwerp)
Image 90Carbonade flamande/Stoofvlees, another of Belgium's national dishes (from Belgian cuisine)
Image 91Port Authority Building (from Antwerp)
Image 92Herve cheese (from Belgian cuisine)
Image 93Brussels is known for its local waffles. (from Brussels)
Image 94Interior of the Hôtel Tassel in Brussels, by Victor Horta (1892–93) (from Culture of Belgium)
Image 95Namur in 1838 (from Namur)
Image 96Namur, the Meuse, the Walloon Parliament and the citadel (from Namur)
Image 97Vooruit Arts Center (from Ghent)
Image 98Ghent in 1775 on the Ferraris map (from Ghent)
Image 99Making Waffles, Basile De Loose, 1853 (from Belgian cuisine)
Image 100University of Antwerp (from Antwerp)
Image 101Uccle (Ukkel) (from Brussels)
Image 102't Zand [nl] bus station (from Bruges)
Image 103Entrance gate of Oude Vismijn ("Old Fish Market") (from Ghent)
Image 104Charles of Lorraine, traditionally considered the founder of what would become Brussels, c. 979 (from Brussels)
Image 105Schaerbeek (Schaarbeek) (from Brussels)
Image 106The flag of Flanders incorporating the Flemish lion, also used by the Flemish Movement. (from History of Belgium)
Image 10716th-century guildhalls at the Grote Markt (from Antwerp)
Image 108Postcard showing the Cranenburg House (from Bruges)
Image 109De Lingtworm en Krocht (from Ghent)
Image 110Sack of Antwerp in 1576, in which about 7,000 people died (from Antwerp)
Image 111An Art Nouveau doorway in Ixelles, designed by Ernest Delune and built in 1902. (from Art of Belgium)
Image 112Cuberdon: A popular local delicacy (from Ghent)
Image 113Gent-Sint-Pieters railway station, Ghent (from Ghent)
Image 114Villo! shared bicycles in Brussels (from Brussels)
Image 115The Battle of Beverhoutsveld (1382) in Froissart's Chronicles, with Bruges as setting (from Bruges)
Image 116European route E34 (from Bruges)
Image 117Jacques Brel (from Culture of Belgium)
Image 118The Bourse Palace, the former Brussels Stock Exchange (BSE) building (from Brussels)
Image 119Painting of steel production in Ougrée by Constantin Meunier (1885) (from History of Belgium)
Image 120Varieties of coiled boudin/pens (blood sausage) for sale at a Belgian Christmas market (from Belgian cuisine)
Image 121Vrijdagmarkt with statue of Jacob van Artevelde (from Ghent)
Image 122Belgian F-16 conducts a combat patrol over Afghanistan, 2008 (from History of Belgium)
Image 123Sunset over the river Leie in Ghent (from Ghent)
Image 124Poster for the 1920 Summer Olympics, held at Antwerp (from History of Belgium)
Image 125The National Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Koekelberg (from Brussels)
Image 126Fowl roasting on a spit. A shallow basin collects the drippings to use in sauces or for basting; The Decameron, Flanders, 1432 (from Belgian cuisine)
Image 127Liège in 1650 (from Liège)
Image 128Flint knives discovered in Belgian caves (from Belgian cuisine)
Image 129Aerial view of Brussels' European Quarter, hosting most of the European Union (EU)'s institutions (from Brussels)
Image 130N49 road (Belgium) (from Bruges)
Image 131Hotel d'Hane-Steenhuyse (from Ghent)
Image 132Merchants in Bruges, first half of the 16th century (from Bruges)
Image 133The natural regions of Belgium. (from Geography of Belgium)
Image 134Population timeline of Antwerp (from Antwerp)
Image 135Exterior of the Boudewijn Seapark dolphinarium (from Bruges)
Image 136Frites wrapped in a traditional paper cone (cornet) served with mayonnaise and curry ketchup, with a small plastic fork on top and a meat frikandel on the side (from Belgian cuisine)
Image 137Southern part of the Low Countries with bishopry towns and abbeys c. 7th century. Abbeys were the onset to larger villages and even some towns to reshape the landscape. (from History of Belgium)
Image 138Bevrijdingsdok [nl] terminal at the Port of Antwerp (from Antwerp)
Image 139Jette (from Brussels)
Image 140Woluwe-Saint-Pierre (Sint-Pieters-Woluwe) (from Brussels)
Image 141An assortment of sauces (from Belgian cuisine)
Image 142Old town (from Namur)
Image 143A17 road (Belgium) (from Bruges)
Image 14420 km of Brussels (from Brussels)
Image 145View of Antwerp by Jan Wildens (from Antwerp)
Image 146Saint Michael' bridge over the Lys (Leie) river and Saint Michael' church (from Ghent)
Image 147Stade Maurice Dufrasne, home to football club Standard Liège. (from Liège)
Image 148Antwerp International Airport (from Antwerp)
Image 149Network map of the Brussels Metro (from Brussels)
Image 150Belgian endives in a market (from Belgian cuisine)
Image 151Belfry (from Ghent)
Image 152Moules-frites/Mosselen met friet, one of Belgium's national dishes (from Belgian cuisine)
Image 153Ruins of St. Bavo's Abbey (from Ghent)
Image 154Blason ville be Borgerhout (from Antwerp)
Image 155A bowl of grey shrimp as a snack (from Belgian cuisine)
Image 156The City Hall (from Bruges)
Image 157The citadel and the Meuse (from Namur)
Image 158Flea market on the Place du Jeu de Balle/Vossenplein (from Brussels)
Image 159Royal Theatre of La Monnaie (from Brussels)
Image 160Bruges on the Ferraris map, c. 1775 (from Bruges)
Image 161Curtius Museum, museum of archaeology and decorative arts, located on the bank of the Meuse (from Liège)
Image 162Map showing the area of West Germany occupied by Belgian forces after the Second World War, known as FBA-BSD (from History of Belgium)
Image 163Arduenna silva between Maas und Rhein (from Ardennes)
Image 164A re-creation of Mixtura cum Caseo (soft cheese with a herb purée) and Hapalos Artos (soft bread), served with olives, grapes and wine (from Belgian cuisine)
Image 165Brussels' Northern Quarter business district (from Brussels)
Image 166Chimay Tripel, a Trappist beer with its own glass (from Belgian cuisine)
Image 167The stairway of the Montagne de Bueren (from Liège)
Image 168The flag of the francophone pro-Nazi Rexist party (from History of Belgium)
Image 169St. Bavo's Cathedral (from Ghent)
Image 170The Atomium (from Brussels)
Image 171Episode of the Belgian Revolution of 1830, Egide Charles Gustave Wappers (1834), in the Musée d'Art Ancien, Brussels (from History of Belgium)
Image 172Saint-Gilles (Sint-Gillis) (from Brussels)
Image 173Dried Ardenne sausage (from Belgian cuisine)
Image 174The R4 ringroad (from Ghent)
Image 175Grote Markt (main square) (from Antwerp)
Image 176Concertgebouw ("Concert Building") (from Bruges)
Image 177Communities of Belgium:
  Flemish Community / Dutch language area
  Flemish & French Community / bilingual language area
  French Community / French language area
  German-speaking Community / German language area
(from Brussels)
Image 178Prince-Bishops' Palace, residence of former Prince-Bishops of Liège (from Liège)
Image 179Rabot Gate (from Ghent)
Image 180Passenger terminal of Liège Airport (from Liège)
Image 181The KHBO campus in Sint-Michiels (from Bruges)
Image 182Solbosch/Solbos campus of the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) (from Brussels)
Image 183Mechelen on the Ferraris map (around 1775) (from Mechelen)
Image 184John of Gaunt, born in Ghent in 1340 (from Ghent)
Image 185Forest (Vorst) (from Brussels)
Image 186Inauguration of the statue of Charlemagne, 26 July 1868 (from Liège)
Image 187Flag of Deurne (from Antwerp)
Image 188Map showing the division of Brabant into Flemish Brabant (yellow), Walloon Brabant (red) and the Brussels-Capital Region (orange) in 1995 (from History of Belgium)
Image 189Chicons au gratin/Gegratineerd witloof (from Belgian cuisine)
Image 190Woluwe-Saint-Lambert (Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe) (from Brussels)
Image 191German soldiers examine an abandoned Belgian T13 Tank, 1940 (from History of Belgium)
Image 192A Van Hool articulated bus in Ghent (from Ghent)
Image 193Ganshoren (from Brussels)
Image 194The Royal Dutch Theatre (from Ghent)
Image 195Antwerp population pyramid in 2022 (from Antwerp)
Image 196Equestrian Statue of Leopold II, Place du Trône/Troonplein, Brussels (from History of Belgium)
Image 197The Palace of Justice in Ghent, c. 1895 (from Ghent)
Image 198Erasmus Hospital in Anderlecht (from Brussels)
Image 199The Belfry of Namur (from Namur)
Image 200Official poster of the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp (from Antwerp)
Image 201Stations of the Cross within the Cathedral of Our Lady in Antwerp (from Culture of Belgium)
Image 202A18 road (Belgium) (from Bruges)
Image 203Geeraard de Duivelsteen (from Ghent)
Image 204View on the city of Ghent in 1540 by Lucas de Heere (from Ghent)
Image 205The Gravensteen in Ghent, whose current buildings date to 1180, was the castle of the Counts of Flanders. (from History of Belgium)
Image 206Languages spoken at home in the Brussels-Capital Region (2013)
  French
  French and Dutch
  Dutch
  French and other language
  Neither French nor Dutch
(from Brussels)
Image 207European route E403 (from Bruges)
Image 208The Fish Market (from Bruges)
Image 209Belgian soldier taking cover by the corpses of dead hostages, November 1964 in Stanleyville during Operation Dragon Rouge (from History of Belgium)
Image 210Belgian folk dance group at the International Folklore Festival in Plovdiv, Bulgaria (from Culture of Belgium)
Image 211Panorama of the city of Liège. Photo taken from the heights of the Citadel (left bank of the Meuse). (from Liège)
Image 212The 1927 Solvay Conference in Brussels was the fifth world physics conference. (from Brussels)
Image 213Saint Servatius, bishop of Tongeren and one of the first known Christian figures in the region. 16th century reliquary. (from History of Belgium)
Image 214Berchem-Sainte-Agathe (Sint-Agatha-Berchem) (from Brussels)
Image 215The horse Bayard carrying The Four Sons of Aymon, created by Olivier Strebelle for Expo 58 (from Namur)
Image 216The Royal Palace of Brussels, the official palace of the King and Queen of the Belgians (from Brussels)
Image 217Self Portrait (1623) by Peter Paul Rubens (from Art of Belgium)
Image 218Molenbeek-Saint-Jean (Sint-Jans-Molenbeek) (from Brussels)
Image 219British tanks arrive in Brussels on 4 September 1944, ending the German occupation (from Brussels)
Image 220The Belfry of Ghent, a UNESCO World Heritage Site (from Ghent)
Image 221Liège in 1627 (from Liège)
Image 222Jenever bottles for sale in Hasselt, including two in traditional clay bottles (from Belgian cuisine)
Image 223Statue Lieven Bauwens (from Ghent)
Image 224Provincial Government Building (from Antwerp)
Image 225Cinquantenaire/Jubelpark memorial arcade and museums (from Brussels)
Image 226Flint knives discovered in Belgian caves (from History of Belgium)
Image 227Municipalities (from Ghent)
Image 228Manneken Pis, a well-known public sculpture (from Brussels)
Image 229An altarpiece by the Brabantian painter Rogier van der Weyden (1399-1464) who was at the forefront of the Northern Renaissance (from History of Belgium)
Image 230Regions of Belgium:
  Flemish Region
  Brussels-Capital Region
  Walloon Region
(from Brussels)
Image 231The Sack of Antwerp in 1576, in which 17,000 people died. (from History of Belgium)
Image 232Chimay Brewery's Grand Cru cheese (from Belgian cuisine)
Image 233A 1906 British Punch cartoon depicting Leopold II as a rubber vine entangling a Congolese man (from History of Belgium)
Image 234Elio Di Rupo, the Prime Minister of Belgium from 2011 until 2014 (from History of Belgium)
Image 235De Kouter in Ghent in 1763 by Engelbert van Siclers (from Ghent)
Image 236Flag of Merksem (district) (from Antwerp)
Image 237Brugge railway station (from Bruges)
Image 238't Groen Waterke (from Mechelen)
Image 239Population density of Europe. Brussels is located between the largest urban centres. (from Brussels)
Image 240The first Belgian-produced steam locomotive, "The Belgian" ("Le Belge") built in 1835 (from History of Belgium)
Image 241Watermael-Boitsfort (Watermaal-Bosvoorde) (from Brussels)
Image 242Taking of Mechelen by the Geuzen under the command of Olivier van Tympele and John Norreys on 9 April 1580 by Nicolaas van Eyck (from Mechelen)
Image 243Jacques Rogge, 2014 (from Ghent)
Image 244The Grand-Place of Brussels, a UNESCO World Heritage Site (from Brussels)
Image 245The Cinquantenaire/Jubelpark memorial arcade, built in 1905 (from History of Belgium)
Image 246Moules-frites or mosselen met friet is a representative dish of Belgium. (from Culture of Belgium)
Image 247Liège-Guillemins railway station (from Liège)
Image 248Graslei (from Ghent)
Image 249A 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. (from Belgian cuisine)
Image 250Anderlecht (from Brussels)
Image 251The Gravensteen (from Ghent)
Image 252Cartoon of "The Rape of Belgium" showing giant hairy fist with Prussian eagle grasping maiden in flowing robes. (from History of Belgium)
Image 253Charles Michel, the Prime Minister of Belgium from 2014 until 2019 (from History of Belgium)
Image 254Royal Library of Belgium (KBR) (from Brussels)
Image 255The Roman province of Gallia Belgica in around 120 AD (from History of Belgium)
Image 256Wilrijk vlag (from Antwerp)
Image 257The Belfry of Bruges, a UNESCO World Heritage Site (from Bruges)
Image 258Emperor Charles V was born in Ghent in 1500 (from Ghent)
Image 259Basilica of Our Lady of Hanswijk (from Mechelen)
Image 260Planetarium of the Royal Observatory of Belgium (from Brussels)
Image 261Main hall of Brussels-South railway station, home to the Eurostar train service to London (from Brussels)
Image 262Episode of the Belgian Revolution of 1830, Gustaf Wappers, 1834 (from Brussels)
Image 263Old Post Office on the Korenmarkt (from Ghent)
Image 264Etterbeek (from Brussels)
Image 265Gaufres/Wafels (from Belgian cuisine)
Image 266Chocolate pralines (from Belgian cuisine)
Image 267European route E40 (from Bruges)
Image 268View of Antwerp painted c.1540. (from History of Belgium)
Image 269Surviving Roman city walls in Tongeren, the former city of Atuatuca Tongrorum (from History of Belgium)
Image 270The gallows at Breendonk Concentration Camp, near Mechelen (from History of Belgium)
Image 271Hoboken vlag (from Antwerp)
Image 272Historical centre of Ghent – from left to right: Old post office, St. Nicholas' Church, Belfry, and St. Bavo's Cathedral (from Ghent)
Image 273Flags of NATO member states wave at the entrance of NATO's headquarters in Haren (from Brussels)
Image 274Bilingual French and Dutch street signs in Brussels (from Brussels)
Image 275The Gilles of Binche, in costume, wearing wax masks (from Culture of Belgium)
Image 276Flag of Antwerp (district) (from Antwerp)
Image 277Ixelles (Elsene) (from Brussels)
Image 278Brussels Airlines Airbus A319 landing at Brussels Airport in Zaventem (from Brussels)
Image 279Part of the Markt (market square) (from Bruges)
Image 280Extreme points of Belgium (from Geography of Belgium)
Image 281Palace of Justice (from Antwerp)
Image 282Hollandse Synagoge (from Antwerp)
Image 283Map of Antwerp (1624) (from Antwerp)
Image 284Main Hall of the Oldmasters Museum, part of the Royal Museums of Fine Arts in Brussels (from Art of Belgium)
Image 285The Sambre (from Namur)
Image 286Dulle Griet, a notable medieval bombard (from Ghent)
Image 287The Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat is one of the city's main streets. (from Brussels)
Image 288Policeman in Brussels (from Brussels)
Image 289European route E40 (from Bruges)
Image 290Auderghem (Oudergem) (from Brussels)
Image 291Heathland at the Hoge Kempen National Park (from List of protected areas of Belgium)
Image 292View along the Brussels–Charleroi Canal in Anderlecht (from Brussels)
Image 29315th-century Ghent miniature of Joseph, showing daily life there (from Ghent)