Architecture Tour of Brussels
Description
This tour is the unique experience of exploring the architecture of Brussels by a local architect. Jamal will lead your way through over 500 years of architectural styles, history, art, and legends. We will discover the sophisticating of Brussels since it was the capital of the Spanish Netherlands til it became the Capital of Europe. The influences of architecture from the Netherlands, Spain, and France will be pointed out, and stories behind the styles changes will be told. By the end of the day, your eyes will catch and explore details that you never noticed before, even back in your home town.
Tour Options
Itinerary
We start from the most visited spot in Belgium and UNESCO heritage site: Grand Place of Brussels. we will stretch the history of the place since it was a market surrounded by the wooden houses before it went into gothic and baroque architecture like today. We will study together facades and obviously we have to go through the history of famous people lived there.
The first shopping mall in the world. It is the same age as Belgium. We will stretch a success history of one architect dreamed once about this building and he did his best to realize it through hard work and a network of contacts. Also, we will pass by coffees where famous authors used to enjoy coffee and compose world literature heritage.
The royal theatre has a long history we wish to express and pointing out the shopping street and the revolution in the area.
The famous De Brouckere palace and the old river route inside the city. we will discuss what happened and how the water became a backbone of the defense of the town.
The development of the la Bourse since it was in Bruges, Grand Place then this square. The building itself became today one of the Brussels art expedition.
The greatest disappointment in Brussels and its wardrobe of over 1200 uniforms. Several stories behind this boy here in Brussels. we will stretch the famous 4 stories about it and climb the hill up to the wardrobe museum.
Why do you think there is a sculpture of Jacques Brel?
Chocolate and Notre Dame du Sablon is all what we will expolre in this stop.
Let's all discover what waits for us behind the big walls of Bozar.
Here we enjoy the view over Brussels. The typical panorama of the old city and the walls. The tower fo the city hall will be the main focus of your picture while the royal palace at the other end.
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What's included
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(11)
Really interesting walking tour around inner Brussels, was a highlight of our visit. Lots of interesting historical details and background along the way.
Fantastic tour by Gamaal. Really interesting and covered a lot of the city. Gamaal explained the history and architecture of the city in depth, in an interesting and engaging way. Highly recommend this tour, which for us was a private tour.
The tour was very interesting!! Our guide Gamaal was informative and customized the experience for us! He asked my group what we were interested in learning about and told us rich history about the buildings. We were able to see many different types of architect styles in Brussels which was enjoyable, especially the churches! Overall great experience and Gamaal was an amazing guide!!
The tour guide was pleasant and knowledgeable about the area. Good way to learn about the historical buildings.
Nice citytrip, around 2 hours long. Starting at Grand-Place across the town, to the cathedral and the palace of justice.
Don’t miss this tour! Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and very funny! The tour was slightly more than two hours and covered the most interesting sites in Old Bruges.
Our guide was a local lady with expertise in art & architecture, but she also had a heap to share on local food, some customs, and great stories about herself. She was a natural storyteller, and very passionate about her town. Her information about the town was impressive, dotted with humour too. And when she gave advice about the best places to go for things like waffles, hot chocolate, beer, and Flemish stew, we later tried some of these and can attest that her advice was for the best in Bruges! We covered a lot of ground, but by the end, I think we'd all enjoyed it thoroughly.
Jimmy was an amazing tour guide! So knowledgeable and took us to the best sites. He even accommodated us in the extreme wind which was incredible. We really appreciated his insights, funny stories and recommendations. Definitely worth it to book with him!
Wind or what so ever would stop the fun with you guys. it was a pure pleasure. I hope you enjoyed Bruges next morning :)
Jimmy met us on time by Godiva. He has tailor-made our tour to fit the group interests. he wrote us a day before to tell us the weather and nessecery measures. The tour was informative in architecture, rich in history and sarcasm. Jimmy had reactions to what we say and do.. it was an educative stand up comedy - more or less-. I highly recommended.. it is my second time to visit Belgium and I hired Jimmy before in Bruges.
It is always a pleasure. Once again it was an honor.
Jamall was very knowledgeable and friendly. We had a very informative tour looking at the interesting historic architecture of Brussels. Along with this he took professional photos of the two of us which he sent to us the following day. Would highly recommend this tour. Thank you Jamall
It was a pleasure to enjoy the city lights of Christmas with you both. I am so glad of your feedback.
