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About 17 miles away
A lavish Gothic town hall, in a beer-loving university town.
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Basilica of Koekelberg
One of the largest churches in the world, in Art Deco style, with a lookout on its green dome.
- Open
- Every day
- Price
- Free; paid for the dome
- Time Needed
- 1 hour
- Address
- Parvis de la Basilique 1, 1083 BrusselsDirections
- Getting There
- Simonis station (metro 2 and 6), then a 10-minute walk.
Why Go
The National Basilica of the Sacred Heart was begun in 1905 and only finished in 1970. A lift and stairs climb to a gallery around the dome, with a view across the city to the Atomium.
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