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P o c n r T G U I D E T O

THE CITIES OF . - -

ELGIUM AND UXEMBOURGI

I P O C K E T G U I D E T 0

THE CITIES OF

BELGIUM AND LUXEMB-OURG

W A R DEPARTMENT WASHINGTON, D. C.

.- ATTENTION

A to wil l sommcsonvimi you that its atmosphere is so indipidud t& i$ in no wag mmnblcs &her citiq either in Belgium orin Europe. Apart from hhk me td the world%mmt important harbors, Antwerp is an impwing town wifi wide tl.muw and rnagn%cmt hnilw.At the time it is Bd-gim%p t m t c o m d l city md one of her p u d e I wders of c d c m . &t, bdom trying h mdePst$nd the Antwerp of t&yp gpu m m b w m e w i g of StWJ Of a-~.

f i e h&mmyof is the histoq of the hmmr, fur it is the C O U ~ river which lum hf luend the life of the city too$ t.& *suchm a t a t &at &+be' W e thepulsebat of iks inhabitant& Dmhg the middle-ages the p w t h d Antwerp was don. h t @ on,however,ia the Em~a~~ i l l l c epwiod, h w r p achieved r leader-ship ineconomic &iviQ gmbldy a t b b dbyno other e i ~bfm The n a w d deepnhg oftbwaters in the & a d s , thus hpmv-ingthe t t c w to the h a r k , one srf the mixitbprtarit u r n eomtf ihtu to this q r u u a y . The diLpof the Sp.nirbinmgu .rt BM-yeaf.sh&&m inr the&dopent of the harbor.

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hTreatyof M h i n ~ , d e d & e ~ a f ~ e d~in w h ~the-TrerrQqf %Hague wa

thew t -wpmed* After Bdginnab-ti-land, the ma& o* Jhhh Flanders, whieh fmthe south ehe.W-rg Mddt, muaEned ib Dut& poss&on tn w hp*tanemmt-@f &lghL Xt was not Tina IW thirf w q bergaq toappr~aehthe insporhce of thief -riv&. , f 3 k am+.&weper, CWWIHta €ha Itidwbrial h5;ntmhd of Chmlmiham built ad &usive dock sptem h v e bm.co&m&d. nnti.&&e dm& of war1 antwwp was aa harbor which

with b b a r g l md NEWTark, a& in ah& B,W mhrhgv w h wers e r d hhvm is mt $s l&q@a 6f popdation iathe great r i d p&ad and H-g. ln the popul$tion ofthe mmmrura nurplbMW3,alf. Howerver, popudhon af We Womtimp thrrt b; h h 8 ~together with th~five adj-g gf*, * r g d ~ ~ &Dwmq Hubokm m d MQF* was 492,a .

It 6.a bean mid that si&t-m'hg $3 a W y -mg- m y of m d k P& a huge nmaber af bsPutifol things that dght

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. 8~~YQ~$ wh@mYOU hbkp,y a d&d tbrt miat of fie ltnad wiY Idycu toithis asmu€& Walking down De Keprle i past many of the city% k t hotels, $ou m to the TE-m (Phm Tenie~s)and thus wcm the h e ob

. .r 4 h t m p % b i i ~V~IIWZL Nm%d d& the ~ u z r t b~ h i QW-P. . . , ..a? Belgium%a 1 b in the &sk World War, theseumues are plan*

'ii? with -a p d r u ir line of trees and mbe1lished with e m . -::,I:\: Conkin* on%s DeKogserk honsrer, and walking tonard the *;:';19ohrldt, you corn@ to the Mw, whicb oommemiully and tap-5:pBup&alli, form the 9 t e r of #@ dd tmn. D o r i the dig-."t .%,? 5 t h tbi. b r d && wil l be .a crowded .s De KeperX~i,but. - c -; bush- hours, theMerhmore ox lm dw&d The %TM,-.-. P- E m a m are tb.ma& h p r h n t--J';BwB an3 the ISo-

f rL .~.i-::rhil&njp which you W d *it on this d o & The Rcrya3 : ':"= Palm, em$ed in 1745 by & private citizen and occupied by .

- . . i * ,~~o~wnin i8B,wuatacquirsdbthe~wnt lp t i I aRer181L - -s;>*;TQeExoh- building, which isemI 34on dl sides by h o r n ,-. w mbuilt-around18.62* T-ha~bbnyaithe w n d Boor (l3elgims

';>:callthisthe &st flmr) b open to ~hduring e d m g e hours., - At the end o* %B&r ia Antwerp's elganper, the'-<

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r . , If a h (Ynative o# New Y Q P ~ o,yoy,will wmdir i t, ~ ~ , or-Chic bbu fbe of h t w e q an3thirhizwbuilding, m$ per-haps you will be q z k d to hmw them explain to you ,&hstthis 945 -foot high sW&wm &.dm the ib mntkbntd Europe. If %a;ldkgis dill,open to,thpl publie you w~ulddo wwlt to t&e Wa w$&rmiQ to ,dew p Brie prqnarms of thpi dtymdhwbw --the cafe at the b~.m m hyou can wdy &d yqur ,wag:h.&e Wdd&and tb.w &a to t h a ma@hmt Ch-u.mNomm D q ,the %om dominataa t h ~of whi& if ,$bedtytg,The tWhdrd ie abut ik l work &#\.'intha words df CkrIes V,it &add bekept in.a,cwk& in d b r ~PI: serve it,&wnthe rakyps ~f timk Th3s WOChw&,.wWm-t+-tion of which i39 Imw ~ # L t d . i a35143. The 4& fdnmih taw,a mstqiece of open-s@le..work,4,meof tba most Wewdhy p&a of the bnildhg. Its -total b & h is 1M %wdik ma ia 40,860 quare feet. :Aftmhuybgcme$edthe-bgrm can sitart pm d&t'tolt&d

poi& of m.Tha Zmmaw O w 1 prior 'fabb w a ' tb& && kht3 mltim~nt,f ' ~ 0 r &s tisit, ILnd if yon

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prior 81. S < w rAmmpt~£Mmdl&erWgimdW ~ g n d ~ t h ~ e i $ b e Pa&@ 8dW ( F dFiW potatas] w M am 4dd .w %IMI

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BRUGES No ane ma ever claim to b Belgium without having visited B m ; The&iar cham of this dty is dm partly tatb.pres-mw of m many canals a d ~ r t 1 yto ibW t h of M e d i d and R m a b ~ mbaildings NratwitWdhg the &veIop& of m d m W e r i m B?qgw mmgd brebin ib hw and

c ; p a M thm O&T &&a by maem&rrudi~fl d 1-dabtoh soddad lryrcgPes

The city ofB w p , the n m a 03 whichbderived from eheword %ridten Khmhgi ssaidta b t ehack mfrnasthe&mthcan** thhd*- , tUta*pa*ytohhMamma,Bmga b m e om of Europe%p W amm&aI amtwm, Led by Pieter de C&&, o WMV~F, and Jan Bmydel, $ butcher, tbe wph ef bag^ mdtad a* &e Fm& geemm of Flm-dm, Jwqw de Ghatillam, and rn-d all thee mabk tu p#-

the FIE&&w d s U ~rn V&ndt) [Shijdd and F&ad), The dtbg-up pf the id&ta She sea was eh0 principalMQPinBxuga' rapld d d h during the f i h t h md~Mamth

' B q yh the capital of thepre- of West Pl.ndar.and had, in the hpptior to the wandWorld Warva ppdation of 59,000. Tbcityisw richin things worth wing that it kMdt tam k ~ a &oiw for rr brief viait. h bhe ceaW and mntbern pmh of the ci pwill fmd mth

bdidiqg ~ V ~ I E ' IC p bl W ~ F?heng p&th@ by%erg gouts,B ~ O O I S ~ ~m d P m b b . Thisbuildin$, belmghg b t h m distinct psriqdpl [14#, Uth and 13thcentkina) is open to the pubb mry day. On the Gmwm W, e 19th cmtury monument to Pbhr de Conimk ttnd Jrur 3Bmyda who ham pl~yedwzch an h w r Wm1e inFlwdm' hkdaq,

The B m r Io v e h h w h g the quare, waa &lt in t h e 18th wnd 14th centuries, a l t b g h the upper &my WEASnet added mfil I-. A h in the &vote Marb are the'Gothic *led Cbmm~ Pm OFmR and the P ~ F ' I w ~ L(hmxafm~XDmma. n~C- OF mm H O ~ Yl h m tfrom w h m the lWu&d Fr-ion

+ 05 theHoly Blood rnb out on tbe first Monday after May 2, is hatea in the srtme district; This G k p l ww ?a& fo *e

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'prne drop of-as'Blood ofChristhugBt -h.J&~gfalm3n Il& % , M q a ~lo* &peh.d&& bbk to tbJW m-tnrg,wbweaa the.Qokhic a phplwas b&lfb:EKOPKCBW. A maUm u m , mntainingthe dilvex;gilt diqyrrrg of &e Ei~)lx'

aid, topdm with other worb of -&k s4 tihe right of tb atmm Qo the nppp eh*

T h s T m U a r t d & e b a w ~ $ f g E m a M h t h m ~n*kbsod.

T4e M m & MU- OF A m in B R I ~r builddingin4-arm sty&'bas011sof the rickst e o l l d m of ma#m of.the'emlym* &m1, wbih ~ w ~ H ~0s ma l hm m 1Br -$phi&bbm v d d into an M-, EX-

hibib e migas d e d a g of 1- rund dt&ue --. The early & t h i ~ . Wa~W h mW hilt bx the 18ihcmw. Heft! p a ab abb to,&&e 8u&- WQ*>Q~ t ~ € the &~sP, Dalarw%'atf*ibnMt o - f a n h d t , md the statue of the Virgin

obila by Mi&&t~ngdt~A rmw~kabhwI1- Q$ &t-+ t b y & n s ~ a r e b b e d i r r * & . J e r H v ~mamwFwhich b k t d ia the &hkraa& tbg we@ ~ d , ' ' a f & e ~ O f O O r ' l ; a d F A f i ~ b l W k s ~ * . h ~ * t+tmnth c w m y l33bmrq a m m m - f s r ntuls 0 f . h

as n mlmar$&r base. Wp8 ism&ght$fdn Bmges although thi theater a d nrimer-

QIIS movie; h o t w m& it @bla b s p d rn agmabh &v@ig,h g w hs lF'hnis4eitg,but.lam7 of its inhaiaitmik d & m d

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me~f~dcarm u M-m, with its femoua ol~pllTHEATRE tb 'impmsi~edaseidpRmm w zla Mwxm+wd styled &ws ~ ~ia just a done's &row from tke~ R&BB The center of m h w t to p astrweller, how-B@Bm ever, abe the G u m Pmcq WE&ji3 without a d d t +e of the finest ~irqusmon,theContinent. T b quare has seen r @at deul of B m d s hiwry. Formerly tha mtmd mark& $lace, it h~ nowhammaamwca for touris& It8 p i h q u e --, the TOWH u i ~with itstamed spim mdthe Maw rm BQr em a fey of iet most beautiM buildin@. TheTom HAZ&(E&dde VilJe), with itsrneclievd front, m

pimmoat of the mthside a£ stptmaad was h i l t during the

&ant city, smt of tlae Gtov-B r01$~1Mi,B ~ B ~ ~ E Iis generally it well w rnof the most charming

at you d l arrive in Bruwels at &e Noma &A- 1-yeam This hil* with h~-biduric gprtrt9i d . ~ ~ t bc a d m y tapwhy, e m be a i M every day of the we&. hdi of the homes of thaGuildhdla baa its Mividnal h r a c b r and the quaint hw rmBo~mum(number 8) will undaubt-~ ~ a t t r a c t y b u m o s t ..

It isdwinthhpZBBlof the t m h t p a will &Id th~sbtue of Ymdkia P&,WE& b m e tbBUSCO% sf all E P P ~ O ~ I L m e w d t i o n p W t & s t a t a g w ~ U b a W . f a & ~ ~ ~ f h e m v ~ o f ~ ~ ~ d .~ f a ~ ~ ~ r s w w - t f i s s t

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GHENT @zmm,&8ftuatd at the curduenmof thoxivem Lys and MeIdt irjr the cap~tqlof &st Fhdem. NO other town has played ao im-portrmnt a role in Flemish histmy asG h t , trhich e 9 p W why it hm EI* present one of &e richest 00Udotls of buildings and .m~numenbdating from every age,

3knded in 981, Ghat was mclleasiveIy'oneof the worId's -in mters sf grain trade and the waving indmtry. During the &emnth century, the weaving i n d w brought the city an un-'surpaslered prosprity which anded in the foui*tmthcentury wit11

gmwtll of wool mni~u£a~twingin Fagland, D d i the Hun-,-, .bed Yeem War, Jacob van AFte~eMc,friend and Gongdant of ;Edward IId England, mured the neufrality pf Flandem, thus iimrhga mpply of wool to England. Asadmted as a'mulf ,.of h i s .p,oliq of fawritism towad England, he waa m&ed by his sonPhilip vm Arteveldel wbo beeame Regent of F I m h ,in18B. It was PWpvan Ar&velde who led the c i t h m of Ghat ,in the m d l h g g l a again& the Fmoh ovi3r20rds. 5n 1640 the men

-of Ghent were equally maaceedul in th& rebe&

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. On& thm,you are hthe neighhrhd 8 f the %owteen& -hqh,or BelW as it is called in ??Ids&, with it9 f a m o ~

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t - h b i , &oral ce6ter of Fmch-8,eakinfi Bdg~um,is the capital;'fB ~ B 'same me,with b popdadion of %P,IXH).pmbim of $ 1 ~ ' I+ke met aP the Fl&sb bwns, Li*, &d calEd the ar'tdof

' p&&, bas gonethough m q skqg1Lsince theMdd B &B in urde~to paewu that liberty so dear ka hhe Bdgku.

The dty of LiBge was fomded by EkE?ambrtjB&up ofMaw-hiaht. In fie fonrkmth century it became the mpiM af t b

. pthmcbi&oMe af Id*, which ~ Q Pfour hm&apars rebind :'. ib h d e p d ~ m ~ Strife &menof $h&Southern RePlawIa.&.

the&&ma af Li&geand the prince Wop ww f m q w t thoughT out- that-perid During the last m n t q was mrmundd by st ring & forb a@ the city played an im@& m 4 in both tbe Erst a n d the ~nwntWorld IFTam-.- LiQe enjogs imqarhbI* locadon st tbmg&uacs of the

nhd the C)OBPBB, &-thehse 01 81skhi& rising s h p l y on dl sides.

The broad tm-2igadsheeta which run p d e l with fib Mdwe the innw oity. he c-= rrr 9 ~ .J-% on e quare ta

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d mall&&- a€Queen &&rb-hhise, h t . Thehm d- with i~ & fttmtbcen-t~ TowaIIdLG ~ W m y ~ a w gPinthp.bBPd 94~&#23n the ~ ~ Q&ndo dam@uMS ~ dis dw *G yolv R O W E ~J y h U a y C smside ~a$9pt. xi%~

QP Fmtxam, ita C b m l Sh hthiqg beach 0% @am B m a are tha city%ral smtam.:of afid~a, &tend. dw a

. af remation. TheCkille3s h h w u for ihf & v h a d wnE3df f l d ~ d h the d h -web ~ d e r ti* d hmw cw-. Apwt fzwl%fie M ibh o r n ~~~~~g~~~~*aftmnmm % m b a~ tbQ m n &

twrish' &&dm, A $up&~ Q B && tdb e eream ist~r* d l p h m b 1 . . d m , a r r d ~ m s ~ e n d W * m i a h l h g &a pamsb~!aad h-nq eb mWmg wwwds on thebwh ABWZE&~W~+ d n g& ~ ~ ~ & ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ d ~ t o y i e w t h e ~ imthawa&~wlB&erpat$gmh*nnt&wn tobe hrphtm.

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On the left the ~ n d h r s&en& to the ~ark;laidmti n $879, mluaiqgh&y b r ~hnu$h and wmt md divi- it &rn the msidpntkl :mhrB of ~~hq it%glsl*, and We H o ~ - ~ ~ b o w gb horn as uQfy-d m&es''- tbe .&hi$itgof 'theBroadtmw8tat$ionm(Rdio Lm&burg) gbw t b '&M,tha rrP P&CEWM W b a.-%tte,af Nmsy*4 &'the m&hmend k i i e l"m.atom FomdatiqanM.iWibnfBr

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the a@ A balak3d ka.mw Es h t of the Idtar oommnb it mgdbmt dew d the ~ d m hd F f & a w h p-s& a p m & d hm& md dhw h8d'hqp m&d by Pauhm,T hb mkwhich Umeb *pd d e ghlar ~ & tb L ~ a h ~ gia,Cbhkl? esmbemnfEOlglb l i r h ~ , j m &pa-Si~ibqm0)noes pad.. mls,0PlhdthsmISoLam (%er% Acmm), ThsG P S T I ~ : ~ ~ w & & - ~ g ? i . - ~ads w *dgbt

(Emutmarrct), ~ 1 0 s ~ Omtm (Pahisde Jug-tawhich am the Z a a ~ ti?] *thg in part PPmkhB sixtsw* why* aa the I& &* sf $he Bw dn Manhhus-Ewk ia Gbm-lku,P w w e m iST9-B h IIpdsh k a h w e Nw;st m it $B . the &*B-*t,q m D m (Chamh* am rnpu*), LmmdImg fi*-

At the, rsr af the PP1w s the qoier. -~pa-Pcmmwp ma*),^tbmtwof thmty. ch the nmthside k

wit$, emxbt archawlogi--Bmwlm*ni* a t b e

~ u 6 h i ~ ~ ~ C ~ c m & . ~ i a 5 n ~ t ~ i B ,Atthn sidenf theebumhis~appa& to.the eighte&keenw Chm

( h t du Chbau, SeZlldr*), Wlag b h m aitg