Government Building sights in Brussels
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European Parliament
Inside this decidedly dated blue-glass building (completed only a decade ago) political junkies can sit in on a parliamentary session in the huge debating chamber known as the hemicycle, or tour it when parliament’s not sitting. Tours (using multilingual headphones) start at the parliament’s visitor’s centre attached to the Paul-Henri Spaak section of the parliament.
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Palais de Justice
Impossible to miss (it’s larger than St Peter’s in Rome), this immense 1879-built law court was designed by Joseph Poelaert to reflect the temples of the Egyptian Pharaohs. There are sweeping views over Brussels from the viewing platform out front.
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Berlaymont
Although the 1967-built, star-shaped Berlaymont building housing the European Commission isn't open to the public, the information panels outside give a succinct overview of the EU and its role in the European capital.
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