Uccle, Brussels

Name: Uccle
Address: Brussels, Belgium

#100 among attractions in Brussels

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Uccle or Ukkel is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. In common with all of Brussels' municipalities, it is legally bilingual. It is generally considered an affluent area of the city and is particularly noted for its community of French immigrants. ()

Alternative names: Area: 8.85 mi²Coordinates: 50°47'60"N, 4°20'12"E

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Uccle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Nemo 33, Forest National, Museum David and Alice van Buuren, Forest Town Hall.

0.9 miW
Diving, Scuba and snorkeling, Tours
Nemo 33, Brussels
23 min walk • Nemo 33 is an indoor non-chlorinated fresh water facility in Brussels, Belgium. It held the record as the deepest indoor swimming pool in the world between its opening on 1 May 2004, and the completion of Y-40 in Montegrotto Terme, Padua, Italy on 5 June 2014.
0.8 miNW
Sport venue, Sport, Concerts and shows
Forest National, Brussels
21 min walk • Forest National is a multi-purpose arena located in the municipality of Forest near Brussels, Belgium. The arena can hold more than 8,000 people. It hosts indoor sporting events as well as concerts done by a wide variety of artists.
1 miNE
Museum, Art museum, History museum
Museum David and Alice van Buuren, Brussels
27 min walk • The Museum David and Alice Van Buuren is a private house, now a museum, built from 1924 to 1928 for banker and art collector David Van Buuren and his wife Alice in Uccle, a municipality of Brussels, Belgium.
1.1 miNW
City hall
Forest Town Hall, Brussels
28 min walk • The Municipal Hall of Forest is the municipal hall building and the seat of that municipality of Brussels, Belgium. Built between 1935 and 1938, and qualified as a prototype of Brussels' Art Deco, this building illustrates the leading role the style played in public architecture during the interwar period.
1.2 miN
Park
Duden Park, Brussels
30 min walk • Duden Park is a park located in the municipality of Forest in Brussels, Belgium. It covers 24 hectares and has a level difference of 45 metres, with its highest point being at an elevation of 90 metres.
1 miE
Observatories and planetariums
Royal Observatory of Belgium, Brussels
25 min walk • The Royal Observatory of Belgium, has been situated in the Uccle municipality of Brussels since 1890. It was first established in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode in 1826 by William I under the impulse of Adolphe Quetelet.
1.1 miNW
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Forest, Brussels
28 min walk • Forest or Vorst, is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the southern part of the region, it is bordered by Anderlecht, Ixelles, Uccle, and Saint-Gilles, as well as the Flemish municipality of Drogenbos.
1.3 miSW
Area
Drogenbos, Brussels
33 min walk • Drogenbos is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality only comprises the town of Drogenbos proper. On January 1, 2018, Drogenbos had a total population of 5,599. The total area is 2.49 km² which gives a population density of 2,248 inhabitants per km².
0.4 miSE
Art Nouveau architecture, Architecture
Bloemenwerf, Brussels
11 min walk • Bloemenwerf is the name of the residence house of Belgian painter, architect and interior designer Henry van de Velde, built in 1895. It is located in Uccle, Brussels, Belgium. Velde designed the house and its interior as well as the furnishings. It was inspired in part by William Morris' Red House.
1.3 miNE
Art Nouveau architecture, Victor Horta,
Major town houses of the architect Victor Horta, Brussels
33 min walk • The major town houses of Victor Horta are four houses in the city of Brussels in Belgium, which have been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000.
0.6 miSE
Cemetery
Dieweg Cemetery, Brussels
16 min walk • The Dieweg Cemetery is a former cemetery located on the territory of the Brussels municipality of Uccle, disused since 1958 and which has become one of the most unusual places to walk in the Belgian capital.