Royal Observatory of Belgium, Brussels

Name: Royal Observatory of Belgium
Address: 3 Avenue Circulaire - Ringlaan, Brussels, Belgium

#59 among attractions in Brussels

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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. It was home to a 100 cm diameter aperture Zeiss reflector in the first half of the 20th century, one of the largest telescopes in the world at the time. It owns a variety of other astronomical instruments, such as astrographs, as well as a range of seismograph equipment. ()

Local name: Observatoire royal de Belgique Coordinates: 50°47'55"N, 4°21'32"E

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3 Avenue Circulaire - RinglaanUccle (Observatoire)Brussels Belgium

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Royal Observatory of Belgium – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bois de la Cambre, Museum David and Alice van Buuren, Villa Empain, Square du Bois.

1 miNE
Park
Bois de la Cambre, Brussels
26 min walk • The Bois de la Cambre or Ter Kamerenbos is an urban public park in Brussels, Belgium. It lies in the south of the Brussels-Capital Region, in the municipality of the City of Brussels, and covers an area of 1.23 km², forming a natural offshoot of the Sonian Forest, which penetrates deep into the city in the south-east of Brussels.
0.8 miN
Museum, Art museum, History museum
Museum David and Alice van Buuren, Brussels
21 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.
1.3 miNE
Museum, Architecture, Art gallery
Villa Empain, Brussels
33 min walk • The Villa Empain is a private house in Art Deco style in Brussels, Belgium, built in 1930–1934 by the Swiss architect Michel Polak. It was commissioned by Baron Louis Empain, son of the Belgian industrialist Édouard Empain. Since its restoration in 2009–2011, it has been open to the public.
1.2 miNE
Street
Square du Bois, Brussels
32 min walk • The Square du Bois, also known as the Billionaire Square, is a private street in Brussels, Belgium. It belongs to the owners who live there and who bear the cost of maintenance, development and repair.
1.3 miNE
Universities and schools
Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management, Brussels
34 min walk • The Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management is a school of economics and management and a Faculty of the Université libre de Bruxelles, a French-speaking private research university located in Brussels, Belgium.
1.3 miNE
Street
Avenue Franklin Roosevelt, Brussels
33 min walk • The Avenue Franklin Roosevelt or Franklin Rooseveltlaan is an avenue in Brussels, Belgium. It is located in the southern part of the City of Brussels, near the border with the municipality of Ixelles, where it runs parallel to the Bois de la Cambre/Ter Kamerenbos.
1 miW
Area
Uccle, Brussels
25 min walk • 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.
0.7 miW
Art Nouveau architecture, Architecture
Bloemenwerf, Brussels
18 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.
1.2 miSE
Forts and castles
Château de La Fougeraie, Brussels
32 min walk • The Château de La Fougeraie, also called the Château Wittouck, is a stately home in Belgium built in 1911 for the industrialist Paul Wittouck.
0.6 miSW
Cemetery
Dieweg Cemetery, Brussels
15 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.
1 miSW
Cemetery
Cimetière d’Uccle - Begraafplaats van Ukkel, Brussels
25 min walk • The Verrewinkel Cemetery is located in the Brussels municipality of Uccle, Belgium. It is framed by the special conservation areas of the Kauwberg, the Sauvagère Park and the Engeland plateau.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Royal Observatory of Belgium?

Nearby attractions include Dieweg Cemetery, Brussels (15 min walk), Bloemenwerf, Brussels (18 min walk), Museum David and Alice van Buuren, Brussels (21 min walk).

How to get to Royal Observatory of Belgium by public transport?

The nearest stations to Royal Observatory of Belgium:

Bus

Observatoire - Sterrenwacht • Lines: 124, 37, 43, 60, N10 (3 min walk)
Mercure - Mercurius • Lines: 124, 37, 60, N10 (5 min walk)

Tram

Lancaster • Lines: 92 (8 min walk)
Gare de Saint-Job - Station Sint-Job • Lines: 92 (9 min walk)

Train

Saint-Job - Sint-Job (9 min walk)
Vivier d'Oie - Diesdelle (16 min walk)