The romantic castle
The 1870 restoration gave it fairy-tale turrets.
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For the medieval enthusiast and families with children: yes, an enjoyable hour in a real castle. For others: its exterior (free) suffices. Best combined with a morning in the nearby Marolles district: the flea market on Place du Jeu de Balle (daily mornings, biggest at weekends) and its vintage shops.
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The Halle Gate is the sole survivor of Brussels' second city wall (fourteenth century): a fortified gate of 1381 with towers and a bridge that once spanned a moat, spared the nineteenth-century demolition of the walls because it served as a prison and then a depot โ and restored in a romantic Gothic style (1870) with a conical roof and added turrets that gave it a fairy-tale-castle look. Today it is a museum (a branch of the Art & History Museum) on the city's medieval history and fortifications: armour, guilds and weapons, models of the walls, and the guardroom with its original walls. On the roof, a circular walkway beneath the eaves gives a view over southern Brussels and the working-class Marolles district. On the centre's southern edge (metro Porte de Hal) โ a short visit for the medieval enthusiast and for families (children love the castle). Closed Mondays.
The 1870 restoration gave it fairy-tale turrets.
A circle beneath the eaves overlooking southern Brussels.
Medieval Brussels in its weapons and wall models.
Boulevard du Midi 150, 1000 Brussels