Brussels is the capital of Belgium and the European Union. It has a population of 1.2 million people and is 62.2 square kilometers in size. Brussels was founded in 979 by Charles, Duke of Lower Lotharingia and has a long history of rulers, revolutions, and periods of renaissance. Some of the most popular places to visit in Brussels include the Atomium, a structure built for the 1958 World's Fair that is now the city's most iconic landmark, the Manneken Pis statue of a naked boy urinating, and the Grand Place central square which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Famous people from Brussels include Tintin creator Georges Remi, scientist Georges L

1. BRUSSELSBRUSSELS

2. INDEXINDEX
● VOCABULARY
● BASIC FACTS
● HISTORY
● PLACES
● WHO'S FROM BRUSSELS
● OPINION

3. VOCABULARYVOCABULARY
● Renaissances.......renacimiento.
● Guildhalls.......ayuntamiento
● World fair.......feria mundial
● Heritage......patrimonio
● Dutch.......holandés

4. BASIC FACTSBASIC FACTS
● Capital of Belgium and
the European Union
● Population of 1.2 million
● 62.2 sq
● Major centre for
international politics
● French and dutch

5. HISTORY HISTORY
● Founded in 979
● Charles, Duke of Low
Lotharingia
● Rulers, revolutions
and renaissances

6. PLACES:PLACES:

7. ATOMIUMATOMIUM
● Museum
● Built for the World
Fair in 1958
● Most popular
touristic attraction
● Symbol of Brussels

8. MANNEKEN PISMANNEKEN PIS
● Small bronze
sculpture
● Naked little boy
urinating into a
fountain's basin
● 1618

9. GRAND PLACEGRAND PLACE
● Central square of
Brussels
● Guildhalls and two
larger edifices
● Measures:68 by 110
metres
● UNESCO world
Heritage site

10. WHO'S FROM BRUSSELSWHO'S FROM BRUSSELS
● GEORGES REMI: The creator of Tintin
● GEORGES LEMAITRE: The scientist who
created the big bang theory
● THE SMURFS: Created by Peyo