Google Map World Heritage sites for Belgium

Main link goes to Google satellite image of area. In most places you can zoom in once, in some places all the way. Use "VR" link for virtual reality tours, "Img" for Google images. Please note, some coordinates have errors. If you find the true coordinates, comment on my blog.

Belfries of Flanders and Wallonia: [Img] "The 30 belfries in Flanders and Wallonia, invariably found in an urban setting, are imposing bell-towers of medieval origin, generally attached to the town hall and..." [More]
Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels): [Img] "The four major town houses - Hotel Tassel, Hotel Solvay, Hotel van Eetvelde, and Maison & Atelier Horta - located in Brussels and designed by the architect Victor Horta,..." [More]
Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons): [Img] "The Neolithic flint mines at Spiennes, covering more than 100 ha, are the largest and earliest concentration of ancient mines in Europe. They are also remarkable for the..." [More]
The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louviere and Le Roeulx (Hainault): [Img] "The four hydraulic boat-lifts on this short stretch of the historic Canal du Centre are industrial monuments of the highest quality. Together with the canal itself and its..." [More]
Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai: [Img] "The Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Tournai was built in the first half of the 12th century. It is especially distinguished by a Romanesque nave of extraordinary dimensions, a..." [More]
Flemish Beguinages: [Img] "The Beguines were women who dedicated their lives to God without retiring from the world. In the 13th century they founded the beguinages, enclosed communities designed to..." [More]
Grand-Place, Brussels: [Img] "La Grand-Place in Brussels is a remarkably homogeneous body of public and private buildings, dating mainly from the late 17th century. The architecture provides a vivid..." [More]
Historic Centre of Brugge: [Img] "Brugge is an outstanding example of a medieval historic settlement, which has maintained its historic fabric as this has evolved over the centuries, and where original Gothic..." [More]

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