Hotels near Cinquantenaire Park & Museums

Built in 1880 to celebrate Belgium's 50th anniversary of independence, the Cinquantenaire is one of Brussels' grandest public spaces - a formal French garden flanked by neoclassical palace wings, crowned by a massive triumphal arch added in 1905. Within the complex: the Art & History Museum (200,000+ objects from ancient civilisations to decorative arts), Autoworld (one of Europe's finest vintage car collections), and the Royal Military Museum.

The Cinquantenaire arch climb is free and provides excellent views over the park and the European Quarter skyline. The Art & History Museum is often overlooked - its Art Nouveau decorative arts wing is outstanding and the collection of Egyptian antiquities rivals major national museums.