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St. Michael and St. Gudula Cathedral (Cathedrale St-Michel et Ste-Gudule)vsMusee Fin-De-Siecle
St. Michael and St. Gudula Cathedral and Musee Fin-De-Siecle are both rated very highly by expert reviewers. Overall, Musee Fin-De-Siecle ranks slightly better than St. Michael and St. Gudula Cathedral. Musee Fin-De-Siecle scores 87 with recommendations from 4 reviews including Fodor's, Michelin Guide and Fodor's.
St. Michael and St. Gudula Cathedral (Cathedrale St-Michel et Ste-Gudule)
Lonely Planet
Fodor's
Michelin Guide
Afar Magazine
U.S. News & World Report
Frommer's
Parvis Sainte-Gudule, Treurenberg Hill, Brussels 1000, Belgium
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Lonely Planet "Host to coronations and royal weddings, Brussels’ grand, twin-towered cathedral bears at least a passing resemblance to Paris’ much better known Notre Dame." Full review
Fodor's "All royal weddings and christenings take place here." Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"Inside, the Brabançon nave is imposing and sober and the stained-glass windows are remarkable with their colours and motifs." Full review
Afar Magazine "A walk around the inside of the cathedral is a history lesson of how these countries view and celebrate the Christmas season." Full review
U.S. News & World Report3.0
"It's less ornate than other Gothic churches, but most agree the St. Michael and St. Gudula Cathedral's no-frills design is a refreshing quality. " Full review
Frommer's "Rising above the hectic chaos of the Lower Town on Treurenberg in a no-man’s land between the Lower and Upper Towns, this magnificent twin-towered Roman Catholic church is the “purest flowering of the Gothic style”; its choir is Belgium’s earliest Brabantine Gothic work" Full review
Musee Fin-De-Siecle Lonely Planet Fodor's Fodor's Michelin Guide Fodor's
3 Rue de la Regence, Brussels, Belgium
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Lonely PlanetTop choice
"Look out, too, for Anthony van Dyck’s contemplative human studies, Cornelis de Vos’ charming family portrait, and works by Rembrandt and Frans Hals." Full review
Fodor's "The museum charts this changing of the guard, beginning with the rebellion against academic tradition and the dominant themes of Romanticism that gave rise to the birth of Realism." Full review
Fodor's "This is one of a series of interconnected art museums, all operated under the banner of the Musées de Royaux des Beaux-arts de Belgique." Full review
Michelin Guide 3 Stars
"The collection of early Flemish work, as well as masterpeices by Bruegel the Elder and Rubens make this a museum of worldwide renown." Full review
Fodor's "The collection lends focus to an era when art stopped gazing all moist-eyed at history and instead turned its attention to the world around it." Full review
