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Andreas Vesalius Birthplace

A little disappointing… but better than nothing! The birthplace of Andreas Vesalius, the Father of Anatomy and consequently of modern...

Andreas Vesalius Monument

This monument to Andreas Vesalius was erected and dedicated on December 31, 1847. The big bronze statue stands in the...

Belgian Museum Of Radiology

The Belgian Museum of Radiology in Brussels (Military Hospital Queen Astrid, Bruynstreet 2) has been created in 1990 by a...

Centre De Sante De La Croix Rouge De Belgique

This historical seat of the Belgian Red Cross in Brussels (at the corner between Place Brugmann and Rue Stallaert) was...

Edith Cavell And Marie Depage Monument

This monument to the memory of heroic nurses Edith Cavell and Marie Depage can be seen on a corner of...

Edith Cavell's Memorial

The name of the heroic nurse Edith Cavell is remembered, among other people, in a marble tablet dedicated to the...

Ernest Solvay's Tomb

Belgian chemist and philanthropist Ernest Solvay is buried, along with other members of his family, in this tomb of the...

First Belgian Nursing School

The first Belgian nursing school – the École belge d’infirmières diplômées - was founded in 1907 by celebrated surgeon Antoine...

Fondation Medicale Reine Elisabeth

"On the strength of her experience during the First World War, particularly in the four hospitals on the Belgian front,...

Grand Hospice Or Institut Pacheco

The Grand Hospice (Great Hospice) of Brussels (Rue du Grand Hospice, 7), also known as Institut Pacheco, was built from...

Hopital Brugmann A Laeken

When banker and philanthropist Georges Brugmann died in 1900, he left a huge sum to the Conseil des hospices de...

Hopital Saint Pierre

The Hôpital Saint-Pierre in Brussels (Rue Haute, 322) is the main hospital in the downtown of the Belgian capital and...

Institut Chirurgical Berkendael

The old Institut Chirurgical Berkendael in Brussels (Place G. Brugmann n° 29) was built in 1905 by Art nouveau architect...

Institut Dentaire George Eastman

The building of the ancient Institut Dentaire George Eastman in the Leopold Parc, Brussels, was one of the charitable works...

Institut Jules Bordet

The Institut Jules Bordet in Brussels (121 Boulevard de Waterloo) is the only autonomous hospital in Belgium totally dedicated to...

Joan Baptista Van Helmont's Monument

This marble monument of Joan Baptista van Helmont can be seen under the trees of Place du Nouveau Marché aux...

Joris Van Zelle By Bernard Van Orley 1519

This oil on oak portrait of the young physician Joris van Zelle is a work by Flemish painter Bernard van...

Jules Bordet Tomb

Jules Bordet is buried in this tomb of the Ixelles Cemetery in Brussels, with his wife Marthe Levoz and his...

Musee Des Plantes Medicinales Et De La Pharmacie

A quite rich and well arranged Museum dedicated to Herbalism and Pharmacy - Musée des Plantes Médicinales et de la...

Old Institut De Physiologie

The ancient "Institut de Physiologie" of the "Université Libre de Bruxelles" in the Leopold Parc of Brussels was completed in...

Paracelsus By Peter Paul Rubens

The most famous portrait of Paracelsus is a work by Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens. Probably Paracelus was portrayed by...