Laeken Travel Guide

 irisbe Says:  In this huge green house you will find a plentitude of azalea's all ordered accordingly to their colour.Here is the group of the red ones.The contemporary collection in the royal greenhouses is of real big value and more specific in three kind:.First of all, a certain amount... 

 irisbe Says:  and watch the magnificien dome, the royal crown on the top.Soon you will find out how it looks inside!In 1873architect Alphonse Balat designed a greenhouse complex for King Leopold II.It had to "communicate" with the classic style of the Palac. The greenhouses addapted the... 

 irisbe Says:  It is marvelous to see all the sites of this greenhouse construction.Especially on a sunny day, the green of the metal and the colour of the glas in the sun looks marvelous.During the 19th century, the advanced knowledge and technics and new materials, led to the combination... 

 irisbe Says:  Architect Poelaert (same as the one who designed the Palace of Justice in Brussels) has given the 18th century castle a new front in the early 1900ties.When the flag is up, the king is home! 

 irisbe Says:  Between the royal palace and the street, seperated by a huge fence, there is this long path you have to walk.Ofcourse the royal family rather drives this path. Our present king, king Albert II is a huge motor fan.At the back you will find the Albert I memorate tower. 

 irisbe Says:  From inside the park you have a look at the Japanese tower, near the Chinese pavilion, that both are located outside the park.I hope the pics taken with my reflex camera will be better :-)then I will add a few of those! 

 irisbe Says:  well that was it ... this hall will lead to the orangerie where you can buy that catalogue or those postcards :-)I hope you enjoyed! 

 irisbe Says:  a big round dome, an innercircle surrounded by pillars and a walking path in a huge circle at the outside of the pillar row. 

 irisbe Says:  Here you can see a detail of the iron inside of the greenhouse.It takes a lot of maintainance to keep it clean and to avoid corosion. 

 irisbe Says:  the wide stairs (of the previous tip) will bring you in some new rooms with more tropical plants, some of them we are familiar with. 

 irisbe Says:  If you drive there by car, then you can park your car on the large parking lot just across the Royal Palace.Local police and signalisation will help you. 

 irisbe Says:  Sometimes pictures doesn't come out the way you liked it. Should you just throw them away? Or should you experiment on them?I thought to do the second and I will add them on my off the beaten path as my t-logues are too limited.off the beaten path of the photographer `-) 

 irisbe Says:  Sometimes pictures doesn't come out the way you liked it. Should you just throw them away? Or should you experiment on them?I thought to do the second and I will add them on my off the beaten path as my t-logues are too limited.off the beaten path of the photographer `-) 

 irisbe Says:  ... when you walk through the garden of the royal palace, you might find several places where you can sit for a few minutes should your legs don't want to carry you no further or should you just want to enjoy the magnificient view. Spring is lovely!Visiting the garden medio...