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The Death of Marat, painting at the museum of fine arts in Brussels

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29January2011

The Death of Marat is an eighteenth century (Year 1793) painting in the Neo-classical style by the Jacques- Louis David. The painting is being revered and is praised as an image from the French Revolution. This painting depicts the killing of radical journalist Jean-Paul Marat, killed on the 13th of July 1793 by Charlotte Corday. Corday was a French Revolutionary figure hailing from a mediocre aristocratic family. Corday, held Marat for the September Massacres and feared an all out civil war. He favored the assassination as terming it as an effort to save one lakh lives by killing the only one.

Jean-Paul Marat was a Swiss-born French physician, philosopher, political theorist and scientist and was referred as the well known radical journalist and politician from the French Revolution. It is said about him that Marat use to take shelter of cold bath to ease him from the violent itching as emerging from skin diseases that he suffered for a long period and are said to be caused as when he was forced to escape in Paris sewers to save him from his enemies. David was a close friend of Marat, as well as a strong supporter of Robespierre and the Jacobins. As he had a facial tumor as occurred due to fencing, David was excessively happy with his capacity to convince crowd for their speeches. He as an effort to memorize his friend, David painted this portrait of Marat.

Marat is quite praised one and is idealized and the painting there keeps no sign of skin problems. However in this painting he is not shown with the marks of his skin problems. David, however, collected the details from his visit to Marat’s residence well before the assassination as including, the green rug, the papers, and the pen.  David, there promised his friends in the National Convention that would inspect and show their murdered friend invocatively. The Death of Marat is there referred and designed as a personal hero. Yet the name Charlotte Corday can be seen there on the paper as kept in Marat’s left hand, the assassin herself is not visible.

While a close look of this painting shows Marat at his last breath when Corday and many others were yet close to them. And there David had tried to preserve more than the horror of martyrdom. In this manner, the painting, entirely from its beginning is a systematic construction of the victim and according to many critiques is termed as the “awful beautiful lie”. Many a times, the painting Death of Marat is been compared to the Michelangelo’s Pieta.

Le Meridien Bruxelles, 5 stars hotel in Brussels

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21January2011

Le Meridien Bruxelles 5 Stars Hotel in Brussels

Le Meridien Bruxelles 5 Stars Hotel in Brussels

•    Overview of the Hotel: Le Meridien Bruxelles is situated across from Brussels Central Train Station, and has distance of about 5 minutes from the Grand Place. Most of the spacious room presents the exquisite city views. There you can have exercise at your 24 hour fitness center. After that you can refresh yourself with a drink at the bar. The L’Epicerie Restaurant presents there French cuisine in a Caribbean setting. From the hotel you can reach Magritte Museum about in 7 minutes. The European Commission is there about 4 metro stops away from there. The hotel has about 224 rooms and it is the Chain of Le Meridien Hotels and Resorts.

•    Amenities at the Hotel: For General facilities in the hotel it includes the following one as restaurant, bar, 24-hour front desk, newspapers,  non-smoking rooms, rooms/facilities for disabled guests, elevator, express check-in/check-out, safe, soundproofed rooms, heating, baggage storage, stores in hotel, gay friendly, allergy-free room. In services hotel provides the following one as fitness center, casino, massage, hiking, room service, meeting/banquet facilities, business center, babysitting/child services, laundry, dry cleaning, breakfast in the room, ironing service, honeymoon suite, currency exchange, souvenirs/gift shop, car rental,      fax/photocopying and  ticket ser.

•    Hotel Rules: With respect to the hotel rules there are some common rules in the hotel that are common for every guest staying in the hotel. However, these hotel rules get change from rooms to room where a person is staying in.  The check in time into the hotel is 15:00 – 00:00 hours and checkout time is between 07:00 – 12:00 hours. The Cancellation and prepayment policies there vary according to the room type.  Pets are allowed in the hotel. It accepts credit cards as American Express, Visa, Euro/Mastercard, Carte Bleue, Diners Club and JCB.

•    Hotel Room Types and Rates:

Superior Double/Twin Room: € 125 (Per Night)
Deluxe King/Twin Room: € 175 (Per Night)

Bavarian National Museum, one of the historical museums

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15January2011

The Bavarian National Museum is among one of the most important cultural history museums in entire Europe. The building is stood tall in the style of historism by Gabriel von Seidl 1894-1900 and is the most original and significant museum building of that time and era. The building is situated at the Prinzregentenstrasse, which is among one of the city’s four royal avenues. The museum at the time was constructed at the place of an older building; presently, it houses the State Museum of Ethnology. The museum was established by the king Maximilian II of Bavaria in 1855. It keeps an entire big house with collection of European artifacts from the late antiquity till the early 20th century. From the start, the entire collection is equally divided into two main groups as the art historical collection and the folklore collection.

While at the back side of the museum, there is located the house of the Bavarian State Archaeological Collection (Archäologische Staatssammlung) as from the very first  settlement as occurred during the Paleolithic Ages through the Celtic civilization and the Roman period till the early Middle Ages. The art historical collection there shows the artworks in a tour as kept in about forty rooms as ranging from the hall for late antiquity and Romanesque art through the rooms for Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and Rococo art to the exhibits of Classicism and Art Nouveau.

Among the exhibits in the museum the prominent ones include the things like one as ivory reliefs, goldsmith works, textiles, glass painting, tapestries and shrines. There on show remain the sculptures as developed by the prominent sculptors like Erasmus Grasser, Tilman Riemenschneider, Hans Multscher, Hans Leinberger, Adam Krafft, Giovanni Bologna, Hubert Gerhard, Adriaen de Vries, Johann Baptist Straub, Ferdinand Tietz, Ignaz Günther, Matthias Steinl, and Ludwig Schwanthaler. The museum is too poplar for its collections of courtly culture, musical instruments, furnitures, oil paintings, sketches, clocks, stoneware, majolica, miniatures, porcelain and faience. It is about the world’s best collection of the Nymphenburg porcelain figures of Franz Anton Bustelli (1723-63). At the western direction of the museum is located The Bollert Collection having the late medieval sculptures and paintings. The Folklore collection there keeps the conventional Bavarian furnitures, rural pottery, crockery and religious folklore involving the extraordinary collection of Neapolitan, Sicilian, Tyrolian and Bavarian Wood Carvings with street scenes and Nativity Scenes.

Le Meridien Bruxelles, five stars hotel in Brussels

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8January2011
Le Meridien Bruxelles five stars hotel in Brussels

Le Meridien Bruxelles five stars hotel in Brussels

•  Overview of the Hotel: This Le Meridien Bruxelles hotel is situated across the Brussels Central Train Station, about a 5-minute walk away from Grand Place. Most of the big rooms of the hotel provide an exclusive city views. The   Meridien Brussels has about a 24-hour reception and a massage service. From there you can reach upto the Magritte Museum about in about 7 minutes. The European Commission is about only 4 stands away from there. The hotel has about 224 rooms and it is the chain of the Le Meridien Hotels & Resorts.

•    Amenities at the Hotel: As far as for the general amenities in the hotel the prominent ones are as restaurant, bar, 24-hour front desk, newspapers,     non-smoking rooms, rooms/facilities for disabled guests, elevator,  express check-in/check-out, safe, soundproofed rooms, heating, baggage storage, stores in hotel, gay friendly and allergy-free room. With respect to activities in the hotel it includes as the fitness center, casino, massage and hiking. in services it includes the things as the room service, meeting/banquet facilities, business center, babysitting/child services, laundry, dry cleaning, breakfast in the room, ironing service, honeymoon suite, currency exchange,  souvenirs/gift shop, car rental,        fax/photocopying and ticket ser.

•    Hotel Rules: With respect to hotel rules for the Le Meridien Bruxelles despite being a general policy. The hotel rules change from hotel rooms to hotel rooms. The Check in time into hotel is 15:00 to 00:00 hours. And the check out time is 07:00 – 12:00 hours. Cancellation and prepayment policies there vary accordingly from room type to room type. The hotel accepts cards like American Express, Visa, Euro/Mastercard, Carte Bleue, Diners Club and JCB.

•    Hotel Room Types and Rates:

Superior Double/Twin Room: € 119 (Per Night)
Deluxe King/Twin Room: € 169 (Per Night)

Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, five stars hotel in Brussels

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27December2010
Radisson blu royal five stars hotel in Brussels

Radisson blu royal five stars hotel in Brussels

•   Overview of the Hotel: This beautiful and elegant hotel with a glass dome is situated about five minutes walk away from Grand Place and Brussels Central train station. The restaurant in the hotel Sea Grill is awarded with 2 Michelin stars. The hotel has the rooms in five respective styles like classic, maritime, art deco at home and oriental and each room having Wi-Fi and coffee/tea facilitates.   Hotel has about 281 rooms and it is the chain of Radisson Blu.

•    Amenities at the Hotel: As for the general services in the hotel it provides the amenities like as restaurant, bar, 24-hour front desk, newspapers, non-smoking rooms, rooms/facilities for disabled guests, family rooms, elevator, express check-in/check-out, safe, design hotel, allergy-free room and air conditioning. As for services in the hotel there prominent ones are room service,       meeting/banquet facilities, business center, babysitting/child services,        laundry, dry cleaning, breakfast in the room, ironing service, currency exchange, shoe shine and fax/photocopying.

•    Hotel Rules: With respect to hotel rules there are some rules that are necessary for every person to follow who is visiting the hotel as guest. However, these hotel rules can vary from hotel rooms to hotel rooms. The check in time into hotel is 15:00-00:00 hours whereas the check out time there is between 07:00 -12:00 hours. Cancellation and prepayment policies too depend upon the type of room where a person is staying in the hotel. Pets are allowed in the hotel. The hotel even accepts the credit cards like American Express, Visa, Euro/Mastercard and Diners Club.

•    Hotel Room Types and Rates:

Standard Room: € 219 (Per Night)
Business Class: € 279 (Per Night)
Magritte Package: € 259 (Per Night)

The Frenchification of Brussels transformation into a multicultural city

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20December2010

The Frenchification of Brussels is the change of Brussels as happened a century back from a Dutch dominant city into one that is amply bilingual or rather multilingual. Into the activities of new system, French was placed there as an alternative language with reference to being as a majority language and lingua franca. The most influencing aspect of this change was a shift from Dutch to French within the local Flemish residents as well as through the medium of immigration of French-speakers and international immigration and other related aspect and methodology.

The transition started slowly in the 18th century, but the activities for the transition occurred as the results of Belgian Revolution, where Brussels was the capital of the new independent Belgium. Irrespective of Dutch speaking mass in the prominence, demographically, French was constituted as the only official language and the language of the courts, culture, the medial and education. And this led to the major shift from Dutch to French as reaching by the late 19th century. Initially, there was a rise in the number of people who were bilingual and who learnt French at the cost of Dutch speaking masses. And with the passage of time, the number of monolingual francophones grew in the tremendous number and considerably. At the Half mark of the 20th century, the number of monolingual French-speakers crossed over even the number of bilingual French/ Dutch speakers.

By the 1960s the Belgian language barriers were made rigid and the limited the official bilingualism somehow to the 19 municipalities of Brussels. As the French speakers became prosperous, by the time Dutch too regained their lost prestige and reputation   and the Frenchification of Dutch speakers thus was restricted and prohibited. On the other side around the second half of the 20th century, Brussels became an impressive and effective international city and its internationalization brought an admixture of foreign immigrants, who, use to work in French or any other foreign languages instead of Dutch. Thus as Brussels expanded, there a good number of Dutch speaking municipalities in the near by areas at Dutch speaking municipalities at surrounding Flanders became rather French speaking.

As it is evident that Brussels became a center of immigrants from Flanders where economic strife and hunger was too common and this led to the feeling of the superiority of the Native Flemish Brussels residents as they developed over there other Flemish immigrants from the poor countryside who entrusted the decision to speak the rather “superior” French language. This led to the development of an education system that was bilingual in its effect and the Dutch was even not passed down by many to their children.    French there was used to be as main language as spoken at home by many Flemings. And this way, it occurred to be an apparent mode of education and learning.

Crowne Plaza Brussels Airport, Brussels hotels near Airport

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16December2010
Crowne Plaza Brussels Airport, Brussels hotels near Airport

Crowne Plaza Brussels Airport, Brussels hotels near Airport

Overview of the Hotel: Crowne Plaza Brussels Airport is in close proximity to Brussels National Airport and surrounded by the corporate village, with many international companies, plus the beautiful 3HA park. Brussels Airport is an international airport 6 NM (11 km; 6.9 mi) northeast of Brussels, Belgium. The airport is partially in Zaventem partially in the Diegem area of Machelen. The airport is home to around 260 companies, together directly employing 20,000 people. There is a free shuttle service that runs for part of the day to this Crowne Plaza Brussels.Guests can start each day with an American-style breakfast buffet. There is a fitness center, sauna and there area Turkish bathtubs. When the weather is sunny, guests can enjoy the terrace or organize a barbecue. The modern restaurant serves lunch and dinner. The B@r serves a selection of Belgian beers and has views of the terrace and park. There is 24-hour room service.

Amenities at the Hotel: The hotel offers Restaurant, Bar, 24-Hour Front Desk, Newspapers, Grounds, Terrace, Non-Smoking Rooms, Rooms/Facilities for Disabled Guests, Elevator, Safe, Soundproofed Rooms, Design Hotel, Baggage Storage, Air Conditioning, Sauna, Fitness Center, and Turkish/Steam Bath. Other services include Room Service, Meeting/Banquet Facilities, Airport Shuttle, Business Center, Laundry, Dry Cleaning, Breakfast in the Room, Ironing Service, Shoe Shine, and Fax/Photocopying. Wi-fi is available in public areas and costs EUR 25 per 24 hours. Public parking is possible on site (reservation is not needed) and costs GBP 15 per day.

Hotel Rules: The check in time for the hotel is from 14:00 hours and the check out time is until 12:00 hours. Cancellation and prepayment policies vary by room type. All children under 12 years stay free of charge when using existing bedding. All children under 2 years stay free of charge for cots. All older children or adults are charged EUR 50 per night per person for extra beds. Maximum capacity of total guests in a room is 2. Supplements will not be calculated automatically in the total costs and have to be paid separately in the hotel. Pets are allowed. Charges may be applicable.  Accepted credit cards are American Express, Visa, Euro/Mastercard, and Diners Club. The hotel reserves the right to pre-authorize credit cards prior to arrival. The free shuttle service is available every 20 minutes from Monday to Friday from 6 a.m. until 10:50 p.m. At the weekends and during public holidays guests need to phone the hotel for a private shuttle from 6:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m.

Hotel Room Types and Rates:

Standard Room: € 132
Included in room price: 6 % VAT

Park & Fly Offer – Free Parking: € 280
Included in room price: 6 % VAT

Double Room (Special Offer): € 225
Included in room price: 6 % VAT, Breakfast

Standard Room: € 320
Included in room price: 6 % VAT

29 square metres Deluxe Club Room: € 795
Included in room price: 6 % VAT, Breakfast

B-Aparthotels Grand-Place, Brussels hotels near Grand Place

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8December2010
B-Aparthotels Grand-Place, Brussels hotels near Grand Place

B-Aparthotels Grand-Place, Brussels hotels near Grand Place

Overview of the Hotel: B-Aparthotels is situated in close proximity to Brussels’ cultural attractions as well as important business and governmental areas. Stroll around the old town centre, along the famous small fountain statue of Manneken Pis. On the main square of the Grand Place you can admire Brussels’ remarkable Gothic Town Hall or visit the City of Brussels Museum. More Gothic grandeur is to be found in the St. Michael and St. Gudula Cathedral at the Treurenberg hill. For shopping, the centre is also an excellent base. Browse around the large City 2 mall or discover the charming little boutiques and brasseries of the Royal St. Hubert arcades.Part of the EU Quarter, Brussels Park is surrounded by the Royal Palace of Brussels, the Belgian Parliament and the U.S.A. embassy. Conveniently located near Grand Place and Rue des Bouchers, these apartment suites provide a trendy, stylish and comfortable base in central Brussels.

Amenities at the Hotel: The hotel offers Non-Smoking Rooms, Elevator, Safe, Heating, Design Hotel, All Public and Private spaces non-smoking, and Air Conditioning. Other services include Laundry and Dry Cleaning. Wi-fi is available in the entire hotel and costs EUR 9.95 per 24 hours. Public parking is possible on site (reservation is needed) and costs EUR 25 per day.

Hotel Rules: The Check-in time for the hotel is from 14:00 hours and the check out time is until 11:00 hours. Cancellation and prepayment policies vary by room type. All children under 3 years stay free of charge when using existing bedding. All children under 2 years are charged EUR 10 per night for cots. All older children or adults are charged EUR 45 per night per person for extra beds. Maximum capacity of extra beds/babycots in a room is 1. Any type of extra bed/cot or crib is upon request and needs to be confirmed by the hotel. Supplements will not be calculated automatically in the total costs and have to be paid separately in the hotel. Pets are not allowed. When booking more than 7 rooms, different policies and additional supplements may apply. Accepted credit cards are American Express, Visa, Euro/Mastercard, and Diners Club. The hotel reserves the right to pre-authorize credit cards prior to arrival.

Hotel Room types and Rates:

Apartment: € 249
Included in room price: 6 % VAT

Luxury Room: € 189
Included in room price: 6 % VAT

Royal Windsor Hotel Grand Place, five star hotels in Brussels

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4December2010
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  • Overview of the Hotel: The hotel is situated at the center of Brussels; hardly 2 minutes walk away from the Grand Place and Brussels Central Station. The hotel has well equipped air conditioned rooms with a flat screen TV, free internet and a marble bathroom. The Chutney’s bar-restaurant at the hotel provides meals and cocktails with terrace having a look of the city. The hotel is located 165 yards away from The Square conference center. Zaventem Airport is about 20 minute drives away from there. The hotel has about 266 rooms and it is the Chain of Warwick Hotels.
    • Amenities in Hotel: There are some general services and facilities in the hotel that is provided to the visitors.  These amenities include restaurant, bar, 24-hour front desk, newspapers, non-smoking rooms, elevator, express check-in/check-out, safe, baggage storage, gay friendly, allergy-free room available, air conditioning. The services that is provided to users are and included in the  hotel are room service, meeting/banquet facilities, business center, babysitting/child services, laundry, dry cleaning, vip room facilities, breakfast in the room, ironing service, shoe shine and fax/photocopying. Wired internet is available in the hotel and it is completely free of charge.
    • Hotel Rules: As per the policies and rules concerned in the hotel there are some common rules for every visitor to follow in the hotel. However, these rules in the hotel vary from hotel rooms to hotel rooms. The check in time into hotel is 14:00 hours and check out time there is until 12:00 hours. The cancellation and prepayment policy varies in the hotel from room to room.  Pets are allowed in the hotel. The hotel accepts credit cards of American Express, Visa, Euro/ Mastercard and Diners Club.
    • Hotel Room Type and Rates

    Standard Room: € 179 (Per Night)
    Deluxe Room: € 239 (Per Night)
    Business Premiere: € 209 (Per Night)

    Hotel Metropole, 5 star hotel in Brussels

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    27November2010
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    • Overview of the Hotel: This excessively grand hotel is located in downtown Brussels at 10-minute walk away from the Grand Place and Brussels Central Train Station. There you can stay at Hotel Metropole which involves like 6 free minibar drinks. There you can enjoy the French cuisine in the Baroque setting at the award winning Restaurant L’Alban Chambon. The De Brouckère metro station is situated around 5-minute walk away from European Commission. Brussels Airport is about 7.5 miles away. In total, hotel has about 298 rooms.
    • Amenities in Hotel: In hotel one can enjoy a good number of amenities and services, some common services in the hotel are restaurant, bar, 24-hour front desk, newspapers, terrace, non-smoking rooms, rooms/facilities for disabled guests, elevator, express check-in/check-out, safe, soundproofed rooms, heating, baggage storage, all public and private spaces non-smoking and air conditioning. Whereas services in the hotel that a visitor can enjoy  includes room service, meeting/banquet facilities, business center, babysitting/child services, laundry, dry cleaning, vip room facilities, breakfast in the room, ironing service, currency exchange, car rental, fax/photocopying, ticket service.
    • Hotel Rules: There are some general hotel rules in hotel to be followed in Hotel Metropole and these hotel rules, however can vary from hotel rooms to hotel rooms. The check in time into hotel is 15:00 hours and one can check out from hotel until 12:00 hours. The cancellation and prepayment policy into hotel room vary from room to room. The Children below the 6 years can stay for free of charge in hotel while using the existing bedding.  The older children are charged about 30 euro per night per person for extra beds. Pets are there allowed in hotel. The hotel even accepts the credit cards like American Express, Visa, Euro/Mastercard, Diners Club and JCB.
    • Hotel Room Type and Rates

    Superior Room: € 135 (Per Night)
    Privilege Room: € 165 (Per Night)
    Champagne Room: € 180 (Per Night)