点评:If one wants to visit a UNESCO heritage site and be surrounded by historical buildings (town hall, guild halls to name a couple), museum (inside the King's House), restaurants and lots of Belgian chocolate shops (Neuhaus was my fav) then this is the place. Of course the Grand Place offers more than what I've listed as it's the heart of Brussels and the bee hive of visitors and activity was constant all day.
The Grand Place most popular photo backdrop was the Hotel De Ville, town hall, as it dominated the square. In summer one had to wait until late (after 10pm) before the sunlight faded from the sky and the lights in the Grand Place started to turn on (versus 6pm during my first winter visit in February).
As one spins around 360 from the town hall, the different styles of the surrounding guild houses added a lot of character with their elaborate, unique facades and statues and even the darker King's House. It was nice to just stand around and not be bothered by any random person coming up to beg or sell something.
From here it was an easy stroll to the Manneken Pis statue, the TinTin shop and mural, Royal Gallery of St Hubert and more.
翻译:如果你想参观联合国教科文组织世界遗产,欣赏周围的历史建筑(比如市政厅、各类行会会馆等)、博物馆(就在国王楼内)、餐馆,还有众多比利时巧克力店(我最喜欢的是Neuhaus),那么这里绝对是最佳之选。当然,大广场的魅力远不止这些——作为布鲁塞尔的心脏地带,这里整天都人潮涌动、热闹非凡。
大广场上最受欢迎的拍照背景,便是市政厅——即汉堡楼。它矗立在广场中央,气势非凡。夏天时,必须等到很晚(晚上10点以后)阳光才会从天空中消失,大广场上的灯光也才开始亮起(而我在二月份第一次冬天造访时,灯光在下午6点便已亮起)。
从市政厅处转一圈,可以看到四周的行会建筑风格各异,它们精心设计的独特立面、雕像,甚至色调较暗的王室楼阁,都为整个广场增添了诸多特色。能就这样站着,而不用烦扰于那些上来乞讨或推销东西的陌生人,真是惬意啊。
从这里出发,可以轻松漫步到撒尿小童雕像、丁丁主题商店及壁画、圣休伯特皇家画廊等众多景点。