Brussels Military History Museum - part 1

 

A highlight of our recent trip to Europe was a long-awaited visit to the Military Museum in Brussels.  From the outside it was difficult to miss - helped by the noisy presence of a Portuguese(!) food festival in the square outside.

There is a selection of 19th Century artillery outside...

...and a rather chunky mortar.

Inside the first hall covers the pre-1914 history of the Belgian armed forces, including more guns!

Some had clearly been bought from the neighbours!

I was intrigued by this wonderful painting of a fort under construction.  Turns out that unlike mine, real forts aren't carved from lumps of insulation foam....

The hall contained plenty of paintings, uniforms and more guns!

Coming next - the Great War hall!