Forest Attractions
The suburb of Forest lies sprawled across the slope of the Senne valley 3km/2miles south of the city center. The Parc de Forest and Parc Duden are the remains of a large forest which was once Charles V's hunting preserve.
Forest is considered the highest point in Brussels and has a church built at one hundred meters above sea level, St Augustine. The church and town hall were both built in Art Deco style.
Forest is considered the highest point in Brussels and has a church built at one hundred meters above sea level, St Augustine. The church and town hall were both built in Art Deco style.
Saint-Denis (Sint-Denijs)
Built in 1250 on the site of an earlier (seventh C.) chapel, the small church of Saint-Denis (Square Omer Denis) contains the 11th C. tomb of Alène, daughter of a non-Christian nobleman from Dilbeek. Incensed by learning of his daughter's secret baptism he is said to have beaten her to death, only to become a convert to Christianity himself as a result of miracles witnessed at her grave.
