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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.
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.
Transit
Tram: 90.
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