Brussels 4K - Driving Downtown - Europe's Washington DC

Evening drive around Brussels Belgium, Europe's capital city. Europe's version of Washington DC, where the European Union is officially located, a political and economic union of 27 member states that are located primarily in Europe. Driving from modern skyscrapers of Belgium through the historic districts of the city.
The City of Brussels is the largest municipality and historical centre of the Brussels-Capital Region, and the capital of Belgium. It is the administrative centre of the European Union, thus often dubbed, along with the region, the EU's capital city. Besides the strict centre, it also covers the immediate northern outskirts where it borders municipalities in Flanders.

The City of Brussels is a municipality consisting of the central historic town and certain additional areas within the greater Brussels-Capital Region, namely Haren, Laeken, and Neder-Over-Heembeek to the north, as well as Avenue Louise/Louizalaan and the Bois de la Cambre/Ter Kamerenbos park to the south.

As of 1 January 2017, the City of Brussels had a total population of 176,545. The total area is 32.61 km2 (12.59 sq mi) which gives a population density of 5,475 inhabitants per square kilometre (14,180/sq mi). As of 2007, there were approximately 50,000 registered non-Belgians in the City of Brussels. In common with all of Brussels' municipalities, it is legally bilingual (French–Dutch).

The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union of 27 member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of 4,233,255.3 km2 (1,634,469.0 sq mi) and an estimated total population of about 447 million. An internal single market has been established through a standardised system of laws that apply in all member states in those matters, and only those matters, where the states have agreed to act as one. EU policies aim to ensure the free movement of people, goods, services and capital within the internal market; enact legislation in justice and home affairs; and maintain common policies on trade, agriculture, fisheries and regional development. Passport controls have been abolished for travel within the Schengen Area. A monetary union was established in 1999, coming into full force in 2002, and is composed of 19 member states which use the euro currency. The EU has often been described as a sui generis political entity (without precedent or comparison) with the characteristics of either a federation or confederation.

The union and EU citizenship were established when the Maastricht Treaty came into force in 1993. The EU traces its origins to the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) and the European Economic Community (EEC), established, respectively, by the 1951 Treaty of Paris and 1957 Treaty of Rome. The original member states of what came to be known as the European Communities were the Inner Six: Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and West Germany. The communities and their successors have grown in size by the accession of new member states and in power by the addition of policy areas to their remit. The United Kingdom became the first member state to leave the EU on 31 January 2020. Before this, three territories of member states had left the EU or its forerunners. The latest major amendment to the constitutional basis of the EU, the Treaty of Lisbon, came into force in 2009.

Containing some 5.8 per cent of the world population in 2020, the EU had generated a nominal gross domestic product (GDP) of around US$17.1 trillion in 2021, constituting approximately 18 per cent of global nominal GDP. Additionally, all EU countries have a very high Human Development Index according to the United Nations Development Programme. In 2012, the EU was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Through the Common Foreign and Security Policy, the union has developed a role in external relations and defence. It maintains permanent diplomatic missions throughout the world and represents itself at the United Nations, the World Trade Organization, the G7 and the G20. Due to its global influence, the European Union has been described by some scholars as an emerging superpower.

[juliendecoutere]

The population in the description is not correct, the 176, 545 you got there is only the (historic) centre of the city. The Brussels capital region with it's 19 municipalities has a population of around 1.2 million.

[aye]

I will never get enough of these videos. Thanks for sharing!

[jwen]

Always love the speed of you driving; not too fast, not too slow. Just enough to enjoy the view!

[markh]

This video is like google street view without clicking 100 times per minute

[Gauravu]

Thanks for bringing European cities inside our living rooms 👍

[melbournetravelVR]

Beautiful driving tour, Very clean city, Thanks

[neeljavia]

It's so beautiful.
As well as modern

[Phughy]

Living in Brussels, this is a very nice route you followed there. You even passed where I live. Gives a good impression of what to expect while driving in Brussels (obviously not during peak hours). But the most beautiful part of the city is pedestrian only.

[CarlosM-vwpp]

I love how much this chanel has grown through the time since I first watched a drive of Paris and then it started my love and obsession for this channel. You're amazing mysterious driver ;)

[ilyinverse]

it's so beautiful, i want to visit there so much

[AmbientWalking]

Wow! Cool! Thanks so much for this! I had a great time watching it! So nice to always spend time on your channel. : )

[TravelingisFREEDOM]

This seems to be a very interesting place, I hope I can visit sometime in the future when all this is over. Seeing and sharing places like this is why I love traveling and make videos so much! And please keep up the great job! Subscribed!!

[katpyss]

Wow, it does have a DC look to the city. I’ve been to Brugge, only have passed through Brussels.

[Roadberry]

Thanks for another great video J. Your evening drives are always my favorites.

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[mmixearthrelaxation]

I really enjoyed watching your video. Very fun and beautiful shots. Thanks for sharing.❤️😍🤗🙏🏻💙

[Justwalkstreet]

Great driving tour 😊
Very beautiful city thank for sharing 😍🤗

[BoydXplorer]

Great driving tour around Brussels
Downtown. Beautiful scenery along the way. Big like. Full watched. Thanks for sharing 👍

[ChrisTheAspergerGuy]

Brussels is a city I don't really know much about, let alone the whole country of Belgium, so thanks for taking us around. All I know about Belgium is that spooky abandoned castle in the middle of nowhere lol. I think it used to be a school or medical facility of some kind.

[alaa]

I love the capital of Europe. I hope to have a visit to Brussels. 🇧🇪

Your videos are top notch. Keep em coming.