Vintage car lovers flock to Autoworld to see the large collection of old automobiles. The museum is located in the Parc du Cinquantenaire in the southern hall. Opened in 2005, the museum’s 250 cars cover the timer periods from the late 19th century to the 1970s with both European and American brands represented. Some of the more outstanding models include a 1928 Bentley, a 1930 Cord, a 1930 Bugatti and showpieces of Minerva. The museum even has a limousine that was driven by United State’s President John. F. Kennedy. The museum is separated into five different collections. The Mahy Collection is diverse with extraordinary and prestigious automobiles. These cars represent the personal collection of Ghislain Mahy. In addition to his cars shown at the Autoworld, it is rumored he has another thousand vehicles off site. The Gallery Pierre D’Ieteren is a collection of carriages and coaches. The Thiry Marcel Collection focuses on two-wheelers. There is also an area that replicates a 1902 motor show and another that talks about the changes in the auto industry through time. The museum is open daily, except Sundays. The grounds also feature a restaurant and store.

The Triumphal Arch serves as the dramatic centerpiece of the Parc du Cinquantenaire. The arch was commissioned by King Leopold II in 1880 to commemorate Belgium’s independence for a national exhibition. It would also serve as a new entrance gate to the area. The funding and the construction of the arch ended up being controversial because the King wanted to spend excessive amounts of money to make something very extravagant, where as the government was not committed to spending a lot of money. It ended up taking 25 years to resolve the funding and to construct the arch, with the King and other private donors footing the bill. The arch was completed in 1905, in time for the 75th anniversary of Belgium independence. The top of the arch features a statue of a chariot pulled by four horses. This statue represented the Brabant province. Other provinces are depicted by statues at the foot of the columns. Each side of the arch features “galleries of the columns” which include mosaics that depict Belgium as a peace-loving nation. On each side of the arch are exposition halls that were built as a permanent replacement to the pavilions of the 1880 exposition.

The Cinquantenaire Museum is also known as the Jubilee Park Museum. It is one of several museums that make up the Royal Museums of Art and History. Construction began in the late 19th century per the direction of King Leopold II. The focus of the museum is to educate about art and history across a wide time spectrum. The museum is divided into four collections. The collection of national archaeology dates from prehistory to 751 AD (Merovingian period). The antiquity collection covers the Near East, Egypt, Greece and Rome. Asia and the Americas are covered in the third collection, which focuses on non-European civilizations. A notable item in this collection is a large Easter Island statue. The last collection is dedicated to the European decorative arts from the Middle Ages to the 20th century. Works in this collection include sculptures, textiles, tapestries, costumes, glassware and more. A particularly unique part of the museum is the Museum for the Blind, which lets visually-impaired patrons discover art by touching objects. In addition to the permanent collections noted above, the museum has temporary rotating exhibits, lectures and other program. The museum is open daily, except Monday and major holidays.

The Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and of Military History (or simply the Royal Military Museum (RRM) is a museum that occupies the two northernmost halls of the historic complex in Cinquantenaire Park in Brussels. It originally consisted of a set of objects collected by the officer Louis Leconte approximately 900 pieces and the collection was later heavily enriched by legacies, gifts and exchanges. Louis Leconte put particular to choose among the equipment abandoned by the Germans in 1918. Today, it is possible to find collections of uniforms, weapons, vehicles and military equipment of all ages and all countries. The north wing built by Gideon Bordiau is occupied by the aviation hall since 1972 when the Air and Space is inaugurated. The collection set includes various types of aircraft for some dating back to the beginning of the twentieth century. The collection as a whole is one of the largest in the world.

The Great Mosque of Brussels located in the north-western corner of the park. It is the oldest mosque in Brussels, and is seat of the Islamic and Cultural Centre of Belgium. The original building was built by architect Ernest Van Humbeek in an Arabic style, to form the east pavilion of the National Exhibition in 1880. The pavilion housed then a monumental fresco; “Panorama of Cairo” which was a major success. However, the lack of maintenance in the twentieth century caused the building to gradually deteriorate. In 1967, at an official visit to Belgium by at King Faisal ibn Abd al-Aziz of Saudi Arabia, King Baudouin decided the fact that the building was to turn it into a place of worship. The mosque, designed by Arabic architect Tunisian Boubaker, was inaugurated in 1978. Today, it also hosts a school and an Islamic research center whose objectives are to know the Muslim faith. The centre also provides courses of Arabic to adults and children, as well as initiations to Islam.

Boasting an eclectic neoclassical style of architecture, the Temple of Human Passions was built over a four-year period from 1892 to 1896. The primary purpose of the temple construction was to have a permanent location to show Jef Lambeaux’s large marble relief “Human Passions”. This work of art measures 12 meters (39 feet) by 8 meters (26 feet) and presents imagery relating to happiness, the sins of man and death. At the time of the relief’s debut, it was controversial for its depiction of uninhibited nudes engaging in all manner of activity. Additionally, the depiction of the figure of death above a crucified Christ outraged religious conservatives at the time. The temple was designed by the architect Victor Horta. There was dispute between Horta and the artist Lambeaux as to the best way to design the structure so as to enhance to large marble relief. The artist wanted to façade left open so passer-bys could see the work, but the architect wanted it hidden behind a façade. In 1967, the building was given to King Faisal ibn Abd al-Aziz of Saudi Arabia when he made an official visit to Belgium. Eventually, the government of Saudi Arabia gave the building back to Belgium.

The Statue of Robert Schuman is actually a bust memorial to the independent political thinker and activist. The bust is the starting point of the so-called Schuman district. Robert Schuman is one of the founders of the European Union. Due to this, some important EU buildings are situated in the Schuman district.