Garden of the Mont des Arts, park in Brussels, Belgium

The Garden of the Mont des Arts is a small public green space on a hill in central Brussels, laid out with neat flower beds, low hedges, grassy patches and stone paths. The layout follows a geometric plan with a central axis, and from the upper terrace the view opens over the rooftops of the lower city.

The site was cleared for a large exhibition more than a hundred years ago, then remade as the current formal garden in the 1950s. René Pechère shaped the planting scheme with simple geometry and symmetry that still defines the space today.

Small fountains and the careful alignment of clipped hedges give the space a formal, garden-room feel that locals treat as an open-air sitting area between museums. During warmer months, people often gather here and the flower beds become a backdrop for photos and lunch breaks.

The garden is easy to reach on foot from the city center and stands just beside Brussels Central Station, with a gentle slope and steps connecting its two levels. Visitors usually spend a few minutes strolling through, and the open lawns and shaded benches make it easy to pause without needing a full planned visit.

A decorative clock called the Carillon stands near the garden with a wide face marked by twelve historical figures. Every quarter of an hour it plays a short melody, and on the hour a longer tune sounds over the paths and terraces.