Belgium Pier, pier in Blankenberge, Belgium

Belgium Pier is a concrete walkway that extends approximately 350 meters into the North Sea from Blankenberge. The structure features railings that allow open views of the water and is designed with a simple, accessible layout.

The original pier was built in 1894 from cast iron as a symbol of progress. After it was destroyed by fire in 1914, a new concrete pier was completed in 1933 and remains standing today.

The pier has changed names with its uses: Luna Staar amusement park from 1933, Aquarama and part of Meli Park from 1955 to 1999, then Train City from 2003 and a storm exhibition from 2012 to 2017. A Märklin miniature train collection and a carriage of the Wagons-Lits were shown in Train City.

The 259-metre gangway was rebuilt between 2021 and 2023 with materials more resistant to weather, following the original plans. The passage under the pier on the soft sand is filled with sand up to the high-water line because of the risk of falling debris. The pier is a protected monument since 2004.

The 1933 concrete pier was the first of its kind on the Atlantic coast of continental Europe; since then only Scheveningen has joined it. During World War II, German sergeant Karl-Heinz Keseberg ignored an order to dynamite the pier, and in 1994 Blankenberge honoured him for it.