#BrusselsInView: Giants from the past 'brought back to life' at Brussels expo

It’s the “must see” summer exhibition in Belgium - and one for old and young alike.

Yes, the biggest dino expo ever has now opened in Brussels.

More than 60 lifelike, animated dinosaurs have invaded Palais 2, Brussels Expo for Expo Dino World.

Since 20 May, the gigantic doors of what is thought to be the largest dino expo ever have been open to the public and will run until early September.

This blockbuster exhibition is just about twice the size of the 2013 edition and takes you 65 million years back into time, to a world where the most incredible creatures ever roamed across the planet.

You can take a leap back into time to a world lost from our history. You will very likely feel very small in the presence of these giants and will be overwhelmed by the size and the roars of the Triceratops, the Brachiosaurus and the renowned Tyrannosaurus.

Visitors also get the chance to discover the sheer size of the Pteranodon and compare their footprint to that of a young Diplodocus.

While adults are obviously very welcome, the exhibition was designed for children and tells them the story of the origin and the development of life on earth.

With an audio guide at hand - and following an interactive trail - the mystery of the emergence and the disappearance of the great Saurusses on our planet reveals itself. Thanks to replicas of fossils visitors will learn how scientists were able to unearth and conserve traces of dinosaurs.

At the end of the 19th century, at a depth of 322 metres in the mines of Bernissart, 30 pretty much intact skeletons of iguanodons were discovered. To tell this story, MB Presents has worked together with the Museum of Natural History.

Did they walk on two or four legs? Were they all a part of the same species? Where did they live? How did they die?

After a visit to the virtual iguanodons at the exhibition you will know the answers to all these questions. All that’s left to do is visit the museum afterwards to become a “true expert.” Worldwide, more than 4 million visitors have discovered this exhibition in more than 20 countries.

Tickets are on sale here.

From 24 June to 3 September the expo will be open daily from 10am to 6pm (last entry is 5pm). Until 23 June it is open on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday and all holidays.