Brussels
Perforated walls, stairs and benches in a grove recall the 1958 World Exhibition.
Brussels
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Brussels
More than three hundred meters of underground burial galleries extend beneath the cemetery of Laeken.
Brussels
In the shadow of the royal domain of Laeken, King Leopold II had the greenhouses of Stuyvenberg built at the end of the nineteenth century, from where he could have flowers and plants brought in at will to brighten up the royal residences.
Brussels
A wooden door surmounted by the Belgian coat of arms and the slogan 'L'Union fait la Force' conceals the royal salon, a separate waiting area for the king in Brussels Central Station.
Brussels
In 2001, European leaders of state and government gathered in the royal castle of Laeken. With their meeting, King Leopold II's hundred-year-old dream became a reality: to turn Laeken into a Palace of Nations, home to international conferences.
Brussels
At the end of the nineteenth century, a viaduct was constructed under one of the many access roads to the centre of Brussels for a road that has been removed from all street atlases today.
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