The Ypres water tower has dominated the landscape for almost a hundred years. It dates from the period of reconstruction after the devastating First World War.
Mouscron water tower
Flemish workers flocked to Mouscron during the interwar to work in textile factories. The city, therefore, had to pull out all the stops to cope with the growing population.
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