http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus Simon en-us 23people http://www.23hq.com/resources/um-style/logo-20.gif http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.23hq.com/rss/Simon_Columbus http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3364346 <p><a href="http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3364346"><img src="http://www.23hq.com/23666/3364346_4af3b4e69b654dcd01164abf04089404_standard.jpg" width="345" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>The "Galeries Saint-Hubert", the "ugly face of capitalism", as Marx called it - a neoclassicistic temple for luxury.</p><p>Photo by <a href="http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/">Simon</a></p> http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3364346 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:04:34 GMT http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3364345 <p><a href="http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3364345"><img src="http://www.23hq.com/23666/3364345_3d5ddac57d6b2ff02ba506752c496aa7_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>1899 - the golden age of Brussels Art Nouveau founded and led by Victor Horta, who later created the Art Deco as well.</p><p>Photo by <a href="http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/">Simon</a></p> http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3364345 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:03:35 GMT http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3364343 <p><a href="http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3364343"><img src="http://www.23hq.com/23666/3364343_9c5e44cb64d71841e772e1ca4ea244d5_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>It reminds of the works of Salvador Dalí, the facade being curtains in front of a landscape.</p><p>Photo by <a href="http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/">Simon</a></p> http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3364343 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:02:40 GMT http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3364339 <p><a href="http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3364339"><img src="http://www.23hq.com/23666/3364339_71aaed14f08b523b879afbdb7fef3fb9_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>A masked building.</p><p>Photo by <a href="http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/">Simon</a></p> http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3364339 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:01:47 GMT http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3364336 <p><a href="http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3364336"><img src="http://www.23hq.com/23666/3364336_eb8af2b6e983273bf9d87a16e6079e1b_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p></p><p>Photo by <a href="http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/">Simon</a></p> http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3364336 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:00:23 GMT http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3364319 <p><a href="http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3364319"><img src="http://www.23hq.com/23666/3364319_efbe8bfedca478fff6feb2c8cf161249_standard.jpg" width="345" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p></p><p>Photo by <a href="http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/">Simon</a></p> http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3364319 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:48:55 GMT http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3364316 <p><a href="http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3364316"><img src="http://www.23hq.com/23666/3364316_b3042940fcd158a1e2232238eb04048f_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>The "light court" under a glass dome is typical for Horta's buildings, which are often flooded by light.</p><p>Photo by <a href="http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/">Simon</a></p> http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3364316 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:48:02 GMT http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3364312 <p><a href="http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3364312"><img src="http://www.23hq.com/23666/3364312_341b4051a2229ea90055651b755c1df4_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>The Comic Museum - Centre Belge de la Bande Dessinée - is located in an Art Nouveau building by Victor Horta.</p><p>Photo by <a href="http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/">Simon</a></p> http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3364312 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:47:05 GMT http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3364311 <p><a href="http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3364311"><img src="http://www.23hq.com/23666/3364311_830f91e236d2daaefb3303a526a660d0_standard.jpg" width="345" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>The restaurant at the Comic Museum, decorated with a Tintin-styled rocket.</p><p>Photo by <a href="http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/">Simon</a></p> http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3364311 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:46:05 GMT http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3364310 <p><a href="http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3364310"><img src="http://www.23hq.com/23666/3364310_e7ede48130fd10d4626ca048c5b5688a_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>A special exhibition at the Belgian Comic Museum to celebrate the 50th birthday of the Smurfs, or, as they were called by their francophone Belgian painter Peyo, "Schtroumpfs".</p><p>Photo by <a href="http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/">Simon</a></p> http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3364310 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:44:37 GMT http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3364307 <p><a href="http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3364307"><img src="http://www.23hq.com/23666/3364307_5e0a9fad96ac77690a0aa1bc1023ce6f_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p></p><p>Photo by <a href="http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/">Simon</a></p> http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3364307 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:43:18 GMT http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3364276 <p><a href="http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3364276"><img src="http://www.23hq.com/23666/3364276_c09918bc40065122ca4c3c826b784b16_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p></p><p>Photo by <a href="http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/">Simon</a></p> http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3364276 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:30:39 GMT http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3364275 <p><a href="http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3364275"><img src="http://www.23hq.com/23666/3364275_3deed484dd4eaa1f5ba652fa13a98fcc_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p></p><p>Photo by <a href="http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/">Simon</a></p> http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3364275 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:29:13 GMT http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3364273 <p><a href="http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3364273"><img src="http://www.23hq.com/23666/3364273_b4251f2357159ca800ae179800443934_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p></p><p>Photo by <a href="http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/">Simon</a></p> http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3364273 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:27:59 GMT http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3363115 <p><a href="http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3363115"><img src="http://www.23hq.com/23666/3363115_59988bbe936eda5d75badf4c277f3b4e_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Do you know what these statuettes should tell us?</p><p>Photo by <a href="http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/">Simon</a></p> http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3363115 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:24:33 GMT http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3363113 <p><a href="http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3363113"><img src="http://www.23hq.com/23666/3363113_9717deaa3062c1587aa1adf263657dd3_standard.jpg" width="345" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p></p><p>Photo by <a href="http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/">Simon</a></p> http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3363113 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:23:30 GMT http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3363112 <p><a href="http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3363112"><img src="http://www.23hq.com/23666/3363112_fb2e5ec367517fea52b82b113ad6bf73_standard.jpg" width="345" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>A dark-skinned face is nothing unusual in Brussels. With 30 % of the inhabitants being foreigners and another 20 % being "new children" - Belgium-born kids of foreigners holding a Belgian passport - the city is multicultural and cosmopolitan.</p><p>Photo by <a href="http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/">Simon</a></p> http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3363112 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:22:02 GMT http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3363097 <p><a href="http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3363097"><img src="http://www.23hq.com/23666/3363097_1c75806f870aa27000554e97e472103d_standard.jpg" width="345" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p></p><p>Photo by <a href="http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/">Simon</a></p> http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3363097 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:11:22 GMT http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3363094 <p><a href="http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3363094"><img src="http://www.23hq.com/23666/3363094_5084449c32a31e3e2002a08b9ab8144f_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p></p><p>Photo by <a href="http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/">Simon</a></p> http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3363094 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:10:10 GMT http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3363091 <p><a href="http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3363091"><img src="http://www.23hq.com/23666/3363091_613c37d001c46e8055ed0a2c9ddc67e9_standard.jpg" width="345" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p></p><p>Photo by <a href="http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/">Simon</a></p> http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3363091 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:08:55 GMT http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3363089 <p><a href="http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3363089"><img src="http://www.23hq.com/23666/3363089_3e1e3627142917f0d67f02b36221f5ff_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>One of the major buildings at the Grand Place. Most of them were destroyed by Louis XIV. of France in 1695, but rebuilt withing a few years.</p><p>Photo by <a href="http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/">Simon</a></p> http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3363089 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:07:19 GMT http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3363086 <p><a href="http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3363086"><img src="http://www.23hq.com/23666/3363086_9d1bf41244c9f44fad3cc90c816087ed_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Brussels' "Grand Place" or "Grote Markt", the heart of the city. At warm summer evenings, young folks meet here to sit on the cobblestones and have good life.</p><p>Photo by <a href="http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/">Simon</a></p> http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3363086 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:05:46 GMT http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3363081 <p><a href="http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3363081"><img src="http://www.23hq.com/23666/3363081_3a8bfcb00c792d3151621b15220f3666_standard.jpg" width="345" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>You know you're at the artists' quarter... when you see a young woman, sitting in front of a laundry, smoking and reading a book.</p><p>Photo by <a href="http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/">Simon</a></p> http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3363081 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:04:18 GMT http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3363078 <p><a href="http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3363078"><img src="http://www.23hq.com/23666/3363078_68b20573ad784222fa1688ca25fb6c43_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p></p><p>Photo by <a href="http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/">Simon</a></p> http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3363078 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:03:04 GMT http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3363074 <p><a href="http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3363074"><img src="http://www.23hq.com/23666/3363074_c930a651ce5f7471cb12de93c340a252_standard.jpg" width="345" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p></p><p>Photo by <a href="http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/">Simon</a></p> http://www.23hq.com/Simon_Columbus/photo/3363074 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:01:57 GMT