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The "Galeries Saint-Hubert", the "ugly face of capitalism", as Marx called it...

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:04:34 GMT

The "Galeries Saint-Hubert", the "ugly face of capitalism", as Marx called it - a neoclassicistic temple for luxury.

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1899 - the golden age of Brussels Art Nouveau founded and led by Victor...

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:03:35 GMT

1899 - the golden age of Brussels Art Nouveau founded and led by Victor Horta, who later created the Art Deco as well.

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It reminds of the works of Salvador Dalí, the facade being curtains in front...

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:02:40 GMT

It reminds of the works of Salvador Dalí, the facade being curtains in front of a landscape.

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A masked building.

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:01:47 GMT

A masked building.

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Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:48:55 GMT

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The "light court" under a glass dome is typical for Horta's buildings, which...

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:48:02 GMT

The "light court" under a glass dome is typical for Horta's buildings, which are often flooded by light.

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The Comic Museum - Centre Belge de la Bande Dessinée - is located in an Art...

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:47:05 GMT

The Comic Museum - Centre Belge de la Bande Dessinée - is located in an Art Nouveau building by Victor Horta.

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The restaurant at the Comic Museum, decorated with a Tintin-styled rocket.

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:46:05 GMT

The restaurant at the Comic Museum, decorated with a Tintin-styled rocket.

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A special exhibition at the Belgian Comic Museum to celebrate the 50th...

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:44:37 GMT

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".

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Do you know what these statuettes should tell us?

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:24:33 GMT

Do you know what these statuettes should tell us?

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Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:23:30 GMT

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A dark-skinned face is nothing unusual in Brussels. With 30 % of the...

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:22:02 GMT

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.

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Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:11:22 GMT

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One of the major buildings at the Grand Place. Most of them were destroyed by...

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:07:19 GMT

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.

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Brussels' "Grand Place" or "Grote Markt", the heart of the city. At warm...

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:05:46 GMT

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.

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You know you're at the artists' quarter... when you see a young woman,...

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:04:18 GMT

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.

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Some of the houses are quite small - building has always been expensive in...

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:00:44 GMT

Some of the houses are quite small - building has always been expensive in Brussels. But today, many of the old houses are for sale, as they are far from being useful for todays requirements.

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Sun, 10 Aug 2008 23:59:41 GMT

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Four houses, four styles.

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 23:57:45 GMT

Four houses, four styles.

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Two different styles: Older Art Nouveau and Art Deco buildings inspire todays...

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 23:56:36 GMT

Two different styles: Older Art Nouveau and Art Deco buildings inspire todays architecture.

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Sun, 10 Aug 2008 23:52:29 GMT

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The Greenwich, where even the late artist René Magritte played chess - and...

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 23:51:16 GMT

The Greenwich, where even the late artist René Magritte played chess - and you still can. Judging from how everything looks, even on the same tables...

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Sun, 10 Aug 2008 23:49:55 GMT

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The pictures of one of the two Swiss photographers.

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 23:48:31 GMT

The pictures of one of the two Swiss photographers.

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A photo exhibition of two swiss artists at the former market hall of Saint Géry.

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 23:35:22 GMT

A photo exhibition of two swiss artists at the former market hall of Saint Géry.

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