31 July 2010

BLUE

Not far from Bruxelles-Midi




Idem




Place Saint-Lazare / close to the North station

30 July 2010

THE BIG BROTHERS

Palace of Justice (inaugurated in 1883 and the biggest building in the world at that time with a total built ground surface of 26,000 m²)




Sainte Marie (Place de la Reine)




From a different angle




The botanical garden




And again




Abbaye de La Cambre




National Basilica of the Sacred-Heart (Koekelberg) on a sunday afternoon.
The biggest Art Deco church in the world link




The Royal Palace




The back

STATUES

Atlas's son (Rue Ducale)




Don't you want to talk about it sweetheart?
(Ixelles)




Jake i'm hungry. Can we go home now?

LOST IN TRANSLATION...

conjer/congé




(signalitiek/signalisatie)
If you don't know how to translate it, you shouldn't work for the public transport company (or you simply invent a new word) :-/

29 July 2010

ART NOUVEAU

This Tassel Town House (Rue Paul Emile Janson) made Horta famous and was the start of the Art Nouveau period (picture from http://www.abruxelles.be)




Detail of an Art Nouveau house from architect Albert Roosenboom.
(Rue Faider, Ixelles)




Albert Ciamberlani House (Rue Defacqz / Ixelles)




Detail




Detail of a house by architect Hankar, also Rue Defacqz




This beauty was designed by Gustave Strauven (a Horta pupil) for painter Georges de Saint-Cyr. I'll take a better picture after the restoration.




Detail 1




From the inside (Foto Ch. Bastin & J. Evrard © MBHG).




Detail 2

RANDOM

Looks like a swamp in the middle of town... (Avenue Van Volxem)




Brussels' ecological footprint...




Botanical garden




Place du Congrès




Place de la Liberté




Late afternoon shadow




Service entrance

FLORA

I love these trees! (Boulevard Pacheco)




Warande Parc




Yes we have! :)




Shapes and sizes (detail front garden Royal Palace).




Testing my new camera.
Thanks dad! x




Shelter




Avenue de Stalingrad.




Place Flagey




A lush terrace next to the ponds of Ixelles.

FAUNA

Albertina garden




Boulevard Anspach.




Kids can be tiring :-) (playground at Porte de Hal)

28 July 2010

:-)

ON HOLIDAY - BY MISTAKE




I like this one! (Marolles)




You look straight into a tiny kitchen (city centre)




I dont know what this is. It's just an open garage an all the walls are tiled (Marolles)




Mark the 'go away' (Marolles)




Window dressing (Ixelles)




Front door in disguise (Marolles)




Who's missing?




What's missing?