28 July 2010

GALLERY OF THE FAMOUS

Gerard Mercator (1512 - 1594) - Place du Petit Sablon




Gaston Lagaffe (comic by André Franquin) - Boulevard Pacheco




Fernando Pessoa (Place Flagey).

CONTRASTS

The European Parliament with a 'weird old thing' in front ...
(Place de Luxembourg)




The tower looks further away than it actually is.




This is the top floor and not some building behind it (Rue Lombard)




Square de l'aviation

TEXT

Place de la Monnaie




Multilingualism! (1)




(2)




Now a kitchen shop (Rue de l'ecuyer)




Square de l'Aviation

CHARM FROM THE PAST

Leading you to the swimming pool of Saint-Josse




Shop.




Lantern 1




Spunges in bulk - Izard skin
(Square de l'Aviation)




Lantern 2

STREET ART (thank you people!)

Coupe sauvage :)




Saint Josse




Saint Josse




Place du Congrès




City centre




Embedded glasses
In front of Café Walvis - Rue A. Dansaert.




In a side street of Chaussée d'Ixelles




At Place Flagey.




Place Flagey and surroundings are decorated with bird houses :-D




And another one ...

ARCHITECTURE

I wouldn't mind living there.




The former Waucquez house (textile shop, now comic strip centre)
Designed by Horta / Rue des sables.




The former English Pharmacy (Coudenberg).




Detail




Office Government of the French Community (top).
Place Surlet de Chokier




The ceiling of Galerie Ravenstein (close to Central Station).




The Gueuze brewery along the canal.




Close to Bruxelles-Midi




Close-up of our hero ;)




An incredible office of BNP-Paribas...




another part of it




One of my favourites a few meters from the North Station.
Front.




Back.




Former insurance company 'La Prévoyance Sociale'.




A close-up:




Close to the South Station




Medical-surgical institute of Ixelles