Art admin on 06 Jul 2008
An unusual looking refuge for people recovering from living on the streets that its exterior was neatly covered with handmade ceramic art up to the 1st floor.
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Photos of the house displaying the ceramic art facade
Some detail of the Ceramic art that was made among other things: Carved tiles, patterns, portraits, seahorses, flowers, etc…
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Cultural event admin on 05 Jul 2008
The Recyclart is a non-profit urban pilot project with the vocation of turning the old abandoned train station of Chapelle-Kapellekerk and its abandoned neighborhoods into a vibrant multi-purpose cultural center proposing everything from concerts to exhibitions. The bands featured in the pictures were Comets of fire and Creature With The Atom Brain. The agenda of upcoming events can be found here.
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Photos of le Recyclart:
From the outside
View as you enter
Opposite corner
Bar where old ticketing counter was
Sound technicians
Crowd
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The back
Graffiti ridden toilets
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Comets of Fire concert
Ethan Miller
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Ben Chasny
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Ben Flashman
Ethan Miller
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Noel Harmonson
Opening act featuring Creature With The Atom Brain
Parks admin on 04 Jul 2008
Bois de la Cambre in French or Ter Kamerenbos in Dutch
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In 1852 Napoleon III sold Bois de Boulogne, the woods on the western side of Paris, to the City of Paris. Eight years later, the Belgian government also desirous of providing its capital with a public park sold the 304 acres of the Bois de la Cambre which occupy the part of the Forêt de Soignes closest to the conurbation. The woods owe their name to the Abbaye de la Cambre which owned several woods under the Old Regime. They were landscaped by Keilig, a German architect born in Saxony in 1827, who designed two oval-shaped landscaped meadows. This style is also known as the English style because of its origin, which aimed at imitating nature. The woods therefore include an artificial lake and a bridge over a gully, as well as a wide variety of trees. They were an immediate success and soon became the city’s favourite promenade for aristocrats. Queen Marie-Henrietta, the wife of Leopold II was often to be seen driving her own horse and carriage: she also participated in the Longchamp Fête, a revival of the Parisian tradition which was a pretext for the ladies to display their latest finery.
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The Two neoclassical pavilions which mark the entrance to the woods were erected 1835 at the Porte de Namur (Namur Gate) to collect the city toll: the tax was Abolished in 1860 and the buildings moved to the end of avenue Louise because of their somewhat faded beauty. The Bois de la Cambre is still very popular with the people of Brussels who like to come here for weekend strolls or on warm, sultry evenings in summer.
Photos of the Bois de la Cambre:
Piste Santé
Can get pretty crowded during the week-ends
The artificial lake
The walk around the lake
Home to many species of birds
Plenty of grass all around
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Sentier de l’embarcadère
Popular with families
Path leading to Forêt de Soigne
bars and cafés admin on 29 Jun 2008
A rather large English style pub spread over three floor the Drug Opera bar and restaurant takes its name from an old pharmacy that used to occupy previously the same location. Place is rarely ever packed so it makes it a good spot for a drink or some quick food in a calm decor away from the hustle and bustle.
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Photos of the Drug Opera from outside during the day
The main entrance of the Drug Opera
Close up of the drug opera sign
The imposing bar: First thing you see as you enter
swirling around the bar
View all the way to the end of the downstairs portion
At the end looking back catching a glimpse of the 2nd floor
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Stair going upstairs
2nd floor of Drug Opera pub
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lots of Empty seats
Looking down this time at the 1st floor
3rd and last floor not quite opened yet
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Drug Opera seen at night this time again from the exterior
View from high up admin on 26 Jun 2008
You could pass by the shapeless building of the Parking 58 hundreds of times without even noticing it. Though the structure is uninteresting by itself it does have a surprise in store for those looking to get a free panoramic view from high up of the city of Brussels. All you need to do is take the elevator to the last open floor to get a superb view over Brussels from all sides. Open daily from 7am until 1am (or 2am Friday and Saturday).
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View in direction of the Basilica of Brussels seen way in the back
The baroque tower of the Church St. Catherine
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Part of Church St. Catherine with Marché au Poissons on ground level
The tower from another angle
The Grand place at a distance with its town hall tower
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Closer look at the tower
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Street leading to the Nord section of Brussels
Few more views of Brussels
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