Parade

Défilé Militaire du 21 Juillet pour la Fête Nationale Belge

by Vincent
written by Vincent

Today on the 21st of July, being the Belgian National Day for those who might not know. I headed to the Parc de Bruxelles in the centre of Brussels for the military parade, that takes place every year in front of the Belgian King and the government. Here are some pictures from the Défilé Militaire du 21 Juillet.

Location of the Belgian National Day Parade :


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Photos Défilé Militaire du 21 Juillet:

Royal Mounted Escort

Young child in the crowd

Escorte Royale à cheval

Détachement stage de jeunes auprès des musiques royales de la Défense (Youth group following a musical training course by the army).

Détachement du Corps royal des Cadets de Marine (Air Cadets).

Un détachement de Cadets de l’Air de Belgique (Sea Cadets)

La Musique royale de la Force Aérienne (Belgian Royal Air Force Music).

Police doing crowd management

Policemen on bikes

Détachement Operation KFOR (Veterans of KFOR mission)

Détachement Operation ISAF (Veterans of ISAF mission)

Détachement École Royale des sous officiers ( Non-comissioned officers Students from Royal Military Academy).

Détachements d’élèves officiers de l’ERM.

Students officers from Royal Military Academy

Porte étendarts

Détachement États membres de l’Otan (Members of NATO Detachment)

Nato Members Detachment

Détachement de la composante marine (Navy Forces Detachment)

Détachement de la composante Terre (Land Forces Detachment)

Détachement de la composante Air (Air Forces Detachment)

Camouflage Pandur Recce vehicle

Heavy Duty gun

Camouflaged Iltis jeep

French troops

Troupes Française

Machine gunner

Light Multirole Vehicule (LMV)

Police Quick Reaction Force Team

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urban art

Blake et Mortimer Mural

by Vincent
written by Vincent

The adventures of Blake and Mortimer in Brussels haven’t always been easy.  The first mural where they were featured uppon at rue du Rempart eventually was brought crumbling down when the house that had welcomed them was demolished. Luckily their absence was short lived and not so long after they reappeared, this time on rue du Houblon. The 100 square meters Blake et Mortimer Mural was created to honor it’s now deceased author, Belgian comics artist and writer Edgar P. Jacobs. Definitely one of my all time favorites in Brussels!

Location of  Blake and Mortimer Mural:


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Photos Blake et Mortimer Mural:

Closeup showing the mysterious Yellow ‘M’ logo

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Art Nouveau

Hotel Hannon

by Vincent
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The Hotel Hannon was completed in 1903 by architect Jules Brunfaut for his friend Edouard Hannon who wanted a townhouse in the much popular at the time Art Nouveau style. Almost demolished in 1965 after the death of Hannon’s daughter when it fell into the wrong hands, it was saved by the town of Saint-Gilles who bought and then completely renovated it. The Hannon Hotel was in 1976 listed by the Royal Commission for Monuments and Sites and is currently home to the Espace Photographique Contretype, an organization devoted to promoting creative photography through exhibits and other events.

Location of Hannon Hotel:


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Photos of Hotel Hannon:

The Hannon Hotel seen from the middle of the street.

The remarkable stained glass windows were made by Raphaël Evaldre using the American glass technique made popular by Louis Comfort Tiffany.

Hotel Hannon’s bas relief facade

The Building next door on boulevard Brugmann is also interesting

Featuring some owls sgraffito above the door

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urban art

Asterix et Obelix mural

by Vincent
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This colorful and energetic mural representing The Adventures of Asterix is found on the back wall of a public soccer and basketball playground at 33 rue de la Buanderie. Created by the duo Albert Uderzo (text) and René Goscinny (illustrations) this extremely popular comic strip series has had 33 albums published which have been translated in over 100 languages since 1959.

Location of the Adventures of Asterix mural:


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Photos of the Asterix & Obelix mural:

The charge on the Romans is led by Obelix’s dog: Idefix.

Closeup on the action

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Windmill

Woluwe-Saint-Lambert Windmill

by Vincent
written by Vincent

Le moulin à vent de Woluwe-Saint-Lambert was built around 1767 in Esplechin, near Tournai and nearly vanished due to competition from flour mills. The passion of one man, Doctor Duthoit, saved it. Purchased by the doctor in the 1930’s and carefully restored, the mill went through its second childhood in Arc-Ainieres, in the province of Hainaut. in 1960, Doctor Duthoit’s widow gave it to the town of Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, where it was subsequently transferred. Twenty years later, another major restoration was needed after a fire, and the mill was rebuilt at its current location.

Location of the Windmill of Woluwe-Saint-Lambert:


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Photos of moulin à vent de Woluwe-Saint-Lambert:

Horses at the Hof ter Musschen farm

The view of the windmill from the farm

Woluwe-Saint-Lambert-Windmill

Frontal shot just underneath

The Woluwe-Saint-Lambert windmill from the back

Closeup

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