The largest fresco of Belgium can now be admired along the walls of the De Wand tram station in Laeken. Just a stone’s throw from the Atomium along tramway lines 4, 19 and 23 the De Wand station is a symbolic crossing point between the suburbs and the city of Brussels. Entitled “The Walkâ€, this massive work of art was created by 30 graffiti artists from Belgium and beyond was part of a grant from the Brussels’ region for the renovation of public spaces and has grown over the years to become Europe’s biggest graffiti wall with it 4500 square meters. The total cost of the project was of 200 000€ where 30 artists worked for 9 days and no less than 6000 spray paint cans were used during the process.
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Mural art
I liked the illusion created by this mural of an extra pair of windows on the walls of the Melting Pot Kilo. I stumbled into it after the elevator ride that connects the ville haute and ville basse of Brussels (the Upper Town and lower Town) on the corner of rue de l’épée and Rue Haute.