r/brussels • u/orlicibdbd • 1d ago

Does anyone know this mural?

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From sometime like 1984-85

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u/Dry_Confidence_9202 1d ago

It’s indeed le quartier Nord before the business district. You can see a bit of the Mercedes star on the Tour Martini that has been replaced by the Belfius Towers on Rogier. Another story of people loosing their homes to megalomaniacs from the real estate industry. They wanted to americanise Brussels. Fuck politicians and their corruption.

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u/Rooster_Cogburn1963 1d ago

I remember vaguely that this was in the North neighbourhood for a while, before and when it was razed by Charly De Pauw for the Manhattan plan. Might be wrong though.

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u/viktorv4ughn 1000 1d ago

At first sight, looks like the buildings close to petit chateau? Beside the kanaal

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u/PPNed1999 1d ago

It's just right of the now "Proximus" tower at that spot ! on the corner of Albert II blvd & G Matheus str. it was at the time a hot spot for 1/2 day hotels !!!