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Glamourous galleries
The SAINT-HUBERT ROYAL GALLERIES, a combination of 3 galleries, of which you see here the King's gallery. The construction started in 1845.
This is really in the centre of BRUSSELS, only a little street away from the famous Grand Place and the Town Hall.
In the middle of the 19th century, the Saint-Hubert Galleries were
the longest, highest (8 meters), best decorated and best lit galleries in the world, thanks to the enormous glass roof which is 200 meters long.
The history is quite fascinating. (For starters, some people died because of the destruction of the old neighbourhood).
Here the world famous "pralines" (Belgian chocolates) came to their name, the luxury leatherware company Delvaux started, it was an important (especially french) literary centre. Here the first Belgian public cinema show of the Cinematograph Lumière was organized on the 1st of March 1896, only a few weeks after Paris.
Still known as a cultural place, with theatre, cinema, bookstore, music store, and a commercial centre for luxury goods with fancy cafés and terraces, shops, cakes and icecream sellers.
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Glamourous galleries
The SAINT-HUBERT ROYAL GALLERIES, a combination of 3 galleries, of which you see here the King's gallery. The construction started in 1845.
This is really in the centre of BRUSSELS, only a little street away from the famous Grand Place and the Town Hall.
In the middle of the 19th century, the Saint-Hubert Galleries were
the longest, highest (8 meters), best decorated and best lit galleries in the world, thanks to the enormous glass roof which is 200 meters long.
The history is quite fascinating. (For starters, some people died because of the destruction of the old neighbourhood).
Here the world famous "pralines" (Belgian chocolates) came to their name, the luxury leatherware company Delvaux started, it was an important (especially french) literary centre. Here the first Belgian public cinema show of the Cinematograph Lumière was organized on the 1st of March 1896, only a few weeks after Paris.
Still known as a cultural place, with theatre, cinema, bookstore, music store, and a commercial centre for luxury goods with fancy cafés and terraces, shops, cakes and icecream sellers.
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Please check the tag here for more of my Sepia, duotoned or B&W pictures.
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