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22-MAR-2014

Brussels. Parc du Cinquantenaire

Parc du Cinquantenaire (French for "Park of the Fiftieth Anniversary") or Jubelpark (Dutch for "Jubilee Park"), is a large public, urban park (30 hectares) in the easternmost part of the European Quarter in Brussels, Belgium.
Most buildings of the U-shaped complex which dominate the park were commissioned by the Belgian government under the patrondom of King Leopold II for the 1880 National Exhibition commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of Belgian independence, and successive exhibitions in the same area, replacing previous constructions. The present centrepiece triumphal arch was erected in 1905 replacing a previous temporary version of the arcade by Gédéon Bordiau. The structures were built in iron, glass and stone, symbolising the economic and industrial performance of Belgium. The surrounding 30 hectare park esplanade was full of picturesque gardens, ponds and waterfalls. It housed several trade fairs, exhibitions and festivals at the beginning of the century. This settled however in 1930 when it was decided that Cinquantenaire would become a leisure park

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MarcViskens06-Apr-2014 19:13
fine shot José
laine01-Apr-2014 18:13
A beautiful scene, Jose.
Daniel Lamothe31-Mar-2014 15:18
Beautifuly framed! V
Tom LeRoy31-Mar-2014 15:05
A marvelous park and nice wide shot to show all the beauty. V
Irene Wehrli31-Mar-2014 14:48
Fantastic presentation of this wonderful place!
Irene
Jim Coffman31-Mar-2014 14:34
Wow, this is really nice,Jose!
lucanton31-Mar-2014 11:56
très bel endroit pour se promener...V
meekam tam31-Mar-2014 10:54
Excellent wide-angle capture of the beautiful scene,José! V
Neal Nye31-Mar-2014 10:53
It looks almost like summer! What a beautiful place for a walk.
Graeme31-Mar-2014 10:40
A wonderful wide angle composition and blue sky, Jose. BV
Yvonne31-Mar-2014 09:31
Wonderful spacial foreground leading the eye to the arches and building Jose! v
Helen Betts31-Mar-2014 09:07
I like the expansive scene. Very nice color and light, and a great capture. V.
Guest 31-Mar-2014 07:15
A splendid national statement.
Gerard Koehl31-Mar-2014 04:34
Magnifique parc. V
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