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Former head office building of Banque Lambert in Brussels, completed in 1965 (lately ING Belgium), with the equestrian Statue of Leopold II in the foreground. The Banque Lambert (French pronunciation: [bɑ̃k lɑ̃bɛʁ]) was a significant family-controlled bank in Belgium, with roots going back to 1835 and long associated with the Rothschilds.
This list displays all 12 Belgian companies in the Fortune Europe 500, ... Groupe Bruxelles Lambert: Holding: 9,465 (615) 60 ... 1.1 1.2 3.7 4.0 Oil and Gas: See also
Created in 1801 by decree of Napoleon, the Stock Exchange (French: Bourse de Commerce) established in Brussels successively occupied different premises. [2] From 1858, a time when it experienced considerable development following the country's economic and industrial growth, the cramped and unsanitary conditions of the various premises led the business community to demand, from the municipal ...
As a consequence, the Boerenbond-controlled banking cluster became one of Belgium's largest credit institutions, able to rival the Banque de Bruxelles and Generale Bank. [ 6 ] : 235 The Boerentoren high-rise building in Antwerp, financed by ABV, was the second-tallest skyscraper in Europe at the time of its completion in 1931, just behind ...
La Grand-Place de Bruxelles. Bruxelles, ville d'Art et d'Histoire (in French). Vol. 3. Brussels: Éditions de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale. Heymans, Vincent (2011). Les maisons de la Grand-Place de Bruxelles (in French). Brussels: CFC Éditions. ISBN 978-2-930018-89-8. State, Paul F. (2004). Historical dictionary of Brussels. Historical ...
The Rue Royale (French, pronounced [ʁy ʁwajal]; "Royal Street") or Koningsstraat (Dutch, pronounced [ˈkoːnɪŋstraːt]; "King's Street") is a street in Brussels, Belgium, running through the municipalities of Schaerbeek, Saint-Josse-ten-Noode and the City of Brussels.
The 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region [1] [2] are the political subdivisions of Belgium's central region. [3] The government of each municipality is responsible for the handling of local level duties, such as law enforcement and the upkeep of schools and roads within its borders. [4]
The hotel opened in 1895 and was the only 19th-century hotel still in operation in Brussels, until it closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in April 2020, after 125 years of continuous operation. [1] The hotel had 251 rooms and 22 spacious suites. [4] It was sold in 2022 and the new owners announced plans to restore it and reopen it in 2025. [5]