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14 October: The second March on Brussels against Francisation is held. [67] Construction of the Rogier International Centre, 18 March 1963. 1963 – 2 August: The city becomes part of the bilingual Brussels-Capital administrative area. [69] 1965 The Maison du Peuple/Volkshuis is demolished and is replaced with the Sablon Tower [nl; fr]. [4]
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 ...
Brussels Park and the Palace of the Council of Brabant, Aurèle-Augustin Simons, 1789. 1789 The secret society Pro Aris et Focis is founded to prepare for the Brabant Revolution against Emperor Joseph II. [108] [109] 10–12 December: The Battle of Brussels takes place, marking the start of the Brabant Revolution in the city.
A Sabena Handley Page Type W unloads cargo in Switzerland in 1924.. Sabena began operations on 23 May 1923 as the national carrier of Belgium. [2] The airline was created by the Belgian Government with help of the Devriendt Family after its predecessor SNETA (Syndicat national pour l'étude des transports aériens, National Syndicate for the Study of Aerial Transports) - formed in 1919 to ...
Brussels: 1824 Real estate P A Ageas: Financials Consumer finance Brussels: 1990 Financing P A Agfa-Gevaert: Technology Computer services Mortsel: 1867 Digital imaging and IT solutions P A Agoria: Industrials Business support services Brussels: 1946 Trade association P A AIM Productions: Technology Computer services Hove: 1994 IT P A Alpro ...
A company was formed in Brussels in 1879, and others followed. Competition was recognised as unsatisfactory, and the various companies were encouraged to amalgamate. The Compagnie Belge du Téléphone Bell (the Bell Telephone Company of Belgium) was formed in 1882, as the Belgian subsidiary of the International Bell Telephone Company of New ...
Menopausal weight gain impacts 60-70% women. Hormonal changes cause a redistribution of abdominal fat. A dietitian shares diet tips to reduce belly fat.
Main entrance of the former SGB head office at 20, rue Royale/Koningsstraat, Brussels. Immediately after its creation in 1822, the company acquired for its head office the former Brussels branch (French: refuge) of Averbode Abbey, at 3, rue Montagne du Parc / Warandeberg, a neoclassical structure designed by Barnabé Guimard and built in 1779–1781, which had become known as the Hôtel ...