Brussels Central Station, an underground railway station, turn of the (last) century style. Unfortunately, it is being cheaply renewed and many of the original achitecture and style is being removed by cheap, styleless materials. Some of the brand new floor material's already chipped. Last year, the floor was still covered with the original beige and black terracotta tesselation , now it's cheap concrete plates, some of which are already chipped on the corners.
April 24, 2008
Bruxelles, Gare Centrale
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Nice of you to drop by.I'm a graphist. I live in Germany and also in Belgium. Please leave a few lines! Thanks.
Nett dass ihr vorbeischaut. Ich bin Grafiker. Ich lebe in Deutschland und auch in Belgien. Hinterlasst gerne ein paar Kommentare! Danke.
C'est gentil de passer par ici. Je suis graphiste et j'habite en Allemagne et aussi en Belgique. Laissez donc un ou deux commentaires! Merci.
2 comments:
This is very nice! I love your lines. Too bad about the cheap restoration material. Why would anyone decide to do this?
Unfortunately, this is an experience I make in both cities I frequent and live in, namely Aachen and Brussels. Most owners of old estates are less concerned about preservation than about business, although this is short-term thinking. It would have been so nice to preserve the old style of that station and people normally love this ancient athmosphere. Now it's just cold and functional.
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