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18:19 17/03/2021
Renovation works will soon begin – or shall we say proceed – on the Justice Palace in Brussels. We know – you’ll believe it when you see it. Us too, but we feel the need to report on what we are being told anyway.
The agency responsible for federal buildings announced last year that the exterior of the Justice Palace would be fully renovated by 2030. Ha ha, said long-time residents of Brussels, tell us another one.
For the Justice Palace has been shrouded in scaffolding for at least 34 years now, the victim of endless red tape, administrative incompetence and arguing among several levels of government about who should pay for what and when. Not to mention a lack of vision on how currently empty interior spaces will be put to use.
Stellingen aan het Justitiepaleis in Brussel worden gerenoveerd
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Aanpassing van de stellingen aan het Justitiepaleis : Stellingvrij in 2030
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Work could finally begin on renovating the outside of Brussels landmark the Palais de Justice - but only after the scaffolding that has cloaked the courthouse since 1987 gets another full safety check.
The scaffolding has become as much part of the Belgian capital’s landscape as the domed building itself and has already been changed twice after it rusted during the delays in the renovations caused by cash shortages and stability concerns.
Once 200 days of inspections on the metal skeleton are complete, then it could be full steam ahead on the long-awaited project.
“We are starting the first phase of the work after 40 years asleep,” Mathieu Michel, secretary of state for administrative simplification and building management, told Belgian newspaper L’Echo.
Palais de Justice de Bruxelles: début des travaux de rénovation des échafaudages
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