The building was originally built for the 1958 World's Fair (architects Jules Ghobert, Jules Ghobert and Maurice Wayu, Maurice Hoyoux), at the same time it was decorated with paintings by artists René Magritte and Paul Delvaux. The location in the city center has led to the arrangement of most of the premises underground. But by the beginning of the 21st century, the convention center had become too small for the actual capital of the European Union, and asbestos was found among the materials used.
As a result, reconstruction was carried out, which increased the number of halls from 2 to 27, ranging from 40 to 1200 seats. A new exhibition space was also created with an area of approx. 4 thousand m2. The most visible sign of the renewal of the remaining semi-underground center is the large glass cube marking the entrance to the building. Inside it there is a tree-like supporting structure, stairs and bridges that unite different tiers of the structure.
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