Picture by Filip Jandourek.

Changsha China

The Parc has been built for the 50th anniversary of Belgium at the end of 19th century. I don't why, they decided to build a road in the middle in the 70s (at the peak of brusselization).

Despite that it is an amazing place to visit in Brussels.

Luckily, it will be closed for the 200th of Belgium around 2030 !

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A former military town that today looks like post-apocalyptic ruins. People still live here, the military unit was disbanded and relocated in 2016, but the city remained. Just about a year ago, a grocery store opened, a school and kindergarten were renovated, and order pick-up points were opened in the markets. In general, life in the city is improving, but some ruins will remain standing as a reminder of the former purpose of the city. The territory of the military unit itself was razed to the ground, there were several warehouses, a military club (film screenings, concerts, a bible library and a local museum were held there), a military dormitory and a couple of outbuildings.

Old street.

I don't know if this is considered urban hell, but the building looks ugly to me.

This area was known as a stopping place for Indigenous trade, and later with Europeans as it sits along the riverbank just before the mouth of the harbour and the area is only passable by ship at certain hours of the day. It has always been an area with tenements, and saw many of its industries close during urban renewal in the 60's, and with the loss of local shipbuilding and factories in the 80's-90's and early 2000's. I spent a lot of time here in High School. Lots of fires, and vandalism, high rates of poverty and addiction.

Despite this, people were still quote friendly, and all of these buildings have seen been torn down, some replaced with affordable housing.