Berlaymont

building, Brussels, Belgium

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    …the European Commission’s headquarters, the Berlaymont—a vast cruciform high-rise building designed by Lucien de Vestel and constructed during 1967–69. The Berlaymont (or “Berlaymonster,” as its critics call it) has become an icon of European integration. Although the expansion of the European quarter has provoked controversy, as it necessitated the demolition…

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