لماذا يهم أن تبدأ واجهة قصر العدل في Brussels بالظهور أخيراً من خلف السقالات؟

city where the Palace of Justice facade restoration is taking place

The City of Brussels is the largest municipality and historical centre of the Brussels-Capital Region, as well as the capital of the French Community of Belgium, the Flemish Region, and Belgium. The City of Brussels is also the administrative centre of the European Union, as it hosts a number of principal EU institutions in its European Quarter.

federal justice symbol and courthouse whose facade is being restored

The Nuremberg Palace of Justice is a building complex in Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany. It was constructed from 1909 to 1916 and houses the appellate court (Oberlandesgericht), the regional court (Landgericht), the local court (Amtsgericht) and the public prosecutor's office (Staatsanwaltschaft). The Nuremberg Trials Memorial is located on the top floor of the courthouse.

square facing the restored front facade and esplanade

The Place Poelaert or Poelaertplein is the largest square in Brussels, Belgium, measuring 155 by 50 metres. It is named in honour of Joseph Poelaert, the architect of the Palace of Justice.

federal body describing the restoration phase and managing the building

core Belgian judicial institution housed in or linked to the Palace

The Court of Cassation is the supreme court for civil and criminal cases in France. It is France's highest court, and one of the country's four superior courts, along with the Council of State, the Constitutional Council and the Jurisdictional Disputes Tribunal.

international institution hosted in Brussels, making Belgium’s court infrastructure visible

The European Commission (EC) is the executive cabinet of the European Union. It is composed of 27 members of the Commission corresponding to the number of member states, unless the European Council, by unanimous consent, decides to alter this number.

international institution hosted in Brussels, making Belgium’s court infrastructure visible

The Council of the European Union, often referred to in the treaties and other official documents simply as the Council, and less formally known as the Council of Ministers, is the third of the seven institutions of the European Union (EU) as listed in the Treaty on European Union.

vast 19th-century courthouse on Place Poelaert being restored

The Palace of Justice of Brussels or Law Courts of Brussels is a courthouse in Brussels, Belgium. It is the country's most important court building, seat of the judicial arrondissement of Brussels, as well as of several courts and tribunals, including the Court of Cassation, the Court of Assizes, the Court of Appeal of Brussels, the Tribunal of First Instance of Brussels, and the Bar Association of Brussels.

Public Action and Modernisation Minister named as a stakeholder

Vanessa Matz is a Belgian politician and a member of the Les Engagés party. She has been serving as the Minister of Public Modernisation, Civil Service, Public Enterprises, Digitisation and Buildings Administration in the De Wever Government since February 2025.

Brussels neighbourhood affected by the Palace’s history and nearby works

Marolles is een gemeente in het Franse departement Oise en telt 621 inwoners (1999). De plaats maakt deel uit van het arrondissement Senlis.

designer of the Palace of Justice

Joseph Poelaert was a Belgian architect. He was entrusted with important projects in Brussels, such as the Church of St. Catherine, the Church of Our Lady of Laeken, the Congress Column, the Royal Theatre of la Monnaie and above all, the Palace of Justice.

king under whom the Palace was inaugurated

Leopold II was the second king of the Belgians from 1865 to 1909, and the founder and sole owner of the Congo Free State from 1885 to 1908.

street around which the works’ Brussels impact is concentrated

street around which the works’ Brussels impact is concentrated

street around which the works’ Brussels impact is concentrated