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Belgian Section |
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BELGIAN SECTION |
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The Belgian Section
Visitors got direct entrance to the Belgian Section via three gates; Porte Des Grands Palais, Porte de l’Esplanade and Porte de l’Atomium. The following pavilions were spread over this section:
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An inflatable globe was part of the P.A.A. pavilion |
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Computer development in the I.B.M. pavilion |
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Ingenious architecture of the Civil Engineering
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One of the three buildings for the firebrigade |
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Different locs on open air display of the Railways
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Credit and insurrances by the A.S.L.K. pavilion
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Telecommunications pavilion on Esplanade
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Pavilion of the Chemical Industries |
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Pavilions of Bell Telephone, I.B.M. and M.B.L.E. with the Bayard Horse in front |
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Pavilion of Solvay & Cie (right) and below the pavilion of Aluminium |
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Pavilion of Forestry, Hunting and Fishing |
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De Coene show house |
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The Coca Cola pavilion
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A combination of pyramids covered the Hachette pavilion |
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Pavilions of Larousse and Timber with the Atomium in the background
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The pointed pavilion of Marie Thumas |
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A lot to read in the pavilions of Larousse (above) en Le Soir (left)
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The tube based building of MBLE |
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The pavilion of Town Planning with the Eternit Tower in the back
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Pavilion of Sewing Art
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Pavilion of Tobacco
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The pavilion of Paper with restaurant on the frontside
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The impluvium roof of the Brabant Hall was visible trough the glass walls
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The pavilion of the Belgian Agriculture
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The well visited House of the year 2000
The Van Der Borght pavilion |
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The Pavilion of Glass and Ceramics with snackbar and terrace in front
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The pavilion of Comptier Tuillier, the roofing tile industries
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Joy the world !
A bright star will shine in the heavens above Belgium, and men will gather together under the hope of new unity. Their pleading hands will stretch to the far reaches of the world. Sophocles the golden presaged it. Universal Brotherhood: "They were born not for hate, but for love". The 1958 Exhibition will give means to millions for concrete expression of this burning need common understanding |
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Pavilions of the most famous Belgian chocolats: Meurisse (left), Jacques (top), Cote d’Or (below left) and Victoria (below)
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Pavilion of Gaz
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Pavilion Assurances
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The Germinal pavilion (above) and pavilion of Bell Telephone (left) |
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The Belgian Section
The Belgian Section occupied one third of the whole exposition terrain. A wealth of pavilions showed all kinds of new and old materials like textile, wood, paper and all sorts of metals.
People could visit pavilions, based on energy like water and air, coal, gas, petroleum, electricity and a few chemical buildings.
The food industry got represented with commercial buildings like soda drinks, cheese, conserves, tobacco and chocolates.
All about dressing and luxury was located in the pavilions of clothing, textile, leather, jewelry and diamantes.
Other pavilions displayed electronics, communications, insurances and banks.
Also there was an agriculture part in this section with farming, gardening and forestry, hunting and fishing.
The Heysel palaces reserved place for science, fine arts, health, education and study. A large press room, a communication center, several shops, a restaurant and even a barbershop housed in these halls. Also the main office of Logexpo could been found here.
The transportation zone contained the airways, sea transportations and touring and travel. Outside, the railways showed the newest trains, including locomotives and wagons for freight and passenger transport.
Close cooperation between the big warehouses brought an impressive shopping center to the Ossegem Park. The well visited ’House of the year 2000’ was part of it.
One of the most remarkable constructions of the Belgian Section was the ingenious mighty arrow of the Civil Engineering. Together with the Atomium it was one of the eye catchers of Expo 58. |
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01. Aeronautics 02. Press Distributors 03. Agri- & Horticulture 04. Alimenta 05. Aluminium 06. Arts 07. Graphic Arts 08. Atomium 09. Auditorium 10. Bell Telephone 11. Timber Industry 12. Braun 13. Caisse d’Epargne 14. Ceramics 15. Railways 16. Jacques 17. Coca-Cola 18. Commerce 19. Shopping Center 20. Comptoir Tuillier 21. Dress Trade 22. Leather and Hides 23. Dexion 24. Customs 25. Water and Air 26. Social Economy 27. Buildings and Housing 28. Education 29. Electric Power 30. Eternit 31. Metallurgy 32. Forestry, Hunting, Fishing 33. Vocational Training 34. Fromages Franco-Suisse 35. Gas 36. Civil Engineering 37. Germinal 38. Stores 39. Hachette 40. I.B.M. 41. Food Industry |
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42. Chemical Industry 43. Diamonds 44. Credit, Insurance 45. Garden of the 4 Seasons 46. Modern Garden 47. Kodak 48. Larousse 49. Liebig 50. Luxury Articles, Ornaments 51. Lampes Electriques Belges 52. Marie Thumas 53. Meurisse 54. Mines and Quarries 55. Study Organizations 56. Palace of Elegance 57. Temporary Exhibitions 58. Brabant Hall 59. Paper 60. Petroleum 61. Pfaff 62. Police 63. Press Exhibit 64. Accident Prevention 65. Rossel 66. Healt 67. Science 68. Bible Society 69. Solvay 70. Sports and Games 71. The Face of Belgium 72. Tobacco 73. Telecommunications 74. Textile Industries 75. Touring and Travel 76. Sea Transportation 77. Town Planning 78. Van Der Borght 79. Clothing 80. Victoria 81. Wanson |
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The pavilion of the Food Industries
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In and outdoor views of the Petroleum pavilion |
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Pavilion of Study & Controle Organismen
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One of the biggest buildings at the fair: the Transport pavilion
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Pavilion of Kodak
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Pavilion of Petroleum Left: different views of the Belgian Section
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