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Portraits of the Archduchess and het husband
Ball Room with portraits of King Leopold II and Queen Marie Henriette of Belgium

Concert Noble is a Belgian Balroom built by Hendrik Beyaert in Brussels.

history

The society was founed by archduke Albert of Austria, whos portrait is kept inside. The buildings were contructed by king Leopold II in 1873 .The ornate rooms are decorated with several portraits of the royal family. Up to current date the rooms are rented for private social events. In the last decades of the XXth century the rooms were proteced and listed as valuavle and restored in original style.[1]

Use

The rooms are famous for the use of balls of the Belgian, Austrian and Hungarian nobility. The Belgian elite and society often prefers to hold their society events in this old ball room.

Sometimes the rooms are used for international meetings, in 2016 Mr Kerry used the rooms for a lecture.[2]

http://edificio.be/en/concert-noble

References

  1. ^ "Histoire - Edificio". Edificio.be. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  2. ^ Profiel (2016-10-04). "Kerry in Brussel: "Onverantwoordelijk dat Rusland Syrisch president Assad steunt" | oorlog in Syrië | De Morgen" (in Template:Nl icon). Demorgen.be. Retrieved 2017-05-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)