Palais de Justice | Brussels, Belgium

[Kampflamm]

http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/cantpeg/bebe/PJUST2.jpg

http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/cantpeg/bebe/VUEDENS.jpg

http://www.brunette.brucity.be/prom/Pegase/ath-cat.jpg

[Vertigo]

8/10

It's HUGE. And because it also really dominates the area. How tall is the highest point on this buidling!

[Jarmo K]

wow... 9/10

[Phobos]

If you don't look at the base,you might say it's a skyscraper;amazing....
9.0/10

[Josh]

It's somewhat over 100 meter high and the dome has just been renovated so it's really shiny gold again. ;)

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v251/Joshke/Just1.jpg

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v251/Joshke/just2.jpg

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v251/Joshke/just3.jpg

[Piotr]

Wow, its enormous. 9.

[Joshapd]

10! :) It's BIG!!!!!

[Sky | Kai]

way too massive for my taste, but i like classicism and dome-crowned buildings, so: 8/10!

[snot]

Very impressive building, it looks even more impressive because it's build on a hill.

[Kampflamm]

Here are some pictures I took in Brussels this summer.

It's massive (just look at the people in the bottom corner of the pic)

http://premium.uploadit.org/Aviller71/juspan.JPG

http://premium.uploadit.org/Aviller71/justice1.jpg

http://premium.uploadit.org/Aviller71/justice2.jpg

http://premium.uploadit.org/Aviller71/justice3.jpg

http://premium.uploadit.org/Aviller71/justice4.jpg

http://premium.uploadit.org/Aviller71/justice5.jpg

[Flatiron]

It's sort of like Philadelphia's City Hall--imposing but ugly.

Still, I give it a 8/10. It's so ugly it's kind of magnificent.

[johnbeton]

8/10

I believe the architect killed himself by jumping off his own building

[wc eend]

This is what I call megalomanous. Trying to represent the power of an empire which never existed. Not using any original architecture, but just copying from others and enlarging it. 5/10 because it's still impressive and the beautiful location.

[johnbeton]

^^^
That was common use in Belgium those days, every government building was built in this neo-classicall style (or whatever you call this in english). Belgium tried hard to become some sort of empire, for example with their colony in Africa (Congo). The Belgian king saw himself as the ruler of an empire and these buildings add to this idea.

[Denoordrotterdammer]

whuahauha congo......domme belgen

[Hardouin-Mansart]

The PERFECT example of putissimamierda烂泥scheisserei architecture... even the bruxellois have historically hated it... even the one in Rome is better :bash:

[Kampflamm]

What a word..."Scheisserei Architecture".

[Raine]

9,5/10 It's huge!!!!! like Godzilla :D

[B@dGuYoM]

very big 9/10 :)

[DamienK]

7.5/10

[Fabio]

10/10


amamzing and massive

[hkskyline]

http://www.globalphotos.org/brussels/20050419/RIMG0805.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/brussels/20050419/RIMG0820.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/brussels/20050419/RIMG0813.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/brussels/20050419/RIMG0823.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/brussels/20050419/RIMG0829.jpg

[B@dGuYoM]

8.5/10

[JohnnyMass]

beautiful and massive...10/10

[Ellatur]

8.5/10

[gohcan]

It's a perfect example of: you love it or you hate it
I love it, but not enough to give it a 10
9/10

[Indexi]

It's massive and fantastic 10/10 :>

[El_Greco]

8.5/10

[nukey]

I have just come back from visiting this building. It is truly awesome...

[forvine]

9.5/10

[Sinjin P.]

9/10 Classic.

[Accura4Matalan]

10/10

[Benonie]

It was the biggest building of Europe for several decades. 9

[Reflex]

8.5/10.

[Valia]

8.5!

the outer is quite massive to me, but the inner isnt bad

[Paulo2004]

7/10

[Vrysxy]

Amazing

[Animo]

10/10

[Moren-o]

Don't care what anyone says, this building is just impressive.
As well from the outside as from the inside.

A big 9/10

[snot]

This building is fabulous! It's very impressive in the inside and outside. Everybody who goes to Brussels should visit it!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/snot/100_1116.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/snot/000_0263.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/snot/Brussel/991_8f7149c6b0434ecc5ddfd.jpg

[snot]

This is what I call megalomanous. Trying to represent the power of an empire which never existed. Not using any original architecture, but just copying from others and enlarging it. 5/10 because it's still impressive and the beautiful location.
Ok, Belgium was not an empire but it was a very rich and developped country at that time. Don't forget Belgium was after England the second industrialised country and the population was bigger than that of the Netherlands.

[Mosaic]

10/10

[Stiggen]

9,5/10

[groentje]

Bombastic. But there are nicer pictures of the Justitiepaleis. The dome is all bright and shining again.
So a 9,5, for the building and the setting.

[clarky]

9.5/10

[gutooo]

9/10

[delmaule]

8.5/10

[mybeer]

Very nice but there is a problem with proportions... the tower with the dome is too high
7.5/10

[snot]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/snot/best/promeneur_parc_de_bruxelles_dvt_pal.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/snot/best/palais_de_justice_centre_et_marolle.jpg

[snot]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/snot/best/couche_de_soleil_sur_bruxelles_vill.jpg

[premier]

I fell in love... I culdn't give it nothing else than 10. It's great!

[Piotr-Stettin]

9,5/10

[Elektro-X]

This is one of my favo's in Benelux and maybe even in the whole Europe. Simply love this style of architecture.

The choice is easy 10/10.

[Quintana]

Not my kind of thing. Couldn't agree more with wc eend 5/10

[Dreamlıneя]

WOW! 10 :)

[marpa]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/nl/0/05/Justitiepaleis_oud.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d3/Justitiepaleis1.jpg/800px-Justitiepaleis1.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Justice_Palace.png/800px-Justice_Palace.png
wikipedia.org (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_Courts_of_Brussels)

10/10

[Lacrimosa]

10/10
It is presumed to be the biggest building constructed in the 19th century, it used to be the biggest building off europe, and still is one of the biggest in europe. I HATE Classicism, I LOVE this building this is eclectic and not neo classicism or classicism as some off you think.:lol: Idiots

[Helium]

9/10

[Sound.]

10/10!!!!!!!!!!

[Gregor]

9,5/10 excellent!

[LMCA1990]

10/10

[billyandmandy]

very imposing 10/10

[Fundador]

intersting 9/10

[Astralis]

6/10

[W!CKED]

8/10

[Nikkodemo]

9/10

[Benonie]

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g92/Benonie/Brussel/MIM/Brusseloktober060.jpg

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g92/Benonie/Brussel/centrum%20pinksteren/100_2624.jpg

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g92/Benonie/Brussel/centrum%20pinksteren/100_2681.jpg

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g92/Benonie/Brussel/marollen%20en%20omgeving/118_0649.jpg

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g92/Benonie/Brussel/centrum%20pinksteren/justitiepaleis.jpg

[Kame]

Not my style of architecture and too monstrous in the context of Brussels and especially if you stand right in front of it.

But the feeling you get by walking into the big hall and then looking up inside that enormous dome is just indescribable, so it's a 8/10 for me.

[Geiselgesell]

9/10
A big landmark is always good. I like it, especially the inside.