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My former hometown: Liège, Belgium (one picture per day)

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This thread is a tribute to Liège (and its surroundings), where I lived from September 2009 to November 2017. For those of you who don't know it, Liège (pop: +/-200,000) is the center of the third largest agglomeration in Belgium (pop.: +/- 600,000), and the most important town in Wallonia, the French-speaking part of the country.

It was one of the first towns in continental Europe to become an industrial center, but has a history that goes back a lot further, most notably as the capital of the Prince-Bishopric of Liège, an independent country from the 10th to 18th century. The Cité Ardente, or fiery city, Liège has and has always had a strong life its own. To me it will remain one of the most unique cities I know, especially for one its size. And I will let you know why by posting one picture a day!
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Thanks Christos:)

Now three photos for today (because I didn't post one yesterday or the day before):

13. Looking down Rue de la Madeleine from Rue de la Cathèdrale, in the central area of Saint-Dénis, 2017-11-20
13 P2660709b by Ruben Alexander, on Flickr
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14. Boulevard Gustave Keyer in Cointe, with the newly built Tour des Finances (near Guillemins station) in the background, 2016-11-20
14 P2030686b by Ruben Alexander, on Flickr
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15. Tubes from factories run between the houses on this residential street in Ougrée, 2017-11-04
15 P2700465b by Ruben Alexander, on Flickr
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WoW! :)
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Great, very nice updates, Ruben :cheers:
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Thanks Sylvia, Benonie and Christos:)

17. Outremeuse, on the eastern bank of the Meuse, is probably the most Liègeois of all neighbourhoods. This is Rue des Récollets, one of Liège's many old streets, with the church of Saint-Nicolas, 2017-10-14
17 P2620330b by Ruben Alexander, on Flickr
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I didn't post any pictures for five days, so here you go:

18. A church on Rue Renory, across the street from the Cockerill steel mill in Ougrée, 2017-11-06
18 P2710251c by Ruben Alexander, on Flickr
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19. Being a former coal-mining town, there are still a number of 'terrils', or spoil tips in the area. These are the terrils by Herstal station seen from Vottem, 2016-10-11
19 BE LI Herstal-Vottem-Rue du Vicinal 2016-10-11 (2) by Ruben Alexander, on Flickr
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20. The Meuse river used to have various branches in Liège. Boulevard d'Avroy, originally an elegant boulevard with a park in the middle, follows the course of one of the biggest, 2016-05-18
20 BE LI Liège-Avroy-Boulevard d'Avroy 69 2016-05-18 (2) by Ruben Alexander, on Flickr
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21. The part of Liège which changed the most in time I live in there is the area around Guillemins station. Here you can see the demolition of a 1970's tax office, with the new tour des finances (also a tax office) behind it. This is the first in a series where I will post a number of pictures to show how a place changed

2015-07-18
21a BE LI Liège-Guillemins-Rue Bovy 2015-07-18 (3) by Ruben Alexander, on Flickr

2015-12-24
21b BE LI Liège-Guillemins-Rue Bovy 2015-12-24 (1) by Ruben Alexander, on Flickr

2016-02-29
21 BE LI Liège-Guillemins-Rue Paradis 2016-02-29 (2) by Ruben Alexander, on Flickr
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22. No thread about Liège without a picture of people just sitting around on doorsteps or at the foot of a statue, like here in front of the Opera, 2015-11-01
22 E LI Liège-Boulevard de la Sauvenière 2, 4, 6, 8-Opera 2015-11-01 by Ruben Alexander, on Flickr
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Once more very nice updates from Liege :)
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Interesting pics of the demolition of a building! :eek:kay:
23. Sadly, nice buildings in Liège (and in Belgium in general - some other places are worse) often get the short end of the stick, whether on purpose (demolition) or by accident (fire or collapse). This villa in Cointe is one of a number of buildings that was damaged or destroyed by fire in the eight years I lived in Liège.

2015-04-20
23a BE LI Liège-Cointe-Parc Privé-Avenue de Cointe 10 2015-04-20 by Ruben Alexander, on Flickr

2016-07-10
23b BE LI Liège-Cointe-Parc Privé-Avenue de Cointe 10 2016-07-10 by Ruben Alexander, on Flickr
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I kinda liked the old Tax Office near the Guillemins station.
It's a pitty so much late 20th Century buildings are demolished lately...

What's the white building with the clock on the left? Looks rather interesting.

20. The Meuse river used to have various branches in Liège. Boulevard d'Avroy, originally an elegant boulevard with a park in the middle, follows the course of one of the biggest, 2016-05-18
20 BE LI Liège-Avroy-Boulevard d'Avroy 69 2016-05-18 (2) by Ruben Alexander, on Flickr
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What's the white building with the clock on the left? Looks rather interesting.
It's a School, athénée Léonie de Waha. Wikipedia
For the history, during the 2. world war the Gestapo had their local office in this building.
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