Justus Lipsius Building
The Justus Lipsius Building is one of the imposing steel-and-glass giants glistening in the sun in the heart of the
European District. The ultra-modern office complex faces the Berlaymont, and it matches its neighbour in prominence. Since 1995, it’s been the home to the Council of the European Union. The Council’s headquarters were relocated here from an old building named after Charlemagne, which in the early 1980s was already much too small for the ever-expanding offices of the organisation. The foundation stone of the new structure was laid in 1989 on a plot of land presented by the state authorities.
A multitude of architects and engineers from all over the European Union collaborated on the massive project. The completed structure features a total floor space of 215,000 square metres and over 24 kilometres of corridors. The complex features three separate but closely connected segments, of which the largest is the conference centre. It received the name of Justus Lipsius, after the prominent Flemish humanist and philologist.
Name: Justus Lipsius Building
Address: Rue de la Loi / Westraat
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