1,470 companies and more than 3,300 people trade diamonds in three streets beside Central Station. What the district is, how the trade is doing, and whether the stones are cheaper here.
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The Boerentoren, a farmers’ bank tower waiting for its crown
The Boerentoren went up on the Schoenmarkt in 1931 and 1932, 87.5 metres of art deco for a farmers’ bank. Katoen Natie bought it in 2020, and Daniel Libeskind is adding a crown.