Hendrik Beyaert’s National Bank building on Leopoldplaats was inaugurated in 1879 and closed as a bank branch in 2014. Its strongrooms now hold furniture.
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The Chocolate Line: Dominique Persoone’s kitchen in Napoleon’s palace
Dominique Persoone opened The Chocolate Line in the Paleis op de Meir in 2010. The pralines are made in the palace’s 18th-century kitchen, in full view of the till.