Statue To King Leopold II On Sleeve In Error As Statue To King Leopolo (1926)
Full title reads: Statue of King Leopold II. King Albert and Princess Clementine present at unveiling of Equestrian Monument to famous Belgian King.
Brussels, Belgium.
L/S of King Albert I and Princess of Belgium speaking from covered platform in front of audience of dignitaries. L/S of group of men in ermine robes and pillbox hats. Various shots Princess and King on platform with other dignitaries. L/S of troop of soldiers in park; they watch as statue of King Leopold on horseback is unveiled. M/S of statue. The King and Princess are seen laying flags at base of statue.
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Demonstration Against Return Of King Leopold: Belgium (1950)
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Demonstration against the return of King Leopold. Brussels, Belgium.
MS marchers carrying banners going along street. MS's men walking along street in procession. LS marchers passing crowds. MS's banners being carried in procession. CU Paul Spaak in procession. CU's applauding crowds. Elevated shots mass of marchers. High angle shots float in procession. LS's people carrying flags in procession. LS dense crowd gathered along side of road. LS procession. LS's crowd gathered in square (Brussels Grand Palace). Portrait of the Prince Regent in background.
LS procession arriving at the Square. MS women on roadside clapping. LS men in procession carrying wreath. CU crowd clapping. MS crowd. Various shots Spaak and others leaders leading procession. Portraits of Prince Charles seen. CU's children clapping. CU portrait of Prince Charles. CU portrait of the late Queen Astrid. LS's shots of the procession.
LS wreath being carried to monument. LS assembled crowd. LS wreath layers walking away from monument. LS lorry in procession bearing portrait of Prince Charles. LS crowd marching with flags. LS crowds running to building. Exterior view government building. MS Spaak arriving. MS's other Ministers arriving.
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Legacy of Leopold II
The many monuments and magnificent buildings owed to SM King Leopold II, the Builder King.
Leopold II Monument Ostende Belgium
recorded on June 19, 2013
Moving Image Archive Serge de Muller
[ Belgium documentary shortfilm ] Sikitiko The King's Hand
| In 2004 a mysterious group abducts the hand of a statue, part of a monument for King Leopold II. This as an act of political activism. They would catalyse a surreal chain of events, in the best Belgian tradition. A little girl reconstructs the story...
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'Sikitiko' is a short by Pieter De Vos, licenced under creative commons.
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[Belgium Congo documentary] Sikitiko: The King's Hand
In 2004 a mysterious group abducts the hand of a statue, part of a monument for King Leopold II. This as an act of political activism. They would catalyse a surreal chain of events, in the best Belgian tradition. A little girl reconstructs the story...
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Belgium/Brussels-Cinquantenaire (Jubel Park) Part14
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Cinquantenaire-Jubel Park-Brussels:
Parc du Cinquantenaire is a large public, urban park (30 hectares) in the easternmost part of the European Quarter in Brussels, Belgium.
Most buildings of the U-shaped complex which dominate the park were commissioned by the Belgian government under the patronage of King Leopold II for the 1880 National Exhibition commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of Belgian independence. During successive exhibitions in the same area, more structures were added. The centrepiece triumphal arch was erected in 1905 replacing a previous temporary version of the arcade by Gédéon Bordiau. The structures were built in iron, glass and stone, symbolising the economic and industrial performance of Belgium. The surrounding 30-hectare park esplanade was full of picturesque gardens, ponds and waterfalls. It housed several trade fairs, exhibitions and festivals at the beginning of the century. In 1930 the government decided to reserve Cinquantenaire for use as a leisure park.
The Royal Military Museum has been the sole tenant of the northern half of the complex since 1880. The southern half is occupied by the Cinquantenaire Museum and the AutoWorld Museum. The Temple of Human Passions, a remainder from 1886, and the Great Mosque of Brussels from 1978 are located in the north-western corner of the park.
Line 1 of the Brussels Metro and the Belliard Tunnel from Rue de la Loi pass underneath the park, the latter partly in an open section in front of the Arch. The nearest metro stations are Schuman to the west of the park, and Mérode immediately to the east.
Today the various buildings of the Cinquantenaire host three musea and one mosque. The surrounding park esplanade is used for several purposes in the summer, such as military parades and drive-in movies. It is also the starting point for the 20 km of Brussels, an annual run with 30,000 participants.
Belgian Royal Dynasty's Centenary Aka Belgian's Royal Dynastys (1931)
Full title reads: Ostend. Belgian Royal Dynasty's Centenary. King Albert unveils Nation's memorial to King Leopold II where he landed from England 100 years ago.
Ostend, Belgium.
King Albert and Royal Party come down steps at harbour in Ostend.
Pan across crowd. Many people are holding flags. Pan ends on memorial - currently draped with large cloth.
LS of monument as the covering is removed. The memorial includes a large statue of King Leopold II on horseback.
Shot of the large crowd gathered at the seafront in Ostend.
Shot looking out to sea showing feet of statue horse in foreground. Pan to show decorated boats in harbour.
Young boys and girls in uniform march past covered podium where Royal Family are standing. More shots of childrens parade.
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Congo Killer King
Horror song by Simon Oak as a call to remove the statues that honour King Leopold II of Belgium. The fancy part is about Simon's late father. He was a good man.
1. I don't have a father, well actually I do
But he chopped off a hand and I wished it wasn't true
'Twas the hand of a child
To believe it took a while
Cause my father was my hero, all I knew
2. Shocked and feeling sick, alone and in a rage
I removed every picture that showed my father's face
It was really hard to ban
Such a good old family man
But it was my sole response to this disgrace.
3. I lately walked through Brussels, sat down on an edge of stone
Of a huge equestrian statue at the bustling Place du Trône
The horseman was a king
But I didn't know a thing
Till I read about Congo Free State which he owned.
4. King Leopold lobbied here and there, for humanity's sake
Managed to get a decent share of the ample African cake
Rubber was his clever trade
Bloody sharp the cleaver blade
The driver's tool to keep his slaves awake
5. Can I call it genocide, the burning of a village?
Killing kids for unmet quotas, mutilation, pillage
Baskets full of hands
To bring us rubber bands
And rub out the truth, the white man's privilege
6. My father was a monster, what would call a king
Who caused the death of five to ten million human beings?
Whose fortune has been made
By a murderous rubber trade
And an ivory hunt beyond imagining
7. While I sat there heavy clouds put me under threat
And a magpie from the black sky landed on Leopold's head
The rain started dripping
The bird left a dropping
Like slimy slaver as if he wasn't dead
8. Leopold II died long ago and so did Twain and Doyle
And Roger Casement's findings were known as decent toil
But Albert and Clementine
Didn't show a human sign
Anyway a statue for a royal
9. Now what goes wrong in our minds when a killer is a king?
'Twas hard to ban my old man, but this is another thing
True words have been spoken
Wrong statues can be broken
Ban the Congo Killer King, Iet's sing!
Ban the Congo Killer King (x3), Iet's sing!
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30 minutes | Parc du Cinquantenaire Fountain, Brussels, Belgium
Parc du Cinquantenaire (French for Park of the Fiftieth Anniversary) or Jubelpark (Dutch for Jubilee Park) is a large public, urban park (30 hectares) in the easternmost part of the European Quarter in Brussels, Belgium.
Most buildings of the U-shaped complex which dominate the park were commissioned by the Belgian government under the patronage of King Leopold II for the 1880 National Exhibition commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of Belgian independence. During successive exhibitions in the same area, more structures were added. The centrepiece triumphal arch was erected in 1905 replacing a previous temporary version of the arcade by Gédéon Bordiau. The structures were built in iron, glass and stone, symbolising the economic and industrial performance of Belgium. The surrounding 30-hectare park esplanade was full of picturesque gardens, ponds and waterfalls. It housed several trade fairs, exhibitions and festivals at the beginning of the century. In 1930 the government decided to reserve Cinquantenaire for use as a leisure park.
Originally this area was part of the military exercise ground outside of the center of the city, the so-called Linthout plains. For the world exhibition of 1880, the plain was developed as an exhibition center. The original pavilions of the 1880 exhibition, designed by Gédéon Bordiau, were largely replaced with the triumphal arcade designed by Charles Girault in 1904 and the large halls on both sides. Only the glass-constructed Bordiau halls remain from the 1880 structures.
The Arch was planned for the world exhibition of 1880 and was meant to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the independence of Belgium. In 1880, only the bases of the columns were completed and, during the exhibition, the rest of the arch was constructed from wooden panels. During the following years, the completion of the monument was the topic of a continuous battle between King Leopold II and the Belgian government, which did not want to spend the money required to complete it.
The park was also the site of the Brussels International (1897), for which the building wings were extended, although the arch was still incomplete.
The original architect was the Belgian Gideon Bordiau, who spent close to 20 years on the project and died in 1904. His successor, chosen by Leopold, was the French architect Charles Girault. Girault changed the design from a single arch to a tri-parte arch, and began a course of round-the-clock construction in a final push to complete it. The sculptors included:
- the quadriga, entitled Brabant Raising the National Flag, by Jules Lagae and Thomas Vincotte
- figures of Hainaut and Limbourg by Albert Desenfans
- figures of Antwerp and Liège by Charles van der Stappen
- figures of East Flanders and West Flanders by Jef Lambeaux
- figures of Namur and Luxembourg by Guillaume de Groot
The monument was completed with private funding in 1905, just in time for the 75th anniversary of the Belgian independence.
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30 minutes | Parc Cinquentenaire Fountain, Brussels, Belgium
Parc du Cinquantenaire (French for Park of the Fiftieth Anniversary) or Jubelpark (Dutch for Jubilee Park) is a large public, urban park (30 hectares) in the easternmost part of the European Quarter in Brussels, Belgium.
Most buildings of the U-shaped complex which dominate the park were commissioned by the Belgian government under the patronage of King Leopold II for the 1880 National Exhibition commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of Belgian independence. During successive exhibitions in the same area, more structures were added. The centrepiece triumphal arch was erected in 1905 replacing a previous temporary version of the arcade by Gédéon Bordiau. The structures were built in iron, glass and stone, symbolising the economic and industrial performance of Belgium. The surrounding 30-hectare park esplanade was full of picturesque gardens, ponds and waterfalls. It housed several trade fairs, exhibitions and festivals at the beginning of the century. In 1930 the government decided to reserve Cinquantenaire for use as a leisure park.
Originally this area was part of the military exercise ground outside of the center of the city, the so-called Linthout plains. For the world exhibition of 1880, the plain was developed as an exhibition center. The original pavilions of the 1880 exhibition, designed by Gédéon Bordiau, were largely replaced with the triumphal arcade designed by Charles Girault in 1904 and the large halls on both sides. Only the glass-constructed Bordiau halls remain from the 1880 structures.
The Arch was planned for the world exhibition of 1880 and was meant to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the independence of Belgium. In 1880, only the bases of the columns were completed and, during the exhibition, the rest of the arch was constructed from wooden panels. During the following years, the completion of the monument was the topic of a continuous battle between King Leopold II and the Belgian government, which did not want to spend the money required to complete it.
The park was also the site of the Brussels International (1897), for which the building wings were extended, although the arch was still incomplete.
The original architect was the Belgian Gideon Bordiau, who spent close to 20 years on the project and died in 1904. His successor, chosen by Leopold, was the French architect Charles Girault. Girault changed the design from a single arch to a tri-parte arch, and began a course of round-the-clock construction in a final push to complete it. The sculptors included:
- the quadriga, entitled Brabant Raising the National Flag, by Jules Lagae and Thomas Vincotte
- figures of Hainaut and Limbourg by Albert Desenfans
- figures of Antwerp and Liège by Charles van der Stappen
- figures of East Flanders and West Flanders by Jef Lambeaux
- figures of Namur and Luxembourg by Guillaume de Groot
The monument was completed with private funding in 1905, just in time for the 75th anniversary of the Belgian independence.
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Funeral of King Albert of The Belgians. ® Proclamation of King Leopold III.
Mourning crowds see beloved monarch pass through Brussels on last journey. ® Sub.1. At the Palace of Laeken; with troops of the Allies partaking, is enacting the last march-past. ® Sub.2. The next day takes place, the proclamation of the new King, Leopold III.
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Belgium-Statue unveiled in memory of murder victim
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Nine months after the the gruesome discovery of children killed by the paedophile Marc Dutroux, Belgium still hasn't forgotten the horrible memories or the feelings of great loss. In Brussels on Wednesday (21/5) 1500 people attended the inauguration of a statue to commemorate the promising lives of the children, cut short by murder.
Created by Belgium's famous artist Jean Michel Folon, the statue was unveiled in the presence of some of the parents of the victims as well as King Albert II, Queen Paola, Princess Astrid and Prince Laurent.
Adding even more sorrow to the event, police announced that excavations which began on Monday in Jumet, as part of a search for even more bodies, has still not revealed anything.
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People arriving for unveiling;
SOT in English of Betty Marshal, mother of An Marshal killed by Dutroux, saying This is very important and not only for us, but for all the children worldwide. It represents freedom, freedom for our children and all the other children;
Vs of crowds with flowers;
Arrival of Princess Astrid and her husband Laurence;
Unveiling of statue;
King Albert II and Queen Paola arriving,
meeting children,
letting white pigeons go,
vs of crowd;
Vs of new diggings in Jumet near Charleroi;
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King of the Belgians Speaks At Antwerp
Opening of new tubes under River Escaut, Albert I delivers his speech in Flemish tongue.
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Mont des Arts gardens at Brussels - Belgium.
The area of the Mont des Arts used to be a densely populated neighborhood, the Sint-Rochuswijk/Quartier Saint Roches. By the end of the 19th century, King Leopold II had the idea to convert the hill into a Mont des Arts and bought the whole neighbourhood. After the demolition of the old buildings, the site turned into an ugly urban void because the project lacked sufficient finance. To give the area, situated between the Royal Palace and the Grand Place, a better look during the Universal Exposition held in Brussels in 1910, the king ordered the landscape architect Pierre Vacherot to design a 'temporary' garden on the hill. It featured a park and a monumental staircase with cascading fountains descending the gentle slope from Place Royale down to Boulevard de l'Empereur/Keizerslaan.
Although the garden was conceived as temporary, it became a well-appreciated green area in the heart of the capital. But when the plans for the Mont des Arts came back by the end of the 1930s, this park had to be demolished to create a new square as the centre of the urban renewal project. Between 1956 and 1958 the park and its surroundings gave way to massive, severe geometric structures such as the Royal Library of Belgium and the Congress Palace. The new geometric garden on the square was designed by landscape architect René Péchère.