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The ornate facades of eighteenth century guild houses form a backdrop to the flower market in Brussels’ gracious market square, known by French speakers as the Grand’ Place, by Flemish speakers as the Grote Markt The capital, Brussels is officially bilingual in an attempt to ease linguistic tensions which have threatened the country’s unity almost from its birth in 1830.

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Press, 3 December 1987, Page 17

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The ornate facades of eighteenth century guild houses form a backdrop to the flower market in Brussels’ gracious market square, known by French speakers as the Grand’ Place, by Flemish speakers as the Grote Markt The capital, Brussels is officially bilingual in an attempt to ease linguistic tensions which have threatened the country’s unity almost from its birth in 1830. Press, 3 December 1987, Page 17

The ornate facades of eighteenth century guild houses form a backdrop to the flower market in Brussels’ gracious market square, known by French speakers as the Grand’ Place, by Flemish speakers as the Grote Markt The capital, Brussels is officially bilingual in an attempt to ease linguistic tensions which have threatened the country’s unity almost from its birth in 1830. Press, 3 December 1987, Page 17