Geoffroy Coomans de Brachène, who serves as alderman for town planning and heritage in Brussels, suggested that the construction work could have caused the collapse of the historic wall.

Spending several days in Brussels, I was able to discover, and rediscover, all sorts of things about the city itself. Dispatch, Brussels: Discoveries, old and new: Travel Weekly Toggle navigation ...

THE BRUSSELS TOWN HALL; Venerable Building Free of Scaffolding After Thirty Years. Ornate Facade Restored to Complete Harmony with Remainder of Edifice -- A Woman Who Remembers the Battle of Waterloo.