The Résidence de la Cambre is the first high-rise building constructed in Brussels, Belgium. It was built in 1938–39, according to the plans of the architect Marcel Peeters, in a style inspired by New York Art Deco architecture.Des immeubles de référence en Région de Bruxelles-Capitale - EuroBRU.com - Retrieved 13 July 2007. The 17-storey residential tower was listed as a protected monument on 14 July 2005.Belgian official journal, 13 September 2006, p. 46632F.V., Immeubles à appartements classés (in French), Le Soir, 19 July 2005
The Résidence de la Cambre stands at 20, /, near the / in Ixelles. It is a short walk from La Cambre Abbey and the eastern shores of the Ixelles Ponds, a part of Brussels that is particularly rich in Art Deco architecture.
Architecture Nicknamed The Chicago Building () because of its symmetrically stepped profile, the building is primarily made of concrete, but its facade is mainly covered in Boom brick with white stone on the pinnacles, as well as gray stone and Swedish granite on the facing of the ground floor.La culture à Ixelles : il suffit de passer le pont... (in French) in Info-Ixelles, no. 17, Brussels, March 2003, p. 15 Hergé is said to have used it as inspiration for his portrayal of Chicago in Tintin in America.Mathieu Ladevèze, Le premier gratte-ciel de Bruxelles classé (in French), La Dernière Heure, 19 July 2005
Protection status The building was classified as a protected monument on 14 July 2005, on the initiative of Emir Kir, the mayor of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode. In April 2007, €740,000 were granted by the Government of the Brussels-Capital Region to renovate the facade and roof.Le 1er gratte-ciel bruxellois restauré – La Tribune de Bruxelles – Retrieved 13 July 2007
See also
Art Deco in Brussels History of Brussels
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