The renovation of the façades of the Royal Palace in Brussels has been completed, according to the Buildings Agency on Monday.
The project involved cleaning and restoring the palace’s front façade, as well as its other façades, balustrades, stone staircases, garden walls, statues, and fences.
The work was organised in phases to ensure the palace remained operational. The process began in March 2023 with the most visible phase: the front façade. This was divided into two consecutive parts to maintain easy access to the palace.
First, the left side and the main building were addressed. Afterwards, scaffolding was moved from the left to the right side for the restoration of the main façade’s right section.
In less than a year, the front façade was restored, while work continued on other parts: cleaning and restoring rear and side façades, the curved gallery, service courtyard, Brabant courtyard, and garden walls, balustrades, fences, staircases, and statues.
Here are some figures:
– 700 windows restored
– 3,140 m² of carpentry revitalised
– 18,000 m² of façades cleaned and restored
– 420 balustrades cleaned and restored
– 7 stone staircases cleaned and restored
– 4,500 m² of garden walls cleaned and restored
– 305 m² of fences cleaned and restored
– 16 statues cleaned and restored
The official conclusion of the works was marked by a provisional delivery on 22 May. The renovation took a little over two years and cost approximately €6 million.
