Monday, April 26, 2010

Château Cockerill

In the 19th century this château used to be the residence of John Cockerill, the pioneer of industrialisation in Liège. It is now the headquarters of CMI, a maintenance and engineering company.

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Here's a close-up view of the main courtyard, featuring statues of workers and engineers.

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3 comments:

Rob Siemann said...

Very nice building!

Sylvia K said...

What a gorgeous building and I love the statues! As always, Greg, your photos are superb! Thanks for a beautiful and informative post! Have a great week!

Sylvia

brattcat said...

Even his chateau was not overly ornate...it looks expansive but practical.