The Obscure Cities (Les Cités Obscures) – a graphic novel series set on a counter-Earth
François Schuiten and Benoît Peeters started to explore the Obscure Cities in the early 1980s.
In this world, humans live in independent city-states, each of which has developed a distinct civilisation, each characterised by a distinctive architectural style.
The world of the Cités obscures forms a disparate grouping of cities located on a “counter-Earth”, which is invisible from our Earth because it is situated exactly opposite it on the other side of the Sun.
One of the gates is in the Palais du Justice in Bruxelles.
Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Pieter Bruegel the Elder the most important Flemish painter of the 16th century, known for his sweeping landscapes and peasant scenes.
“The thing that’s so great about Bruegel is everybody can read things into [his paintings]. They’re mysterious and don’t give away a lot of clues.”
Nadine M. Orenstein
Chocolate, one of Brussel’s most precious jewels
Cathedral Notre-Dame de Paris – “Our Lady of Paris”
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