Justus Lipsius building
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The Justus Lipsius building is the headquarters of the Council of the European Union in Brussels. The Council building was constructed on a site formerly crossed by the rue Juste Lipse, which linked the rue de la Loi to the rue Belliard.
In 1985, in response to an initiative by the Belgian Government, the Council took the decision to have a new building built, better suited to its needs, and to make the Belgian State's Régie des Bâtiments the contracting authority. The foundation stone of the new building was laid in 1989 on land given by the host State, and the official inauguration took place on 29 May 1995, under French Presidency.
Many architects, engineers and firms from several Member States of the European Union participated in that large-scale operation. The result was the "Justus Lipsius" building of the Council. It has a total surface of 215,000 m2, divided into three distinct but closely linked parts: the Conference Centre, the Secretariat and the substructure.
