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Berlaymont

Berlaymont
Berlaymont building 2015.jpg
The building seen from the Schuman roundabout
General information
Type Governmental offices
Location Brussels, Belgium
Address 200 Wetstraat / Rue de la Loi
1000 Brussels
Coordinates 50°50′37″N 4°22′58″E / 50.84361°N 4.38278°E / 50.84361; 4.38278Coordinates: 50°50′37″N 4°22′58″E / 50.84361°N 4.38278°E / 50.84361; 4.38278
Current tenants European Commission
Construction started 1963
Completed 1969
Owner European Commission
Landlord S.A. Berlaymont 2000
Technical details
Floor count 14
Floor area 240,500 m²
Design and construction
Architect Lucien De Vestel with;
Jean Gilson, André Polak and Jean Polak
Structural engineer Joris Schmidt

The Berlaymont (French pronunciation: ​[bɛʁlɛmɔ̃]) is an office building in Brussels, Belgium, that houses the headquarters of the European Commission, which is the executive of the European Union (EU). The structure is located at Schuman roundabout at Wetstraat 200 Rue de la Loi, in what is known as the "European Quarter". The unique form of the Berlaymont's architecture is utilised in the European Commission's official emblem.

The building has housed the European Commission since its construction, and has become a symbol of the Commission (its name becoming a metonym for the Commission) and the European presence in Brussels. The Commission itself is spread over some 60 odd buildings, but the Berlaymont is the institution's headquarters, being the seat of the President of the European Commission and its College of Commissioners.

The following Directorates-General (departments) are also based in the Berlaymont: Human Resources and Security (HR), European Political Strategy Centre, formerly known as Bureau of European Policy Advisers (BEPA), Communication (COMM), Brussels Office of Infrastructure and Logistics (OIB), Secretariat-General (SG) and the Legal Service (SJ).


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