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The wide and largely featureless lawns of the Parc du Cinquantenaire slope up towards a gargantuan triumphal arch surmounted by a huge and bombastic bronze entitled Brabant Raising the National Flag . The arch, along with the two heavyweight stone buildings it connects, comprise Le Cinquantenaire , which was placed here by Leopold II for an exhibition to mark the golden jubilee of the Belgian state in 1880. By all accounts the exhibition of all things made in Belgium and its colonies was a great success, and the park continues to host shows and trade fairs of various kinds, while the buildings themselves - which are a brief walk from Metro Merode - contain extensive collections of art and applied art, weapons and cars, displayed in three separate museums.
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