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 Bart Perdieus
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| General Description : | The Royal Greenhouses of Laeken (in Dutch: Koninklijke Serres van Laken, in French: Serres Royales de Laeken), are a vast complex of monumental heated greenhouses in the park of the Royal Castle of Laeken in Brussels and one of the major tourist attractions of the city. The complex was commissioned by King Leopold II of Belgium and designed by Alphonse Balat. Built between 1874 and 1895, the complex was finished with the completion of the so-called 'Iron Church', a domed greenhouse that would originally serve as the royal chapel. The total floor surface of this immense complex is 2.5 hectares (270,000 square feet). 800,000 liters (over 200,000 US gallons) of fuel oil are needed each year to heat the buildings. The complex can only be visited in April–May during a two-week period. That is when most flowers are in full bloom. |
| Face value | 9 + 3 Francs |
| Catalog code (Michel) | BE 2392 |
| Catalog code (Scott) | BE B1084 |
| Catalog code | Yvert et Tellier BE 2340 Stanley Gibbons BE 3000 AFA number BE 2399 Belgium BE 2340 Unificato BE 2340 |
| Stamp colour | multicolour |
| Stamp use | Semi Postal stamp |
| Print run | 488.142 |
| Issue date | 21/10/1989 |
| Designer | Désiré Roegiest |
| Print technique | photogravure |
| Perforation | 11 1/2 |
| Height | 28.00 mm |
| Width | 41.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
