among the highest in Brussels" and that "building higher allows you to turn closed blocks into open spaces." The tallest towers at the eastern end would be subject to a separate architectural competition and would be symbolic of the Commission. The freed-up space (some ) would be given over to housing, shops, services and open spaces to give the area a more "human" feel. A sixth European School may also be built. On the western edge of the quarter, on the Small Ring, there would be "gates to Europe" to add visual impact. The general quarter master plan saw not only the road being reduced from four lanes to two, but the tunnel's entrance being covered as far as the Résidence Palace, as well as the construction of a new square between the / and the /. See also List of streets in Brussels Rue Belliard/Belliardstraat, a street running parallel to the Rue de la Loi History of Brussels Belgium in "the long nineteenth century" References Footnotes Notes External links European Commission Council of the European Union Federal Parliament of Belgium Pictures of Rue de la Loi Loirue City of Brussels European quarter of Brussels