▁is ▁testim ony ▁to ▁the ▁local ▁residents ' ▁struggle ▁against ▁the ▁rapid ▁urban isation ▁( or ▁" Br uss el ization ") ▁in ▁the ▁quarter ▁that ▁lack ed ▁urban ▁planning ▁and ▁new ▁green ▁spaces . ▁The ▁site ▁was ▁originally ▁dest ined ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁headquarters ▁for ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Union ▁( which ▁eventually ▁moved ▁into ▁the ▁Just us ▁Li ps ius ▁building ▁across ▁the ▁road ) ▁but ▁in ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁un anim ous ▁opposition ▁the ▁Belg ian ▁government ▁tried ▁to ▁sell , ▁what ▁was ▁then ▁a ▁temporary ▁car ▁park , ▁it ▁to ▁property ▁developers ▁before ▁it ▁was ▁converted ▁into ▁a ▁local ▁park . ▁ ▁A ▁mini ature ▁river ▁in ▁the ▁park ▁reflect s ▁the ▁Ma el be ek ▁river ▁which ▁once ▁flow ed ▁through ▁the ▁area , ▁but ▁is ▁now ▁channel led ▁through ▁an ▁under ground ▁collect or . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁par ks ▁and ▁gard ens ▁in ▁Br uss els ▁ ▁Ma al be ek ▁ ▁Ma el be ek / M aal be ek ▁met ro ▁station ▁ ▁Br uss el ization ▁ ▁Br uss els ▁and ▁the ▁European ▁Union ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Europe an ▁quarter ▁of ▁Br uss els ▁Category : P arks ▁in ▁Br uss els ▁Category : 1 9 5 1 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Belg ium ▁Category : Pro te cted ▁areas ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 <0x0A> </s> ▁Arnold ▁W . ▁Donald ▁( born ▁ 1 9 5 4 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁business