▁clock ▁at ▁the ▁central ▁fac ade . ▁ ▁The ▁village ▁called ▁a ▁firm ▁special ised ▁in ▁met all ic ▁structures . ▁The ▁new ▁covered ▁market ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 ▁ 0 0 0 ▁m ▁ ² ▁was ▁inaugur ated ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 0 1 . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁the ▁architect ▁Henry ▁Van ▁Mass en h ove ▁constructed ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁the ▁constructor ▁Bert aux , ▁special ist ▁of ▁met all ic ▁structures . ▁ ▁Market ▁hall ▁ ▁Ab andon ▁The ▁new ▁market ▁remained ▁active ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁vic inity ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁but ▁the ▁grad ual ▁appearance ▁of ▁super mark ets ▁and ▁numerous ▁department ▁stores ▁is ▁going ▁to ▁cause ▁its ▁decl ine . ▁ ▁During ▁ 5 0 ▁years , ▁the ▁building ▁stays ▁in ▁the ▁abandon ment , ▁sometimes ▁serving ▁as ▁par king ▁or ▁as ▁place ▁of ▁stock ing ▁or ▁else ▁as ▁ground ▁of ▁advent ures ▁for ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁the ▁district . ▁ ▁Ren ov ation ▁and ▁re ass ignment ▁Ab andon ed ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁to ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁the ▁place ▁was ▁bought ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁by ▁C oc of ▁who ▁sold ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁French ▁Community ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁renov ation ▁work , ▁started ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁ended ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁and ▁Les ▁Hall es ▁became ▁a ▁cultural ▁center .