Brussels Stock Exchange
The opening of these new routes offered a more efficient way to get into the lower town than the cramped streets of /, / and Rue Neuve/Nieuwstraat and helped revitalise the lower quarters of the town. In order to accomplish this revitalisation and attract investment, public buildings were constructed as part of Léon Suys' project, including the Brussels Stock Exchange. The vast Central Halls (, ), a good example of metallic architecture, replaced unhygienic open-air markets, though it was torn down in 1958. The monumental fountain, which was to break the monotony of the boulevards at Fontainas Square, was abandoned for budgetary reasons.