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The 1920s Ngiri-Ngiri Roundabout: Brussels' Colonial Heart and Congo's Lost Memorial
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the Ngiri-Ngiri Roundabout in Brussels, a little-known monument to Belgium's colonial past. They discuss how this traffic circle, named after a neighborhood in Léopoldville (now Kinshasa), was built in the 1920s as part of a broader effort to celebrate the 'civilizing mission' in the Congo. Lucas reveals the role of the architect Jules Coomans and the sculptor Arthur Dupagne, who created a controversial statue of a Congolese soldier at the center, later removed. The conversation touches on the contrasting visions of colonial memory: the…
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